Lifestyle & Fashion

Naira Marley, His Music And The Youth

Today, youths learn mostly from the entertainment industry and they model their lives after their favorite artistes. Unfortunately, some of the current artistes in...

The Folly and Vanity of Social Media “Friendship”

“What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.” This quote is attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, who wrote extensively...

Nigerian Youth: Everywhere but Nowhere

Any nation that doesn’t give its young population the necessary support and an enabling environment to contribute their quota in this digital era may...

By Their Looks, You Shall Know Them

Why do Nigerian women think they look good with bright blonde wigs and weaves?  A light skinned woman hardly looks good with a blonde weave, but a dark skinned woman looks worse...

In Search Of A True Igbo National Attire

Sometimes the confusion arises as to what truly defines Igbo culture, take for instance clothes. What is indeed a true Igbo attire for the Igbo man and woman?

Much Ado About 'Miss'

Beauty pageantry no doubt empowers those that win eventually. It presents a great opportunity which, when exploited well enough, leads to advantages in life...

Different Strokes For Unilag Dress Code

Is there anything intrinsically wrong with the manner of dress of students who live in a city such as Lagos that’s adjudged the closest to the Western world?  If there is, does the university have a regulation concerning dressing on campus?   

On Igbo Titles (Nke Onye Chiri Ya Zaa!)

While some may say that tradition is gradually disappearing in some areas or aspects of Igbo culture, it is still thriving in several others especially in the taking and bearing of titles...

Lost in a Sea of Hair Weaves

One can understand some black women wearing wigs for the same reasons that some white women do; because they are losing or have lost their hair. One can even make allowances for wigs being worn for the occasional change of look. But how to explain young women with full heads of hair who will never be seen dead with their natural hair?

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It is in employing his resources in fighting Igbo collective interests and promoting Obasanjo’s personal interests that Sam Egwu excelled. He never believed in nor aided any cause that stood to benefit Igbo while in office...

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I've seen that this feminism of a thing is becoming another religion that is gradually creeping into our clime and many people will be killing each other for it soon...

Essays from Exile: The Oporoko Chronicles!

Acting on the advice of my lawyers, I don’t take lunch to work anymore. I do miss chomping on cow foot, ox tail and stockfish at lunch time. I don’t know what it is about the fragrance of stockfish that drives ordinarily reasonable Americans insane…

Between Obasanjo And Democracy

If election figures emerged from areas where some people did not exercise their franchise, the certificate given by INEC to Obasanjo is flawed...

Boko Haram: Looking Beyond The Current Strategy

The fact that Nigeria is not alone in this problem should give the administration the motivation to work with other nations having similar problems. There is a long standing history of terrorism in countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Israel etc., therefore, Nigeria can learn quite a lot from their intelligence units...

President Jonathan, His Unbridled Tongue and South West Rascals

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan clearly went out-of-line with his utterances. While his camp might do damage control by claiming that he was quoted out of context, had a slip of tongue or used the wrong word to express what he had on his mind; many Nigerians are now watching the president very closely...

Obasanjo's Success At Fighting Corruption In Nigeria

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A Skid Along Adultery Lane: A True-Life Story!

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Why Strengthening Nigeria’s Banks Matters

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