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Adekoya Boladale September 10, 2018

Atiku: How the presidential candidate needs to plan for a Nigerian Doomsday Protocol

By Adekoya Boladale In Central Africa and predominately Cameroon, there is a specie of frog called: Hairy frog. Like every other frog, it is amphibian in nature and carnivorous in…

Azeez June 3, 2017

Why I quit stand-up comedy – Teju Babyface

Comedian Teju Babyface has said he has no plans to return to stand-up comedy which he left three years ago. In an interview with Punch, Babyface said he quit because…

Itunuoluwa May 15, 2017

10 ways to make good money with social media

by Itunuoluwa Adebo We are on it everyday. We interact with friends and even foes on it. We get news and juicy gist on there, so why can't we make…

Op-ed Editor March 13, 2017

Nicole Hallberg: Working while female

A Twitter thread has gotten some attention recently, where my former coworker / current best friend, Marty, recounted the day he realised just how bad, and insidious, workplace sexism could…

Tolu February 22, 2017

#Impact365: “Schools in Nigeria don’t know what dyslexia is” | Founder of One Word Africa speaks on the realities of dyslexia

Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that can cause problems with reading, writing and spelling, unlike a typical disability, dyslexia does not affect intelligence. Parents in Nigeria mostly have difficulty…

Op-ed Editor February 2, 2017

Fu’ad Lawal: How to write life into dead people

It’s another day. There are many sad emojis on your timeline. Someone has died. Someone young enough to have an internet life. So you’re curious, or sober, but mostly curious…

Op-ed Editor January 24, 2017

Edwin Okolo: Musings [NEW VOICES]

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…

Tolu November 25, 2016

“Maje asked if he could tape us having sex” – Toke Makinwa tells it all in new book

Three weeks ago, Toke Makinwa first shared the teaser for her book, On Becoming. Her first effort at writing got us all anxious as we anticipated the release of her…

Op-ed Editor November 22, 2016

Bolade Ogunfuye: Writing myself back together [NEW VOICES]

by Bolade Ogunfuye The best way I’ve found to fight the darker part of myself and hope to win is through writing. Every time I take on a new challenge,…

Op-ed Editor November 10, 2016

Bolade Ogunfuye: What it means not to be normal [NEW VOICES]

by Bolade Ogunfuye In truth, I can’t honestly remember a time I didn’t flirt with weirdness and eccentricity as a default part of my daily life. Over the years, I…

Op-ed Editor October 11, 2016

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…

Adebayo Emuleomo August 26, 2016

Okechukwu Ofili: 4 reasons why I stopped writing

Sometime this year I started to struggle with writing. My articles were not written as frequently as before and even when I wrote them I barely promoted or shared them. As…

Adebayo Emuleomo July 26, 2016

Royal African Society is receiving donations for Africa Writes (DETAILS)

Africa Writes is the Royal African Society’s annual literature and book festival that takes place at the British Library over a three-day weekend every July. Since its inception in 2012,…

Faisal Adamu August 6, 2015

Safiya Salau’s Short stories: Salt Water

...written by Safiya Salau. We never knew ocean waves could get so angry until today. The way they crushed on the shore like they had reluctantly given up on…

Faisal Adamu August 2, 2015

Safiya Salau’s Short Stories: Chemical X

... a poem by Safiya Salau. Curiosity got the best of us. Better than best, it got the greater good of us. What did the grinded bunch of leaves…

Isime Esene January 28, 2015

#TheYNaijaInterview: I never expected to make a living from writing in Nigeria – Tunde Aladese

by Wilfred Okiche In the space of 10 years, Tunde Aladese has become one of the biggest names in television. From writing on the soaps Tinsel, Edge of Paradise and…

July 29, 2014

Azubuike Azikiwe: Musings of an impaired being (30 Days, 30 Voices)

by Azubuike Azikiwe Does it really matter that I conform to the norms of the day? What perfect blueprint is there for the journey called life? Who are you…

March 28, 2014

Hannatu Musawa: Here is my sincere advice to all aspiring writers

by Hannatu Musawa The shock wasn’t so much about the negative comments that were said, it was more of an amusing surprise that little old me and my little old…

January 26, 2014

Pius Adesanmi: Why you’re no different from churchgoers eating grass in South Africa

by Pius Adesanmi So, I ask myself, why should I continue to swallow Panadol on account of the headache that these folks claim they don’t have? In my Facebook inbox,…

January 15, 2014

Kehinde Bankole: Help! I’m multi-talented ( 30 days, 30 voices)

by Kehinde Bankole "Being 'Multi-gifted' or 'Multi-talented' if not managed well can cause a great deal of confusion and may serve to work against you rather than help you." I…

December 19, 2013

No shaking: Iyabo Obasanjo refuses to deny writing letter to OBJ

by Adeola Balogun Despite rumours of denials from all angles, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo is yet to personally deny writing the highly publicized and controversial 11-page letter to her father, former…

July 16, 2013

SK Johnson on Chimamanda Adichie, her ‘boys’ and the Caine Prize

I'm not even sure why I'm typing this because there have been a flurry of blog posts and articles about the issue already, which is quite the feat considering…

July 10, 2013

Murewa Olubela: The search for success (30 Days, 30 Voices)

"All I could think of was f__k! I was blank. Okay!" I was told since my childhood to search for success right at the moment when understanding curve balls and intertwines,…

March 26, 2013

Tolulope Popoola: Taking the plunge (30 Days, 30 Voices)

I’m a Christian and I believe God directs my footsteps, so I started praying to God to help me find my true purpose and the right path I should take.…

March 23, 2013

7 key skills you need to get hired right now

by Jada A. Graves The days of hiring generalists are gone. Today, employers are seeking hires who possess particular skills, be them technical—like computer skills, for instance—or analytical—like problem solving.…

November 23, 2012

Nonye Ujowundu: Going forward (30 Days, 30 Voices)

I am not saying my life is perfect yet. I just know it is near perfect now. I have not written a poem in about 8 years now. I’m not…

November 17, 2012

Kingsley Iweka: Pieces of me (Y! Superblogger)

There’s too much to say, too much fire, and what can I do with these words if I can’t write them out. It is not just the writing. There is…

September 16, 2012

Suzanne Ushie: Finding writing (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Then my mother gave me Chike and the River as a birthday gift, and I began to slide the glass door of the bookshelf open again and again, to read…

September 13, 2012

Opinion: Is pirating books ever OK?

by Amanda Nelson If you haven't paid for a book and it isn't available in the public domain, downloading it without paying is wrong. You're stealing. I stumbled upon a…

September 5, 2012

Opinion: Where are the young writers with wit and wisdom?

by Dolapo Aina There is a new generation of Nigerians who cannot read anything longer than 140 characters-not words, characters. I paid Fifty Naira for my first guardian newspaper in…

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