Can Women Rape Men?

I was scrolling through my timeline on Facebook when I came across a post. This post was by a man who claimed to have being raped by his then girlfriend. As I read on the graphic details I was immediately giggling at the ridiculousness of what I was reading. ''How can a man be raped by a woman?''...

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Big Big Girl; No Cockroach!!!!

Okay so of recent I have had my two most humiliating experiences ever. I do not know your embarrassing moments, but I believe its a far cry from mine. Errm, I did not fall inside gutter, its dry season. It was the day I shouted 'Daddy ooo, come and kill cockroach' over a  phone conversation with this weirdass friend of mine who delights in every opportunity to make me look stupid. I do admit...

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Struggles: Our Battle With Discontentment

Never before in history have so many people had so much, yet felt so dissatisfied. Some sociologists point to technology and social media as significant factors in our constant unhappiness. We are the first people in the history of the world who can peek inside the lives of others in real time. We carry tiny media powerhouses in our pockets that let us voyeuristically follow other people around, through...

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15 Differences Between The Boy You Date And The Man You Marry

This article originally appeared on ngalive.com  When you’re dating a guy, it’s easy to think he’s perfect. You’re in a love haze, so be careful because there are definite differences between the boy you date and the man you marry. It’s true that people can change, so don’t ditch a guy just because he seems like a slacker at first. It’s okay to give him a chance to prove himself....

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SITUATIONSHIP

I never knew there was such a thing as that(situationships) till I became a victim. In my very naive knowledge of relationships; it was simply, you are in a relationship, or out of a relationship or not in a relationship with a person. And now I have learnt that human relationships are not so simple...

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CHILD ABUSE: PRISON OR DEATH?

''I just want him to die in prison because of what he did to me''. Those were the words of an 8-year old girl from Southern Nigerian who was sexually abused numerous times by Larry, her neighbour. She is currently battling infections in a recent case of sexual abuse. Child sexual abuse is a form...

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Domesticities: The Art Of Being Domesticated

Oh the joy of womanhood; except it is not my joy. At present I am in that little corner of my room, where I always go to indulge my literary fancies  especially with choice author Jane Austen and her ever romantic plots; when 'mammy' walks in, takes a glance over through the length and breath of my room before fixing her fierce gaze on the human huddled in one corner with a book on her lap. Immediately...

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