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We, the people of Nigeria can best be described as the most persevering set of humans on earth. It would appear Nigerians have gotten so used to hard times that at all times most of them would see reason to justify all manner of painful and…

A few days to the 2011 governorship re-run election that saw the Okorocha and his lynch mob sack Chief Ikedi Ohakim as governor of Imo State, I had done an article (on the back page of The Sun newspaper) entitled, “Before Imo goes to the…

Going by happenings around us these days, Nigeria, it would appear, has become some kind of theatre of the absurd. Most people now anxiously stay glued to their electronic devices watching out for the next episode of the tragicomedy that’s…

For the past couple of days, there have been heated arguments for and against the actions of a certain young man on a domestic flight in Nigeria. The young man in question found out that his assigned window seat in business class was…

Some weeks back, I wrote on one reckless truck driver that smashed my car in Lagos and still threatened to beat me up. One of the numerous messages I got from concerned friends that heard of the incident was from Ubon Jimmy Akpanz, a…

BY Steve Nwosu Now, don’t go looking for the meaning of Ruga in your Michael West dictionary. It is not there. Just ask any Fulani or Hausa-speaking person near you. But one thing is for sure, a Ruga is not the same as a ranch. It is way…

I saw a video a few days ago; it was shown to me by one of the female lawyers, who helps me deal with cases of gender-based violence. It was a recording of a young woman, stark naked, bleeding and pleading; I will call her Mary. There…

Since Nigeria transited to civil rule in 1999, May 29 had always been a public holiday and also celebrated as Democracy Day. That day, every four years, a new government is sworn in, either one with a fresh or renewed mandate, after which…

As I celebrate my 56th birthday on June 11,  I gave gratitude to God Almighty. I have so many reasons to be grateful. I am grateful for my beloved husband, my amazing son, my siblings, my wonderful mother, who is enjoying the fruits of her…

The slogan that ‘Police is your Friend’ is not just a word, unlike what the former minister of finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, would say of recession, which, again, is staring us right in the face. The saying that the ‘Police is your Friend’ is…