by Edwin Okolo In 2014 I started writing a manuscript. It took me a year and three months from the day I first put up my dayglo plot cards on the back of the door in my room in Ekiti, my next door neighbour blasting Obesere on his speakers to the day I wrote the... Read More

Opinion

Edwin Okolo, life, Musings, New Voices, writing

January 21, 2017

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Afam Ade-Odiachi: System collapse [NEW VOICES]

by Afam Ade-Odiachi The message came in at about 10:30, system failure, please reboot. I ignored it. Another pesky little update. The sort that you get on your phone. You never know if they help the phone or hurt it. What good is an update if after wasting the gigabytes to download it, your phone... Read More

Opinion

Afam Ade-Odichi, life, New Voices, nigeria, system collapse

January 19, 2017

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Funmi Iyanda: The marriage diary

by Funmi Iyanda I 1985 Yesterday brother Eleyinmi visited, that really is his name. He was an elder but not just any elder, he was a revered one because he was rich or at least we thought he was. He knows this so he carries himself as an elder who was rich and revered, speaking... Read More

Opinion

Funmi Iyanda, lagos, life, Marriage diaries, nigeria, Reminiscing

January 19, 2017

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Ezinne Ukoha: The Obamas | The last time is always the best (especially when in good company)

by Ezinne Ukoha This is my last testimony. It will capture a period in time that was boundless and earnestly reckless in the level of freedom that can’t be assuaged with timed rhythms that attempt to capture or even encapsulate what it really felt like. To be there. The night before was a fiesta.... Read More

Opinion

America, Americans, life, Obamas, Politics, Reflections, trump

December 24, 2016

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Tamilore Oladipo: New year, same-ish me [NEXT]

by Tamilore Oladipo This has been a pretty terrible year. Like, if all the years of the new millennium got together, they would count 2016 as being one of the worst so far kind of terrible. From all the people that died to the terrible choices made by governments all over the world to all... Read More

Reviews

2016 review, life, millenials, New year expectations, NEXT, nigeria, Tamilore Oladipo

December 23, 2016

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Eyiamoni Apeji: The me I am when I am by myself [NEXT]

by Eyiamoni Apeji The me I am when I’m by myself is much better than anyone else. For one thing, she is honest. She is slightly meaner, but honest all the same. She thinks a lot. She judges more. But mostly she enjoys judging me. Critiquing me, remembering painful lies that I regretfully told. The... Read More

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character, life, NEXT, self-discovery, Self-reflection

December 20, 2016

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Boluwatife: The present in my past [Nigerian Voices]

by Joshua Boffin As I penned down my signature on the register, it dawned on me that life was really dynamic. Life was funny and if only we knew what fate had in stock for us, we would never make the wrong decisions. My life had no beginning; I only got to find out on... Read More

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life, Nigerian Voices, orphan, past, present, stories

December 18, 2016

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The Thread: Don’t be fooled, many ladies are keeping themselves till marriage

We live in the real world, so the pressure for Christians to compromise their beliefs and values comes in thick and heavy on the daily. @oluRhemy wants you to know you’re not alone. Do see below: Sweet thing is, men are in this trend also. I know a few men that are keeping themselves till... Read More

Thinking Through

Christianity, life, Marriage, pressure, The Thread

December 14, 2016

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Adeboro Odunlami: Not a good parent [NEW VOICES]

by Adeboro Odunlami Some mornings before I step out of my house, I look in my mirror and ask myself who the hell I am. I mean, I manage people for a living. What was it my boss said the other day? ‘The HR department would not be the same without you. You just get... Read More

Cover Stories, Featured

Adeboro Odunlami, life, New Voices, nigeria, parenting

December 13, 2016

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Oreoluwa Fakorede: I am Nigerian [NEW VOICES]

by Oreoluwa Fakorede I say it like it’s a condition I have lived with for years. I say it in a matter-of-fact way while simultaneously trying to ignore the bitter taste this chronic fever of unchangeable citizenship has left permanently in my mouth. Pass me the mouthwash and a guarantee of economic asylum anywhere... Read More

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life, New Voices, nigeria, Oreoluwa Fakorede, sticky

December 10, 2016

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Otasowie Christabel Ogiemwonyi: When the curtains do not fall [Nigerian Voices]

by Otasowie Christabel Ogiemwonyi **************** Sometimes, you crave for solitude but you find out you are with company. The peripatetic bunch of memories won’t go away. They pay impromptu visits, choking you with emotions till pearly drops flow down your smooth cheeks like molten lava. Isn’t it entertaining that death teaches you a lesson by... Read More

Nigerian Voices

FAMILY, life, memoirs, nigeria, Nigerian Voices, nysc

December 10, 2016

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Vera Ezimora: The Igbo language is trying to kill me

by Vera Ezimora The Igbo language is really trying to drive me nuts. Let me tell you how. The other day, I was on my computer writing (not blogging) when I suddenly got inspired to add a twist to what I was writing, but to complete it, I needed the Igbo word for Lion. I... Read More

