By Tochi Louis
She has worked as an accountant, competed on The X Factor and had her songs banned from TV. Now she’s using her profile to change a toxic culture
In the quest to find a perfect spot for her router, Tiwa Savage has to disrupt her four-year-old son Jamil’s TV time. He puts up a mild protest but soon moves on to another engagement. “He’s so understanding about the nature of my job,” she says. “At least now I get to spend more time with him than usual.”
Even in more normal circumstances, family life is frequently disrupted – Savage is Nigeria’s biggest female pop star. After more than a decade of success, she is now wielding her influence to tackle rape culture, as her country has what she calls “a #MeToo moment”.
Source: Tiwa Savage: the Nigerian pop star fighting the country’s rape crisis
Category: Music, Pop and rock, Nigeria, Africa, Culture, Rape and sexual assault, #MeToo movement, Women
