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Nene Henshaw: Alone [NEXT]

by Nene Henshaw Some days life just knocks the shit out of you and has you wondering about everything: "who are you?" "What are your goals?" "Where do you want to…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

Frances Ogamba: The tribute [Nigerian Voices]

by Frances Ogamba Obum, Every day, I wonder what I was doing the very moment you leapt into the waves the second time? Was I looking at the sun’s hot…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

Opinion: The women in my village have always worked

by Foghi Batarhe A conversation earlier on my Twitter TL prompted me to write this. This isn’t a scientific research work of any sort, it’s mostly my memory of the…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

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…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

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…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

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…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

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…

Op-ed Editor 8 years

Ifeoluwa Nihinlola: I hope someone calls them beloved

by Ifeoluwa Nihinlola There is something about Lagos, about this human chaos, about entering danfos and crawling into kekes and jumping on okadas and pushing against bodies reeking of sweat while…

Op-ed Editor 8 years

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 -…

Op-ed Editor 8 years

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…

Op-ed Editor 8 years

Blessing Iyamadiken: Love was… [Nigerian Voices]

by Blessing Iyamadiken Love was… Growing up, I wanted a certain degree of love and affection, one that wasn’t just about school fees being paid, or about being fed or housed,…

Op-ed Editor 8 years

Isoken Aruede: How are you fine, you ugly liar? [NEXT]

by Isoken Aruede “How’s it going?” “Good.” “What’s up?” “Nothing much” “How are you?” “Fine” I might be crazy, but these robotic ‘pleasantries’ make me feel like viciously operating on…

Op-ed Editor 8 years

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…

Op-ed Editor 8 years

Kester Onyemaechi: My dreadlocks – all four of them [Nigerian Voices]

by Kester Onyemaechi Let me take you back in time My friends always wondered why I have no pictures of myself as a kid, I did actually have one, but is…

Op-ed Editor 8 years

Blessing: I jammed JAMB [Nigerian Voices]

by Blessing “Repent! For the kingdom of God is at hand!” Screamed the preacher into a portable speaker. I wake up and check the time. It's 4:30am. It's too early.…

Op-ed Editor 8 years

Ogunleke Emmanuel: From feet to feat [Nigerian Voices]

by Ogunleke Adekunle Emmanuel Although this story's resolution or black out might have to be written later, I am optimistic of its ending. It is going to have a proverbial…

Op-ed Editor 8 years

Ejiro Lawretta Egba: To win or to lose? [Nigerian Voices]

Growing up African, few things were certain. These things were so certain, the entirety of Africans could pass for one big multicultural and slightly dysfunctional family. For one, we were…

Mazi Emeka 8 years

Opinion: The illusion of our earthly lives

by Tony Ogunlowo Every three years in the village of Toraja in South Sualwesi, in Indonesia they hold a very strange festival. They exhume the bodies of their deceased relatives, clean…

Adebayo Emuleomo 8 years

Opinion: Life lessons from Stella Adadevoh’s heroism

by Afam Ikeakanam In March 2014, when the World Health Organisation (WHO) officially declared there was an outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Guinea, Nigeria had no idea what…

Adebayo Emuleomo 8 years

Opinion: A letter to an ailing Nigeria

by Adetayo Adegbemle Dear Nigeria, Trust my letter meets you well. Doxology. Scratch that, because I know you are not well. I am aware that the cancer eating deep into your…

Adebayo Emuleomo 8 years

POETRY: When I die, may I not die

by Adedoyin Olumodeji ERSATZ Rivers flowing with glee, Buried beneath souls, so deep, Sun shining with glee, Hidden within, hearts so deep. Feel the dark passions, Around you, Happy expressions,…

Adebayo Emuleomo 8 years

Opinion: No matter how good the dream is, it ends

by Yusuf Abdulkadir Hassan Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one- Albert Einstein. The New technology (Augmented reality) that aims to fuse digital and real characters into one…

Adebayo Emuleomo 8 years

Opinion: No, not all reality shows are to be watched

by Jesuseun Adebo The emergence and evolving of reality shows in Nigeria has been a blessing in more ways than one because it has provided a lot of talented Nigerians a…

Adebayo Emuleomo 8 years

Opinion: How agriculture can solve Nigeria’s unemployment crisis

by Chambers Umezulike The Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics has pegged Nigeria’s general unemployment rate at 12.1% as at the first quarter of 2016, with youth unemployment rate at 48%. In…

Adebayo Emuleomo 8 years

Opinion: 4 things to consider when planning short-term investments

by Susan Melony There’s a lot of tips and advice floating around about are centered on long-term goals and strategies. They’re more about the “set it and forget it” approach…

Adebayo Emuleomo 8 years

Opinion: Why must I conform to these standards?

by Ayodotun Rotimi Akinfenwa As human existence has evolved through the centuries, our thinking and lifestyles have followed suit. We have formed and reformed archetypes on how life should be lived…

Adebayo Emuleomo 8 years

Kalu Aja: The good, the bad and the responsible; managing your debts (Y! Naira&Kobo)

by Kalu Aja Debt Management So this lesson, we will discuss borrowing and debt and how to go about it responsibly. When you borrow you go into debt, your liabilities…

Adebayo Emuleomo 8 years

Opinion: The power of a promise, the beauty of a surprise

by Kayode Oyero “The key to great image is not to promise at all or under-promise and over-deliver.” -Michael LeBoeuf. “A father had two sons. He went to the first…

Op-Ed Editor 8 years

Opinion: A letter to my ex-lover

By Grace Festus Jude is a promising young guy; he is a first class graduate of Mass communications and he has lot of dreams for the future. One of his…

Adebayo Emuleomo 8 years

Judge handling cases against Saraki, Ekweremadu, others dies

A judge of the Federal High Court, Abuja division, Justice Steven Evoh Chukwu has been reported dead. Justice Chukwu, who was ill for over a month, died in an hospital…

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