Man & Woman

Woman As The Pearl Of Valentine

There’s no better way to give proper attention to Valentine’s Day than celebrating the essence of womanhood. It is incumbent on me to deliver knockout...

Oni, BAO and the mathematics of alignment

The recent realignment in the UK - where figures like Robert Jenrick are “uniting the right” - proves the “defection bug” is no longer...

Osun APC, Tinubu’s hand and the Ides of March

Ahead of the 2026 Osun governorship election, it is incontrovertible that a consensus candidate has been chosen for the All Progressives Congress (APC). He...

Toke Makinwa, Tiwa Savage and Nigerians

Some of the hottest conversations in the Nigerian social space in recent times have revolved around revelations from media celebrity and On-Air Personality Toke...

2-4 Zone: Ikebe Matter Na Serious Matter

We have various names for it in Nigeria: ikebe; bum-bum; nyash; ‘assenal.’ This just shows you that buttocks matter. Yes, buttocks matter, both to the...

Nkolika: Re-Telling the Story of Women and Their Place in Our Society

A few weeks ago, I was having a discussion with my brother-in-law and he straight out called the president of an African country a...

Valentine’s Day: A Day To Love

Every year, the fourteenth day of the month of February has millions across the world presenting their loved ones with candy, flowers, chocolates and...

Rape: We Are All Guilty

I was moved to tears as I watched raped victims and their families narrate their agonizing experience in the hands of rapists to members...

Deconstructing the Weaker Sex Stereotype

Over the past century, the position of women in human affairs has received lots of attention. There has been a delineation into several camps...

Most Fathers Are Just Husbands

Not all husbands are fathers. That a man gave birth to a child legitimately or illegitimately does not make him a father. The man could be awesome, he could have all the aspects that are associated with men...

Aren't Homosexuals God's Children Too?

It has become glaringly evident that some societies are slowly descending into a deepening abyss of hate, ignorance and intolerance - so much so that it boggles the mind...

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The Pain and the Agony of Love

Other than the pain of bereavement, I wonder if there is a greater pain than the pain of being dumped by a lover. When someone dies, you pray the Lord to take the soul; but when you are dumped, you feel as though your soul is being forcefully taken...

The Thief Called Peter Odili

To think that Odili at some point nursed the ambition of becoming Nigeria's President and allegedly had the backing of the incumbent President Obasanjo leaves a sour taste in one's mouth...

AFN, Fasuba And The Nigerian Flag

Patriotism is not all about accepting that you are a citizen of a particular country or hoisting your country’s flag for all to see. It is more about learning to believe in and identify with the ideals of your fatherland and its people...

Of President Humpty Dumpty and His Men

There's no understating the importance of primary schools in...

Nigeria and Thug-Elections!

The criminalization of politics has inevitably led to the politicization of crime. Of course, electoral politics is not the sole reason for the criminalization of politics...

Rage Of Retirees Over Satellite Town Homes

Retirees of 16 companies, who bought houses under the owner-occupier scheme in 1976 under the General Olusegun Obasanjo regime, battle their former employers over ownership of the housing units in Satellite Town, Lagos...

Do We Just “Siddon” and Look?

The euphoria over Nigeria’s experimentation in democracy is over....

Landmark Footprints of Prof Ikechebelu @ UNIZIK

By Rebecca Uwandu It is very rare in Nigeria to...

Has Biafra Been Compromised?

I feel more Nigerian than Biafran. The shortcomings of our shared nationhood notwithstanding I posit that if we all put tribal sentiments aside and become less crime-friendly, we can build a great nation...

Amaechi, The End Matters Most

Rivers State is falling into serious environmental chaos, even though the residents are calm and peace loving...