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Stanley Chidiebere Okonkwo: No one told us [Nigerian Voices]
by Stanley Chidiebere Okonkwo I had wondered why people cry when someone dies. For some people, it is so natural. Mother’s acrobatics when her mother was let down the grave could…
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Raheem Oluwafunminiyi: Fleeing terror [Nigerian Voices]
by Raheem Oluwafunminiyi The second half of my stay in Adamawa marked a period of both hope and fear. First, there was nationwide strike early in the year but by the…
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Adaobi Ezeodum: The struggles of the not-so-average Nigerian woman [Nigerian Voices]
by Adaobi Ezeodum It was December 26, 2015. My aunt woke me up around 10 am to tell me that there would be a family meeting in the next thirty…
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Ibrahim Oga: Home is still a faraway dream [Nigerian Voices]
by Ibrahim Oga I don’t have a home—not really. When I left for the university, home, where I grew up, where mom, dad and my kid sisters live, ceased to…
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Ferdinand Mozie: My first kiss [Nigerian Voices]
by Ferdinand Mozie Eighteen years back, when I was twelve, then I was in JSS2 in my school. I used to be a mummy's boy and people around who…
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Nnamdi Jude Atupulazi: Tea Mornings, 1997 [Winner of Nigerian Voices Competition]
by Nnamdi Jude Atupulazi Mummy was a teacher. She lived far away from us because the government would not grant her a transfer so she could be with Daddy and us.…
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Ayo: Smack dab in the theatre of insurgency [Nigerian Voices]
by Ayo We slid across the rough ground on our elbows and thighs, barely raising our helmet protected heads above the trenches. The dry Harmattan winds coursing through our army…
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Opeoluwa Odunlami: The rejected stone [Nigerian Voices]
by Opeoluwa Odunlami "How good you start is important, how well you end is what is more important." I did not have a good start in life. Before I was…
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Abraham Isaac Oluwatimilehin: Poetic justice [Nigerian Voices]
by Abraham Isaac Oluwatimilehin *Click* This is me staring at you, wide-eyed, the first time we met. I find this photograph weird for a number of reasons. There’s Doyin, at the…
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Nwadioke Nicole Ifeoma: Beautifully introverted
by Nwadioke Nicole Ifeoma “You need to more outgoing!” This is a phrase not alien to introverts, and it's certainly not alien to me. Growing up as an introvert there…
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Anthony Emecheta: Keep at your passion
by Anthony Emecheta ‘Will you get up from there and go wash my car?’ dad thundered on entering my room. ‘This is how you idle away. Writing Rubbish.’ I was…
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Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto: The ties that bind
by Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto “Frank, that’s not the right way to put on your sandals,” I said to my younger brother who had his left foot in the right foot sandal…
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YNaija.com’s ‘Nigerian Voices’ competition continues this October | Winner gets N50,000!
Following the successful completion of the debut edition of Nigerian Voices in September, YNaija.com, the internet newspaper for young Nigerians has launched a new season of the competition to run…
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Mfon Iquaibom: Jewel in the rubble [Nigerian Voices]
by Mfon Iquaibom Talking about victories, battles, successes and accomplishments, turmoil, confusion, beauty and inspiration and the likes, I would like to tell my story in three parts; childhood, teenage…
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Akerele Oluranti: Begin your long walk to freedom [Nigerian Voices]
by Akerele Oluranti I started out life as a nondescript kid. One who never did home works; hardly knew a thing in school; the carry first from back child, slow…
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Ezinne Uzoije: Blind, but full of vision
by Ezinne Uzoije I never knew blind graduates could serve the country if they wanted to. I got to know that as a serving Corp member. One day, at the…
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Ekeziem Hamilton: The best lessons are taught in life v[Nigerian Voices]
by Ekeziem Hamilton The lecture room is filled to the brim, but I still manage to secure a standing spot close to the board, or so I thought; because shortly…
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Innocent Chizaram Ilo: The day I knew the Ethereal power of books [Nigerian Voices]
by Innocent Chizaram Ilo Okigwe was always red-red, hilly and tranquil. On Sunday afternoons, after the legendary rice and stew lunch, boredom loomed over the dorm-rooms of Federal Government College Okigwe.…
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Msonter Anzaa: Bullying is a cycle [Nigerian Voices]
by Msonter Anzaa “Bring down your bag,” one of the senior boys ordered as I entered what was going to be my room. It was October 2005 and I was resuming…
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Orekoya Ola: Why must a culture of peace be built with violent communication?
by Orekoya Ola The word ‘peace’, has been over used by different people, from the educated elites to the politicians, rich, impoverished, religious sect amongst other institutions that make up…
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The single story of Chisom Edoziem [Nigerian Voices]
by Chisom Edoziem I’d began with the definition of a story. It’s a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or person or course of events presented…
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Dennis Izuchukwu Ezeogu: Beautiful memories [Nigerian Voices]
by Dennis Izuchukwu Ezeogu Some say butterflies inhabit the insides of tense and anxious people. But that night, sitting in the front row of the Conference Hall of the Jossy…
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Tomiwa Yussuf: “I’m going to die and they’ll all think I killed myself” [Nigerian Voices]
by Tomiwa Yusuff Like a bad record, the thought kept reverberating in my head that unforgettable morning in the town of Song. I had been posted to the town to…
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Margaret-Mary Osiobor: Ikeja Cantonment explosions through the eyes of a six year old [Nigerian Voices]
by Margaret-Mary Osiobor The events of that day are still quite vivid in my memory. It was a warm sunny Sunday afternoon; my sisters and I were home alone. The…
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Eketi Edima Ette: What doesn’t kill you… [Nigerian Voices]
by Eketi Edima Ette Have I ever told you the story, of that time I tried to die, but couldn’t? I haven’t? Okay, let me give you the gist. Once…
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Chukwuemeke Victor Esumeh: Life is sweet, bitter, sour [Nigerian Voices]
by Chukwuemeke Victor Esumeh There have always been ups and downs that seems to place situational hurdles on the path of human progression. From our growing up days till now -…
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Raji Aliu Akanni: I took on a police officer [Nigerian Voices]
by Raji Aliu Akanni Police is your friend. That was what we learnt. As a young school leaver, I had learnt a lot about the phenomena of rights and liberty.…
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Promise Excel: I’m hustling, blogging and fighting for my dreams [Nigerian Voices]
by Promise Excel “Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.” Edgar Allan Poe This is…
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Olorunleke, M.A: Hopeless [Nigerian Voices]
by Olorunleke, M.A Hope, like talk is cheap. But it’s hard to picture a future without hoping, hence hope becomes a cheap necessity. The year two thousand for some was a…
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Chidiebere Gabriel: From car washing to big time entrepreneur [Nigerian Voices]
by Chidiebere Gabriel The tyres of madam Jane’s car came to a screeching stop at the end of the car park. “Where is he?” She barked, immediately after alighting angrily…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy