PENLIGHT Centre Supports Female-Led National Peace, Unity Campaigns       The Penlight Center for New Media and Innovation, has pledged to financially support the Female Advocacy for Inter-Ethnic Relations (FARIER) and its advocacy campaigns, targeted at fostering national peace and unity. The campaign, in partnership with Image Merchants...

Calling on Nigerian Womenfolk to Reunite the Nation, by Zubaida Baba Ibrahim Whenever the conversation of women being in control, or leading a nation or even a cause arises, there are half-witted remarks such as ‘emotional’ ‘disunited’ and ‘irrational’ that are thrown to offset the...

Nigeria: The Parable of the Elephant in the Room, by Zubaida Baba Ibrahim       As Nigerians, we will all testify that there are several elephants in this geographic entity called Nigeria that are not being addressed. It is almost like a difficult conversation to have about...

Fulani are not the Problem of Nigeria- An Igbo Woman's Perspective, by Chisom Omeokachie     Before our dear Government bans opinion writing and blogging in Nigeria, a beautifully written piece titled "One-Sided Report on Igbos: A Fulani Woman’s Dilemma," by Zubaida Baba Ibrahim, caught my attention...

One-Sided Report on Igbos: A Fulani Woman's  Dilemma, by Zubaida Baba Ibrahim     There is a school of thought that writer’s block comes from having no ideas at all. I like to refer to it as the ‘creative juices’ not flowing enough or even at all....

Should Senate Tackle Customs for Rice Seizure?, by Zubaida Baba Ibrahim       Despite being Africa’s highest producer of rice, Nigeria spent an average of $4.2bn on its importation. These statistics were the basis on which the ban on rice importation was implemented in 2019. The importation ban...