Cover Stories

life, Ndi Igbo, nigeria, Nigerian languages, Vera Ezimora

December 8, 2016

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The Thread: She saved my number as Elvis cold stone

Relationships can be touch and go: one person can be invested in the relationship and the other is just along for the ride. As 2016 draws to an end, @Son_of_Somebody is reminiscing on the experiences of the year and here’s what he has to say: One of the my lowest points of 2016 ….I thought... Read More

dating, heartbreak, life, Love, relationship, The Thread

December 8, 2016

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Jonathan Mairiga: Times and seasons [Nigerian Voices]

by Jonathan Mairiga Most times in life, the picture we get from events and situations are not exactly what they seem to be until we find ourselves in similar a situation, that is when we can truly narrate the big picture. That was exactly my ordeal when I was a fresh graduate. The feeling of being... Read More

Nigerian Voices

life, Nigerian Voices, Times and seasons, unemployment, YNaija Essay competition

December 6, 2016

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Edwin Okolo: Circumstantial Ownership

Republished with permission from uueirdness.wordpress.com I’ll start this post with a scenario: Imagine, if you can, that you walked out of your house one day and found a wrecked car outside your door. There’s blood and glass and sharp scary pieces of metal everywhere. You have no idea how it got there, who owns it or... Read More

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Circumstantial Ownership, Edwin Okolo, life, New Voices, nigeria

December 5, 2016

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Ayodotun Rotimi-Akinfenwa: Don’t lose your Balance… [NEW VOICES]

by Ayodotun Rotimi-Akinfenwa Life is a tight rope of thoughts, decisions, actions and outcomes. You simply cannot walk away from it all, neither can you allow your troubles drown you, you need to handle your business. Sometimes, life is a straight, smooth highway and other times, it can be such a bend, requiring endless negotiations. Everyday,... Read More

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Ayodtun Rotimi-Akinfenwa, balance, ideas, Jobs, life, Life hacks, Marriage, New Voices

December 4, 2016

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Michael Ehinmowo: Possessing possession [Nigerian Voices]

by Michael Ehinmowo There has not been light. I charge my phone at the petrol station close to my house. Apart from charging at the filling station, the manager and I exchange books. Sometimes, we also engage in intellectual discussions. The night before yesterday, he promised to bring me a book which a friend had... Read More

Nigerian Voices

life, lying, Michael Ehinmowo, nigeria, Nigerian Voices, stealing

December 1, 2016

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Kehinde: Private insecurities

by Kehinde There is a certain kind of shame that comes with having attended one of the best schools in Nigeria and not looking anything like it. That shame is the reason why when filing out a form I’d tick student, better to have people think of me as a student, and that, without me... Read More

Nigerian Voices

failure, fear, Insecurity, life, shame, stuck

December 1, 2016

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Eketi Edima Ette: International interviews versus Nigerian interviews

by Eketi Edima Ette Interview on BBC. My name is Adam Greene and this is Focus on Africa, on the BBC world service. Today, we have as our guest, Eketi Edima Ette from Nigeria. Eketi is an author, a blogger, farmer, business woman and philanthropist. She’s the CEO of For the Love of Words Inc.... Read More

Adam Green, cluelessness, feminism, journalism, life, nigeria, patriarchy, women

December 1, 2016

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Bomi Ehimony: Friends are like blindfolds [Nigerian Voices]

by Bomi Ehimony On most days, I haven’t the slightest clue as to who I am. I have ideas, of course, I have a plethora of ideas. But definitively, I am as clueless as the stranger sitting on the culvert by the sidewalk. I grew up in a small capsule of a town called Lokoja.... Read More

Nigerian Voices

friends, growing older, life, nigeria, Nigerian Voices, School

December 1, 2016

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Nene Henshaw: 30 experiences before 30 [NEXT]

by Nene Henshaw I recently realized that I was no more a teenager and had in many ways reached the stage in which 15 years me could look up to and call “Aunty”. This thought scared me more than it excited me because really growing up was a trap. I wish I could go back... Read More

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experience, life, NEXT, nigeria, young people, Youthful vigour

November 30, 2016

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Review: Toke Makinwa’s book ‘On Becoming’ is the first sound in a world of silence

by Afam Ade-Odiachi I worked in entertainment news for six months. I enjoyed a certain proximity to the people many call stars. I cannot say that it did much for me or my ego. Their resume’s weren’t so impressive that their names dropped from my lips at the first opportunity. In spite of my snobbery,... Read More

Book Review, life, Maje, Marriage, Media, nigeria, relationship, toke makinwa

November 29, 2016

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Opinion: How I lost a job with Google

by Viola Ifeyinwa Okolie I had a friend in school, the “most likely to succeed” type. She was brilliant – book and street smart – had the drive and ambition, was almost always the first to be considered for a position of responsibility but… Ten years after we graduated, she was still job hunting. From... Read More

competition, Google, Jobs, Keeping up with the Joneses, life, nigeria

November 29, 2016

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Senator Ben Murray-Bruce is making sense again

