As Nigeria’s February 2023 elections draw nearer, interest and debate are naturally intensifying around possible outcomes and the future fortunes…

Titilope Ajayi
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A Tour de Force for So Many
I ask myself: why has the APN had this impact on us all? What sets the program apart?
Women, Peace, and Security in Africa during the Trump Years
Boko Haram’s 2014 kidnapping of 276 female students from Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State, marked an important…
Looking Back to Look Forward: Lessons Learnt from the Trump Administration and Prospects for Peacebuilding in Africa
Yet, in moving forward, we must look back to past mistakes, learn lessons, and prevent future shortcomings, particularly in relation…
Violence against Women and Girls in the Shadow of Covid-19: Insights from Africa
Activists, journalists, and the United Nations (UN) have drawn attention to a so-called shadow pandemic, an allusion to rising global…
Reflections on the Washington, DC Advocacy Trip, March 5-6, 2020
Having worked in the gender-skewed field of conflict for over 15 years, I was very excited to be part of…
Rethinking Responses to Displacement in Northeast Nigeria
As a panelist at the maiden Kofi Annan Peace and Security Forum held in Accra in early September 2019, I…
‘#ChurchToo’? The Women’s Rights Movement and the Sexual Emancipation of “Sacred” Spaces in Nigeria
Sexual abuse is about predation and power and the Fatoyinbo spectacle exposes the dark side of Nigeria’s Pentecostal ‘erotic economy’…
The Postponement of Nigeria’s 2019 Elections: Is Democracy on Hold?
At about 2:30 am on February 16, 2019, five hours before the polls were due to open, the chairman of…
Women and Nigeria’s 2019 Elections
Gender inequality manifests in Nigeria’s politicosphere as a deeply held belief by many, including some women, that men are superior…