by Olusegun Adeniyi Despite the fact that many Nigerians may not have heard of him, Tony Rapu, medical practitioner and Pastor, is without any doubt, one of the most remarkable…
Read Moreby Funmi Iyanda …on bravery, honesty and thriving. I I remember the first time l saw him at the cemetery. I had been crying. I had not quite cried since…
Read Moreby Reuben Abati I thoroughly enjoyed reading Pius Adesanmi’s “A Nigerian, Library and Lawmakers” (Sahara Reporters, December 24). I will like to add a footnote to what he has raised:…
Read Moreby Nimi Princewill The casual rise of Atheism, or most emphatically; the non-committal, cold and distant 'been there, done that' ex-fanatic Christian & Muslim folks, who don't believe much…
Read Moreby Kunle Adebajo Prelude: I think I must have spent more time piecing up a title than actually writing this article. And I still am not satisfied with…
Read MoreBy Ariyo-Dare Atoye An Open Letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on January 1, 2017 Dear Mr. President, State of the Nation: Available Options and Honourable Path Your Excellency, with respect…
Read Moreby Mark Amaza Buhari is a terrible leader 2016 was President Muhammadu Buhari’s first full calendar year in office and save for the successes recorded against Boko Haram in the North-East,…
Read Moreby Chido Onumah One of the highlights of the year that has just ended was the release from a British jail of one of Nigeria’s most notorious politically exposed persons…
Read MoreBy Farooq Kperogi Outgoing American Vice President Joe Biden once said, “Don't tell me what you value; show me your budget, and I'll tell you what you value.” What would…
Read Moreby Adeoye Gboyega So daiz how I now henter this their twitter of a tin. There was fuss all over social media, people talking about Chemistry - the…
Read Moreby Ololade Ajekigbe Since last year I started to document and do a post on the lessons I have taken away from each year. It's a form of…
Read Moreby Justin Irabor As soon as the question dropped, the disciples flinched, scurrying into the far corners of the path, afraid to be the first to prod it with…
Read Moreby Adekoya Bolakale When Feyisayo, a 36-year old trader and a single mother of three left her home in Imeri, a village in Ose local council area of Ondo…
Read MoreI’ve started to think about what bravery is. Everyone knows the rational expectations of the definition of bravery. It’s the soldier in the front lines who puts his life on…
Read MoreBy Cheta Nwanze Published as sent to me via email. I’ve not made any effort to find out more just yet. There is the possibility that this is an elaborate…
Read MoreEvery day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters,…
Read More“How was your Christmas Day?” “Comme ci, comme ca” “What’s that?” “I am speaking French. You mean you don’t even understand elementary French?” “No, I don’t. Speak English. How was…
Read Moreby Umar Sa'ad Hassan Someone captured the 2016 Headies in these few words: "This may very well be its funeral." When Wizkid strolled in and attempted to hug Eva's fiancé…
Read Moreby Farooq Kperogiitter It is traditional for dictionaries and grammar mavens to choose their words of the year at the close of the year. Mine is “spended.” It is the…
Read Moreby Derin Adebayo These past few days there has been a lot of tribalism on display on Twitter. It was all started by the Tribalist-in-Chief, President Mohammadu Buhari who decided…
Read Moreby Moses Ochonu For the people of Kaninkon Kingdom in Southern Kaduna, this was a bleak Christmas. On Christmas Eve and on Christmas day armed Fulani herdsmen attacked and destroyed…
Read Moreby Ayodele Adio Shortly after reading through Audu Maikori’s narration of the tragedy befalling the beautiful people of southern Kaduna, I was left in a state of limbo about…
Read MoreMy mom is a worrier. Before I was conceived, she worried that I would never come. And when I did, she overtly searched out scary tales of painful childbirth and…
Read Moreby Okey Ndibe A few days ago, a friend sent me a video of a choir made up of members of Nigeria’s security agencies singing “Feliz Navidad,” a popular Christmas…
Read MoreAs 2016 winds down, folks take a look at the moments that made them smile, the books that were worth their while, the things that made 2016 great. This is…
Read Moreby Cheta Nwanze About five centuries ago, a man called FatuOnoja began a journey. We'll talk about him later... One of the things that has always caused a bit of ruckus between me and my Pa is…
Read Moreby Audu Maikori This Christmas there will be no big cheerful parties and gatherings, there will not be any "Goron" (traditional Christmas gifts of cash or kind) Christmas distributed to…
Read Moreby Wale Atanda Less than 48 hours after President Buhari announced that Boko Haram had been defeated and driven out of its stronghold in the infamous Sambisa Forest, two suicide…
Read Moreby Peregrino Brimah Quran 4:10 (As for) those who swallow the property of the orphans unjustly, surely they only swallow fire into their bellies and they shall enter burning fire. Proverbs…
Read Moreby Tony Ogunlowo Nowadays a lot of people are turning to black magic in order to achieve all kinds of evil and selfish purposes – controlling or doing harm to…
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