One time around, someone shared a story of how his friend was slapped by an usher in church. His friend’s offence? He was pressing his...
When I was in secondary school, my vice-principal bullied me so much that I became scared to go to school. She was a church member and...
“When I saw my son, I shouted and held him… The blood was too much, there was a bullet wound on his chest. His clothes...
Oni Oluwafunke Elizabeth was 13 years of age when she went blind. In November 1982, Acute Haemorrhagic Conjunctivitis, popularly known as Apollo, began to spread among...
Sometime ago, as I sat, cross-legged, in my neighbours living room, I overheard their 13-year-old son telling his friend on phone “school does...
Since time memorial, we have been divided – in a way – by tribe, religion, and, albeit thinly, societal norms and culture. Nigeria is a...
One of the most anticipated movies of 2021 is Kemi Adetiba‘s King of Boys – the return of the king; everyone was eager to see the...
For the past few days, one of the most controversial discussions on social media is the predatory nature of relationships where one of the partners is...
Yesterday, many watched with sobriety the fleeing of the Afghanistan president, Ashraf Ghani, and the takeover of The Taliban in major cities, including Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul....
I was scrolling through my Instagram timeline when I saw a post DANG made on someone who shared, on Twitter, how his friend rented a haunted...
In today’s world, there’s so much buzz about cancel culture and its deadliness in ruining people’s careers and lives. My sister goes on and on about...
In Sex/Life showing on Netflix, Billie was obsessed with her ex-boyfriend. She had a great family, a husband who loved her to bits, two beautiful children,...
John Amanam is “happily married to art.” Having studied fine and industrial art at the University of Uyo, and becoming a sculptor and visual artist,...
First things first, too many dog owners (read pet owners) are careless and insensitive. Phew, I let that out. Having pets in your home is a...
Attending weddings and seeing bridesmaids ditching their heels for flats, grabbing their gowns with one hand, and serving food with the other hand is not an...
Recently, I read a story of a lady whose admission was delayed for about 5 years because of a prophecy made by her mother’s friend. Quick...
According to UNICEF, one in every five of the world’s out-of-school children is in Nigeria and over 80 million Nigerians live in extreme poverty. A quick...
I jolt awake at 6am. NEPA (or what do they call themselves now?) restores power and the noise from the OX standing fan is playing right...
There’s something common about living in Lagos – you hear curses flying about all the time. Now, this is not to say that this is peculiar...
Many years ago, in a tiny gathering of undergraduates, cups in hand, little chunks of meat in sticks, alcohol in bottles, X blurted out, “there is...
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