Author: Ado Aminu
BetWinner channels the spirit of Sallah in a multi-event CSR program
There is a new truth to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects that many companies are bound to miss at first ...
OPEC sees gradual recovery in oil demand as it closes in on deal, Amnesty slams Libya and Europe over ‘horrific’ abuse of migrants | 5 things that matter today
Across the African continent, here are 5 culturally relevant stories you shouldn’t miss out on: Amnesty slams Libya and Europe ...
See something, say something | Things we can do as individuals to stop workplace sexual harassment
If you are like a majority of people, the statement, “I am delighted upon reviewing this 12-page policy document to ...
#InternationalDayOfNonbinaryPeople: “I am a boy who is a boy, a girl, and fully human” | Reflection on nonbinary identity
“There is something both liberating and scary about this nonbinary gender identity,” I said to a dear friend last month. ...
South West Governors’ Forum may get us one step towards ending child marriage
There is a dangerous contradictory of the Nigerian constitution that has been a thorn in the side of all right-thinking ...
282m face malnutrition in Africa- UN report says; Jailed transgender women in Cameroon to be released pending appeal | 5 Things That Matter Today
Across the African continent, here are 5 culturally relevant stories you shouldn’t miss out on: 282 million face malnutrition in ...
The proposed constitutional amendment by Southwest Governors is the real deal for gender inclusion
To be able to say, “Something good is coming from the stable of Nigeria’s political class,” and mean it is ...
For Non-Binary Awareness Week, this commitment should be your starting point
The week starting the Sunday or Monday preceding 14 July every year since 2012 is celebrated globally as non-binary awareness ...
Borno IDP Camps: Could Governor Zulum be misplacing the difference between ‘prostitution’ and rape?
On Wednesday, July 7 2021, Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, lamented that prostitution is on the ...
Male rape survivors would get help but homophobia wouldn’t allow it
#TriggerWarning; Rape. Every year, millions of boys and girls globally suffer sexual violence. The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) ...
Once again a mob calls for blood in a new blasphemy case in Northern Nigeria
A mob of young Nigerian Muslim men in Sokoto, stormed the palace of Sultan, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, on Thursday carrying ...
5 Things to do when you get a panic attack
If you can picture this, chances are you have been there before – even if you didn’t have the words ...
What non-humanist Nigerians think of humanism
In writing about World Humanist Day – for which we interviewed Activist and Member, Board of Directors Humanist Association of ...
Tackling workplace sexual harassment is far easier for organisations than some ad campaigns
Anna’s* career path has been dotted with job switches since she finished NYSC in 2018, for reasons completely unrelated to ...
Where “Out and Proud” does not have to be bare-faced
An acquaintance made a passing remark that started a conversation on whether we can call a public declaration of who ...
Ableist language could be eroding the wins of Nigerians Living with Disabilities
There are many ways the systemic exclusion and oppression of people living with disabilities manifest in everyday life. It is ...
Workplace sexual harassment is too prevalent to ignore – STER survey finds
If you have ever been in a mixed-gender space where sexual violence is the topic of discourse you will notice ...
3 Nigerian mothers share their reaction to their children coming out as gay and why
In order not to mar the celebration of LGBT Pride – which we did with a series of multimedia content ...
Nigerians are subsidising human rights violations by Hisbah in Kano. When does it end?
It has almost become a tradition – the kind you know will happen but that you are not sure when ...
#PrideMonth: Long distance Relationships as an Aesthetic of Queer Love
By Damilola Aremo A few months ago, someone had asked a question on Twitter. It was one of those question-type ...
#PrideMonth Special: True story of two men who thought they could love openly
By Omoleye Omoruyi “Ade! What are you saying? Tell me, what are you saying?” Ade’s mom shouted on top of ...
#PrideMonth: Raising queer children takes more than a village
By Yinka Seth My brother came home one day, worry etched on his face. His face was a pimpled mess ...
#PrideMonth: Love will liberate us
By Ado Aminu Aminu In exploring love, we often fixate unhealthily on one kind of love – romantic love. It ...
#PrideMonth: YNaija Non-Binary Chat in conversation with Occultist Eniitan
Religion is mostly ideologies mankind depends on to mitigate a world that can feel daunting to process even on our ...
#TwitterBan: ECOWAS Court and the victory for human rights | #YNaijaCover
As if the unconstitutional absurdity by the Nigerian Government to ban microblogging site, Twitter was not enough embarrassment, the ECOWAS ...
#WorldHumanistDay: Saving Nigeria is everyone’s business including the irreligious
On paper, Nigeria is a secular state. A budding multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural democracy brimming with potential. We have the ...
#PrideMonth: Non-Binary Chat discusses pointers in building your own affirming family as a queer person
Picture this: a friendship of 22 years dissolves into, “Just to be safe, I will sleep in the parlour.” Just ...
The ‘dos and don’ts’ of supporting a marginalised group
On any other day it will make all the sense in the world to simply say, “Support marginalised groups,” and ...
Nigeria’s Twitter ban affects LGBT+ Nigerians worse than other Nigerians
A lot has been said about the consequences of the Twitter ban in Nigeria with regards to its impact on ...
What it means when we tell LGBT+ Nigerians: “Keep it to yourselves, no one cares”
If you have ever had the strength to challenge a Nigerian to a discourse on their complacency in the systemic ...