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A 16yr old girl takes to her Facebook page, a letter to the 16th she’s about leaving behind

December 14, 2016

Akinleye Temiloluwa, a 16 year old, shares with her Facebook friends what it feels like to be sixteen, and the wonderful things she has learnt in the past one year. It appears her birthday is just around the corner and she can’t just keep calm to be 17! Aww Read her post below   Diary … More A 16yr old girl takes to her Facebook page, a letter to the 16th she’s about leaving behind

Know your Rights | by Valentine Oliver

December 14, 2016

It’s quite sad to discover that most teenagers get physically and psychologically abused everyday and yet do nothing about it, simply because they feel they have no right.
Like it is commonly said, Knowledge is power. What you don’t know can be used to bully you.

Until a teenager knows and understands that he/she has the right to report an adult who has been maltreating him/her, then the teen will still remain at the mercy of that bully. … More Know your Rights | by Valentine Oliver

Discrimination

MISMATCHED | by Oluwatosin Faith Kolawole

December 13, 2016

Either ways, the result is unhealthy, because these two sides are tied to wrong mindsets. The feeling that you cannot mingle with the rest of them, because they are rich and you don’t have up to what they have. Oh! You really do not match, so you step away to maintain your lane. Or it’s probably the other way around; the rich pushing you aside because they can’t mingle with a low-life, so you are left on your own to bear the pain you never asked for. … More MISMATCHED | by Oluwatosin Faith Kolawole

Bullying

Senior Gori | by Jane Kareem

December 12, 2016

My freedom came the day he hit me for not being able to get a large smudge off his favourite singlet. He had worn it to play football the previous day and my fragile hands could not do the work he expected. For the first time ever, I raised my voice at him and he punched me square in the face, giving me a black eye. It was my ticket to freedom and all I needed to do was to show my face to Mr. Kay, our house master. As expected, Senior Gori threatened me and I did the needed, or so I thought – I kept shut… … More Senior Gori | by Jane Kareem