As a kid, two of my favourite snacks were Coasters and ‘Pitit’ (I cannot remember how it’s spelt). A pack of Coasters had about 8 thick,...
A new report by the United Nations warns that more than 100 million “extremely poor” people across Africa are threatened by accelerating climate change that could...
I was scrolling through Twitter one evening when I saw an advertisement for a vacant house. It was called a studio apartment. The room had a...
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...
Nicholas Kristof‘s essay in the New York Times tells the story of 4-year-old Abdo Sayid who, eerily calm, apathetic and expressionless, dies of starvation in Yemen. In...
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...
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