Author: Koya Nkrumah
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How many sexual partners must a woman have?
When I was growing up, there was a toxic trend where boys/men would have sex with a girl and go round telling their friends about their experience with said girl. It would not be long before everyone in the neighbourhood/school would be aware of what had transpired between the girl and said boy – In…
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Be your own cheer leader!
In 2018, Snoop Dogg got his star on the Hollywood walk of fame and in real Snoop Dogg style, his acceptance speech created a bit of a buzz. It’s my birthday month and if you know me, you know that I love birthdays and as I have grown, much to my family’s annoyance, this love…
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Learn to stand up for yourself and take up space!
A few years ago, a friend of mine got married – if you have ever been to a Ghanaian wedding, you will notice that the female friends of the bride come together to play a part in the wedding. When my friend got married, I played an active part in the wedding together with other…
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Learn to quiet the negative voice in your head.
A reader of this blog got in touch and shared a traumatic childhood experience that had left them with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). I must admit that when I read this reader’s story, I was heart broken but at the same time impressed by how much they had had to overcome. As I read…
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It’s time to stop explaining yourself to people who are not listening!
Not too long ago, I was having a heart to heart conversation with a very close friend. I was telling her of a betrayal I had suffered at the hands of someone I trusted very much. She was shocked by what I was telling her and asked me why I never explained my side of…
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What is all this Slut and Victim Shaming?
Last week, I was having a chat with a friend – just catching up on life and I brought up a certain observation I had made about Ghanaian radio stations and how somehow almost every advert on there was about sexual enhancing products. We both laughed about this especially about a malt drink advert that…
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Are women truly their own enemies?
On April 4th, Caroline Jurie humiliated Pushpika De Silva in front of a live audience, including online viewers at the Mrs Sri Lanka beauty pageant. You see, the previous winner had just crowned the new winner and from her body language in the video I watched, she seemed quite ‘off’. I have watched enough of…
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Where do you draw the line when it comes to financial support in relationships?
Since I started writing this blog, my family, friends and readers have been getting in touch and asking me to read their stories or trending stories in the news and asking for my take on them – I must admit I do love delving into these stories and sharing my take on them. Last week,…
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