The phrase “agenda must agend” on Nigerian X (formerly Twitter) is not just a cruise statement. It is a revelation disguised as a joke ; an euphemism for the way every critique and every thread is immediately assumed to stem from one’s political or ethnic affiliation. In the X space, neutrality is a myth: every […]
AGENDA MUST AGEND!: Nigerian X Space and Its Toxic Pseudo-intellectualism Read More »
A few days ago, I watched Hotel Rwanda with coursemates in class as part of a media course requirement. While the film—centering on the historical Rwandan Genocide—played on, someone close to me said what we have all been taught to say in moments of mass violence: women and children should be saved first. Men, they
Women and Children:The Culture and Language of Infantilization Read More »
“What if she was hurt?” By Nusrat Lasisi It is gradually becoming the norm for every cry for help, every clamour for justice against sexual violence, to be silenced with nauseating objectivity that quickly produces examples of false rape allegations. Each time a victim speaks, the first public reflex is not to ask, “Is
THE DOUBLE STANDARD: When “What if she lied?” drowns out Read More »
BY NUSRAT LASISI In 2025, Nigeria witnessed a string of controversies that reignited old battles over women’s bodies, and control. From Nollywood actress Ngozi Ezeonu publicly shaming young women at an audition for not wearing bras, to town criers in Anambra allegedly threatening arrests of women who walked the streets without underwear, to Delta
By Nusrat Lasisi “The failure to prevent mob violence of law enforcement agencies, especially the Nigeria Police Force, to investigate allegations of torture and killings, and bring suspected perpetrators to justice, is empowering mobs to kill. The problem is compounded by weak and corrupt legal institutions and system.” – Isa Sanusi, Director, Amnesty International
MOB JUSTICE AND THE DEATH OF KHADIJAH: A MIRROR OF NIGERIA’S COLLAPSING JUSTICE SYSTEM Read More »