Senator Benedict Murray-Bruce is everyone’s favourite legislator who just wants to make common sense. No he’s not? Okay then. Senator Ben Murray-Bruce currently represents the Bayelsa-East local government of Bayelsa State in the Senate and he regularly does this thing he calls “making sense”. While this post is hardly about the merit (or lack thereof... Read More

Civil service, Doctors pay, Jumbo Pay, life, national assembly, salaries, Senator Murray-Bruce, sticky

November 28, 2016

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Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto: I saved my marriage [Nigerian Voices]

by Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto That was my wife, Chiamaka, approaching. People thought her puerile and naïve but I deemed her exquisite. She was blithe and permissive, carefree and lax. We had been married for five months through the declarations of our parents and other adults. I was seven years old and she, just six. Her mother... Read More

Nigerian Voices

children, life, Marriage, memory lane, Nigerian Voices, Playmates

November 24, 2016

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Octagon Session: Marriage and the breadwinner

On this week’s episode of The Octagon Session… The Octagon: Welcome to The Octagon. We appreciate your taking time out to join this chat session which is one of the first of many conversations to go on www.theoctagon.com.ng. This session will end at 5pm. We have two moderators in the room who will only offer... Read More

Opinion: How things change gradually and then suddenly, sometimes

by Gidimeister Isn’t it familiar? We are slim and fit for the longest time, then suddenly, we are overweight and unfit. One cheat meal after another, too many crazy weekends, age, not enough exercise, FIFA, pretty soon, you are a big boy (or girl). You saw small changes here and there, but bloody hell, how... Read More

boko haram, Change, corruption, IDPs, life, Military, nigeria

November 19, 2016

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Vera Ezimora: Back in America

In this new episode, Vlogger Ezimora goes from a meeting that didn’t happen to getting stuffed at Texas Roadhouse to showcasing her serious watermelon game. You have to watch it to understand it. WATCH: https://youtu.be/sbR7IvsGVH8

America, entertainment, life, Vera Ezimora, Video diaries

November 18, 2016

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Vlogger, Vera Ezimora lets you in on her experience back in Nigeria (WATCH PT. 4)

After 16 years out of Nigeria, vlogger, Vera Ezimora finally took a trip back to the motherland this August with her daughter, Ada Verastic, and she has a vlog post to tell the story. In this week’s episode, she returns to America. She celebrates Ada Verastic’s 11 month birthday, and goes all kung-fu on the goat... Read More

America, life, Motherland journey, Vera Ezimora, Verastic life, Vlogs

November 16, 2016

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Lekan Olanrewaju: Fleeing time [NEW VOICES]

by Lekan Olanrewaju Is it really as hard as it seems? “And I hope self-actualisation is all I need to be alright. And though I’m not in a hurry, I sometimes think that there’s really not enough time to be… things” I’m not quite sure what it is with Isaiah. It’s either he... Read More

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City greatness, growing older, lagos, lekan olanrewaju, life, Musings, New Voices, sticky

Edwin Okolo: Musings [NEW VOICES]

Afam Ade-Odiachi: System collapse [NEW VOICES]

Funmi Iyanda: The marriage diary

Ezinne Ukoha: The Obamas | The last time is always the best (especially when in good company)

Tamilore Oladipo: New year, same-ish me [NEXT]

Eyiamoni Apeji: The me I am when I am by myself [NEXT]

Boluwatife: The present in my past [Nigerian Voices]

The Thread: Don’t be fooled, many ladies are keeping themselves till marriage

Adeboro Odunlami: Not a good parent [NEW VOICES]

Oreoluwa Fakorede: I am Nigerian [NEW VOICES]

Otasowie Christabel Ogiemwonyi: When the curtains do not fall [Nigerian Voices]

Vera Ezimora: The Igbo language is trying to kill me

The Thread: She saved my number as Elvis cold stone

Jonathan Mairiga: Times and seasons [Nigerian Voices]

Edwin Okolo: Circumstantial Ownership

Ayodotun Rotimi-Akinfenwa: Don’t lose your Balance… [NEW VOICES]

Michael Ehinmowo: Possessing possession [Nigerian Voices]

Kehinde: Private insecurities

Eketi Edima Ette: International interviews versus Nigerian interviews

Bomi Ehimony: Friends are like blindfolds [Nigerian Voices]

Nene Henshaw: 30 experiences before 30 [NEXT]

Review: Toke Makinwa’s book ‘On Becoming’ is the first sound in a world of silence

Opinion: How I lost a job with Google

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce is making sense again

Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto: I saved my marriage [Nigerian Voices]

Octagon Session: Marriage and the breadwinner

Opinion: How things change gradually and then suddenly, sometimes

Vera Ezimora: Back in America

Vlogger, Vera Ezimora lets you in on her experience back in Nigeria (WATCH PT. 4)

Lekan Olanrewaju: Fleeing time [NEW VOICES]

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