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COLUMNIST: LEO IGWE

Bene Madunagu: Secular Funeral Without Ifs and Buts

Bene Madunagu: Secular Funeral Without Ifs and Buts

May 10, 2025 | Feature Article

In January I attended the funeral of Prof Bene Madunagu(Nee Benedicta Afangide) in Calabar Cross River state. Madunagu, ...

May 8, 2025 | Feature Article

The Advocacy for Alleged Witches is outraged over the ritual killing and sacrifice of a six-year-old child, Muhammad Ibr ...

May 5, 2025 | Feature Article

The Advocacy for Alleged Witches draws the attention of Malawians to the visit of the Nigerian Pastor, Apostle Johnson S ...

May 2, 2025 | Feature Article

The Advocacy for Alleged Witches urges the Lagos state government and the Commissioner of Police in Lagos to ensure that ...

Apr 30, 2025 | Feature Article

Religious rituals are not often what they are believed to be. So, African governments must be vigilant and take measures ...

Apr 24, 2025 | Feature Article

As in other African societies, humanism is present in ancient and contemporary Nigeria. Humanism has manifested since th ...

Apr 23, 2025 | Feature Article

I will be making an online presentation on philosophy for children (p4c) in Africa at the SOPHIA Network Meeting in Malt ...

Apr 18, 2025 | Feature Article

In the past couple of months, I have done some back and forth with some legal practitioners over the issue of witchcraft ...

Mar 28, 2025 | Feature Article

Until recently, I dismissed the idea of a philosophy for or with children because such an endeavor seemed not to be of a ...

Mar 25, 2025 | Feature Article

The Advocacy for Alleged Witches enjoins authorities in Delta state to bring to justice those who raise false alarms ove ...

Mar 16, 2025 | Feature Article

In this piece, I argue that witchcraft is a myth ravaging the lives of many Africans; and witch-hunting needs an urgent ...

Mar 14, 2025 | Feature Article

This testimony urges the general assembly of Maryland to vote yes to HJ0002 and support the exoneration of alleged witch ...

Mar 10, 2025 | Feature Article

In December, I attended a workshop on Decolonizing Secularity in Africa. It was one of my best conferences because it hi ...

Leo Igwe
Leo Igwe

Leo Igwe holds a doctoral degree in religious studies and has a research interest in religion and transhumanism. More Leo Igwe is a Nigerian human rights advocate and humanist. Igwe is a former Western and Southern African representative of the International Humanist and Ethical Union, and has specialized in campaigning against and documenting the impacts of child witchcraft accusations.

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Started: 01-05-2025 | Ends: 01-06-2025