Critiquing the toxic narratives, performative intellect, and weaponized discourse that define our public square. Here, we analyze how truth is eroded, agendas are weaponized, and social media becomes a courtroom where facts are the first casualty.
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 […]
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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
