Child worship and self advertisement among Nigerian parents are definitely on the rise while common sense and good manners are on the decline…
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What kind of woman does not like being pursued by men? It was not as if she was a virgin. She already had a child that she spoke of but …
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What kind of woman does not like being pursued by men? It was not as if she was a virgin. She already had a child that she spoke of but …
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What kind of woman does not like being pursued by men? It was not as if she was a virgin. She already had a child that she spoke of but …
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As a young child, constantly watching and hearing my mother’s pain as she struggled with trying to raise five children from a bad marriage with little help, I learned to …
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As a young child, constantly watching and hearing my mother’s pain as she struggled with trying to raise five children from a bad marriage with little help, I learned to …
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As a young child, constantly watching and hearing my mother’s pain as she struggled with trying to raise five children from a bad marriage with little help, I learned to …
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I hope that Habiba’s story returns power and dignity to those young girls, women, and boys who have had to live through a similar horrific experience…
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When people have vastly different values, it is easy to confuse being principled with being difficult. My mother was a highly principled person. She often saw things as clearly right …
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He told me that if I let him show me how much he really likes me and I get pregnant he would marry me and give me lots of gifts. …
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“At least my son still eats the food you cook. My son has not once asked you to cook for his new wife. Be glad that he has not brought …
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I have always thought that begging was what people in dire need resorted to when there was absolutely no other recourse. I thought it was something done quietly and humbly …
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Today it is my time for thinking about my own child, my nieces, nephews and other younger relatives I have acquired by blood ties or through friendship. I wonder what …
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My father’s only moment of embarrassment arose when I asked him about a near miss gun shot at my mother. He stated that it was never meant for my mother …
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I am a serf.I do not have a following when I go to Nigeria. The crowd waiting at Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos does not celebrate my arrival. Neither will …
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Why are millions of Nigerians migrating to more “developed” parts of the world even when it means living as second class citizens or living in the underground world of illegal …