Christmas is a time set aside to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, but in my opinion, its a most special time/period that brings along with it beauty, peace and most importantly love. Love was the force that pushed Jesus to come to the world and redeem us, Love is also what every human soul […]

It is that time of the year again when we all gather round the tree, celebrating, decorating and singing the songs of the season. It is Christmas. Growing up as a little girl, I remember always looking forward to the end of the year, not because I was lazy but because it was a period […]

  Some time ago, my only brother was missing and after a lot of searching I found him dead at our best playground. I cried out to heaven wishing he could come back to life. He had been my companion wherever I went. I could not escape his shadow. People who knew us well, who […]

When Mahatma Gandhi said “In a gentle way, you can shake the world”, he definitely had Onyeka in mind! In the overwhelming air of Christmas, it is so easy to get very absorbed in the celebration/festivity and forget to spread little acts of love and kindness to others. This is not the case with our […]

When I was really young and while growing up, I heard (and I am still hearing) a lot of horrible tales about girls being raped, molested, taken advantage of or impregnated when they are really young. Few times, the perpetrators are identified as callous strangers and more often than not – trusted “brothers” and “uncles”. […]

Yayyy!!! Christmas is here again 🙂 🙂 In the jolly spirit of Christmas, Girl Pride Circle is inviting all young girls (Ages 10 – 20 Years) who are currently resident in Lagos – Nigeria, to submit essays answering the question – “How can Girls touch lives at Christmas?” Word Limit: Maximum of 500 wordsSubmission Deadline: […]

“The face of poverty is female. She is 18.5 years old. She lives in a rural area. She has dropped out of school. She is single, but is about to be married or be given in marriage to a man approximately twice her age. She will be the mother of six or seven kids in […]