Ije Opara

Fellow @HowardCenterUMD| Ex-Reporter @TheICIR| @rntc alumnus| Storyteller

[Ije Opara @ije_le]

Grateful for the opportunity to be a part of this program, and eager to hone my skills in data reporting.

[Merrill College @ Maryland @merrillcollege]

Please welcome our new @HowardCenterUMD Fellows! Liam Bowman, Cat Murphy, Taylor Nichols, Ijeoma Opara, Haley Parsley and Tiasia Saunders join our six returning fellows in the 2024-25 cohort.

Check out their bios to learn more: https://t.co/cbwhypV4wk

[Ije Opara @ije_le]

@MobilePunch …for sexually abusing…*
“Sex with 13-year-old” suggests that this could have been consensual. She didn’t have sex with them. She did not do it WITH them. They did it TO her. They abused her.

[Ije Opara @ije_le]

The nerve of him!

[Premium Times @PremiumTimesng]

Convicted ex-pension boss Maina threatens to sue PREMIUM TIMES for calling him pension thief https://t.co/sKnMsN7dqK

[Crimea Platform @crimeaplatform]

▪ Beloved John underscored that for Nigerian journalists, the absence of an officially declared war does not mean there is no danger. She highlighted the rise of gender-based attacks against women journalists, including online violence, sexualization, and the undermining of their professional credibility. She also noted that in order to resonate with African audiences, it is far more effective to tell stories of specific individuals affected by the war, rather than rely solely on general statistics.

[Ije Opara @ije_le]

Punch, this image ooo!

[Punch Newspapers @MobilePunch]

𝐄𝐱-𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡

https://t.co/LJG14VC9DQ

[Ije Opara @ije_le]

@pedro_omolola She say man the only reason why she come this earth. Damn!

['Kúnlé 🧩 @KunleAdebajo]

Thank you so much @TheMFWA for this big honour! My gratitude is bottomless.

And thanks to @HumAngle_ and @IWPR, without whom the report would not have come to light, especially in the form that it did. 💙

[Beloved J @Belovedjohnn]

For @the_ccij, I examined how US aid cuts under Trump disrupted access to lifesaving medicines for pregnant women in Nigeria, particularly those with HIV.

Here’s a link to the report.👇🏾

[Ije Opara @ije_le]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[Premium Times @PremiumTimesng]

His resignation was confirmed by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga on Tuesday.
https://t.co/lEprX5irvi

[Ije Opara @ije_le]

@KunleAdebajo @TheMFWA @taiween @almajeed07 @Jemeelat @AU_Marte @MansurIB007 @OlayideO_Soaga @TheophilusAded5 Thank you.
Congratulations to you too!

[Media Foundation for West Africa @TheMFWA]

Congratulations to Ijeoma Opara of International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) from Nigeria for earning a spot among the #WAMECA2025 finalists! @ije_le

#WAMECA #Nigeria

[Ije Opara @ije_le]

@PremiumTimesng perhaps if you can find an expert to tell women how to leave their “sexy boobs” and buttocks at home when going to the gym, you might as well feature them.
Your male sources should also start work out from home. The gym is NOT exclusively for men.

[Ije Opara @ije_le]

@pedro_omolola So looooowwwww!!!
In a country with a sexual abuse rate as high as ours! We are still doing “what are you wearing?”
In this big 2025???

[Ije Opara @ije_le]

@PremiumTimesng is this better? Should I wear this next time I’m going to the gym?

[Ije Opara @ije_le]

@PremiumTimesng as an organization, what exactly do you take women for?
Things that distract humans from reaching their goals?
Why is a relationship expert featured here rather than a fitness coach?

[Ije Opara @ije_le]

@PamEphraim @PremiumTimesng I am so exhausted!

[Ije Opara @ije_le]

From the very little I know, the point of journalism is to highlight societal problems.
Dear @PremiumTimesng what is the problem here? You want women to stop going to the gym?

[Ọmọlọlá Pedro ❤️ @pedro_omolola]

What's women's problem with Nnaji's inability to focus on his mission??? "Tight dresses distract us". Should women wear agbada to the gym because of Nnaji's lack of focus?

[Ije Opara @ije_le]

@PremiumTimesng why was no female “gym goer” interviewed for this story?
What does “seductive clothes” mean?
Men sometimes work out at the gym with no shirts on. Nobody thought to ask female gym goers about this?

[Ije Opara @ije_le]

@PremiumTimesng should women leave their buttocks at home before going to the gym?

[Ije Opara @ije_le]

That your source loses focus when he sees women in gym clothes is disturbing in itself.
What type of man is that source?

[Ije Opara @ije_le]

@PremiumTimesng telling us that Nnaji suffers attention loss because he sees women in gym clothes is pushing the narrative that black men are uncontrollable and hypersexual. Not only does this story unduly sexualize women, it paints a primitive picture of your male sources.