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IS TALKING TO YOURSELF A SIGN OF A MENTAL DISORDER

We all talk to ourselves. Sometimes in front of the mirror, in the shower or when we quietly mutter under our breath about how much of an a**hole a person is. Oftentimes we catch ourselves blurting out those statements we have been thinking in our heads out loud. There is a stigma attache…

Badagry's Dark role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

Badagry, a coastal town in Lagos state, Nigeria is one of the most important locations on the African continent as far as colonialism and the trans-Atlantic slave trade is concerned. This small town played a pivotal role in the trade which saw millions of Africans forcef…

OVERCOMING THE STIGMA OF ADHD: MY JOURNEY TO SELF ACCEPTANCE

I first learnt about ADHD from a Tik Tok video, the ones with a dancing person pointing to texts on the screen. I had heard about ADHD before this eye opening video but I never knew what it exactly entailed. I did not know it was a mental illness, it seemed rather like quirky character t…

Dairy of a Naija Feminist: Episode Two

On the Topic of Men's Rights: Do Men's Rights Activists Even Want Rights?  Not so long ago in my opinion, during the suffragette movement, many women fought for something that is pretty basic really; the right to vote. I may consider it quite humorous now, but at the time, a piece…

DAIRY OF A NAIJA FEMINIST; EPISODE ONE: THE BABY NAIJA FEMINIST

I like to tell myself that I became a feminist at age 10 or so (if I remember correctly); that was when my mom told me I spoke like a women’s rights activist. I don’t exactly remember the subject of this discussion however, I reckon it was something about women and what I thought was unfa…

I HOPPED ON A TIME MACHINE HEADED FOR PRE COLONIAL AND COLONIAL AFRICA

If you had access to a time machine, where would you go. This time machine could take you back several millennials in history or take you back to a few seconds ago. Perhaps it could transport you all the way to dawn of time to witness the big bang theory for yourself, to see planet b…

The Impact of Gender Equality Movements on 21st Century Romance

Falling in love and being in a relationship with a significant other has always made the promise of being an adult look alluring. Being kids and watching the concept of love and marriage around us, a large number of us may have looked forward to “golden adulthood” when we, like th…