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She says she's not afraid of nobody.

She says she's not afraid of anybody.

Also possible:

She says she's afraid of nobody.

In English, two negatives are equal to an affirmative statement. You should avoid using two negative words in the same clause: when not is used, none changes to any, nothing to anything, nobody to anybody, no one to anyone, nowhere to anywhere, neither ... nor to either ... or.

I heard everything that he said.

I heard everything which he said.

Don't use the relative pronouns which and what after everything, all, something, anything, a lot, (not much), little, or nothing. We can use that after these words, or it can be omitted.

I spend my holidays in a country.

I spend my holidays in the country.

A country is a place like France, India, or Egypt. The country is a rural area where there are no towns or cities.

His laughing at her was what made her angry.

Him laughing at her was what made her angry.

When we use an -ing verb as a noun. the preceding noun or pronoun must be possessive.

Lessons begin at eight and a half.

Lessons begin at half past eight.

In telling time, say half past one, half past two, half past three, etc.