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Creative Writer and Storyteller. I write pieces that center women, culture, and a variety of human experiences. My words have been featured on AEC Quarterly, Black Women Radicals, Yes Gurl Magazine, Blogueiras Negras, and much more.
In what can be described as a long-awaited, high-stakes election, the Republic of Angola held its presidential and parliamentary elections on the 24th of August, 2022. The 2022 elections are the fifth since the country's independence in 1975 and its return to the multiparty system in 1992. Election day processes were generally fair.
On 7 October 2022, the Kingdom of Lesotho held its tenth National Assembly elections to choose the members of parliament. The election outcome surprised many onlookers. A newly formed populist party, the 6-month-old Revolution for Prosperity (RFP), beat 48 other parties, winning 56 out of 120 parliamentary seats and displacing the ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC).
On February 25th 2023, in what was arguably the most anticipated and fiercely competitive elections since the end of the military regime, Nigerians voted en masse for the President, Vice President, and members of its 10th National Assembly. Although preceded by hope, the polls were marked by reports of voter intimidation, voter disenfranchisement, vote rigging and electoral fraud.
Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is a global pandemic . Race, ethnicity and/or nationality have not insulated women of different age groups from the ongoing scourge of violence in all its forms. Surveys show that globally has experienced sexual or physical violence in their lifetime.
When Edward Lorenz gave his revolutionary speech in 1972 titled Predictability: Does the Flap of a Butterfly's Wings in Brazil Set off a Tornado in Texas? he spoke squarely on how microscale disturbances can disrupt the frequency of occurrences of various weather events across the world.
By Naomi Ndifon Writer Naomi Ndifon shares why it is critical we center Nigerian women's leadership and activism in the #ENDSARS movement. " Let it be known that the Feminist Coven did that. " Whenever revolutions are documented, women are erased. History is timelessly unkind to women and women's contributions to politics and activism.
After 27 years of marriage and $146 billion in collective wealth, Bill & Melinda Gates announced their divorce via a statement posted on Bill Gates' Twitter account on the 4th of May. The internet was abuzz instantly; the Twitter threads and think pieces went up hastily.
An overview of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on different sectors of Nigeria's economy, and it's ultimate consequences on revenue generation.