Tosin Dada: My mum is dying? [Nigerian Voices]

by Tosin Dada Is she dying? The words were slurred because my tongue felt thick and heavy from the tears that chocked my throat. I kept looking straight ahead at the tap head as though expecting an answer from it. Yes she is. The answer came in my head; maybe it was God himself answering... Read More

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breast cancer, death, FAMILY, Health, nigeria

October 14, 2016

Edwin Okolo: Small deaths [NEW VOICES]

Seventeen was an odd year to die. But I did. It was the first of many small deaths. Seventeen had been brilliant. Seven months before, I’d driven through four countries to a Christian youth camp in Ghana into a jeep with Derin, Chris, David and Winifred whose hair grazed the small of her back. Her... Read More

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accidents, children, Church, death, lies, New Voices

October 13, 2016

Bolade Ogunfuye: What life has taught me thus far [NEW VOICES]

by Bolade Ogunfuye Pointers on a few insights I’ve learnt in my not-so-short life. Our education system was built on ideas that existed before we were even exposed to the idea of learning and what kind of person it is supposed to turn us into. It’s based on industrial revolution-era thinking about how learning and... Read More

cultural beliefs, death, education, life, Love, Marriage, New Voices, old age

October 11, 2016

Ugochukwu Favour: A tribute to our late sister [Nigerian Voices]

by Ugochukwu Favour When she was alive, she did not forget the birth date of every of our family member, as she called to remind us. She would call to know if any of us had wished the person celebrating a very Special Happy Birthday. During her dates, if you fail to call her, she... Read More

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death, eulogy, FAMILY, God, Religion

October 9, 2016

Precious Akinkuolie: I’m scared to die [Nigerian Voices]

by Precious Akinkuolie Every morning I tell myself I don’t mind dying anytime as long as I make heaven. I make up images of me boldly standing up to criminals telling them about Christ’s love and sacrifice at the face of death, not minding whether they kill me. An intrepid sacrifice for God and the... Read More

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death, hospitals, illnesses, nigeria, sticky, yoruba women

October 6, 2016

Chiebuka Ojukwu: Death came [Nigerian Voices]

by Chiebuka Ojukwu I remember it vividly. The day the sun came down and never went up. I was in my third year at the university. It was a gloomy afternoon when I received a phone call from my uncle Desmond telling me that my father had died and that I should tell my mother.... Read More

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death, FAMILY, nigeria, transporters

October 4, 2016

Comedian Basketmouth loses mum

Ace comedian Basketmouth on Sunday night lost his mother to the cold hands of death. Basketmouth revealed the sad news on Tuesday morning via his Instagram page. He said, “Last night my angel left me, my first love stopped breathing and it’s the deepest pain I’ve ever felt. I love you for every sacrifice you... Read More

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