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Celebrate Mother’s Day with love and gratitude
Motherhood is a natural state of selflessness, and a mother’s heart and soul define her, regardless of her role. A mother can be a foster or adoptive parent, a stepmother, a mother-in-law, a grandmo...
29th March 2025Why do women do this?
I have seen so many of these cases, and it’s safe to conclude that it’s a common reality among women. I will use a few incidents to drive home my point. At the onset of this couple’s marital pro...
29th March 2025How Wande Abimbola rejected IBB’s ING bait, and other stories (2)
Once upon a time in the land of Ìwásè, Orunmila, Yoruba god of Wisdom and Divination, thought to showcase Yoruba science, divination, arts and philosophy to mankind; so, he codified the four aforem...
28th March 2025Unforgettable night with the president
The big, bold inscriptions emblazoned in front of the building read: “B.A.T. PLACE”. Even late at night, human traffic streaming in was heavy. Customers were coming in and going out of the cozy ea...
28th March 2025State governors are afraid to touch power
Nothing has demonstrated that state governors know what to do with the power of the office they occupy. They conduct their affairs like they are in the office but not in power. By my estimation, no go...
28th March 2025Soyinka does not need to criticise Tinubu
During an interview on Channels TV on Monday, Professor Wole Soyinka responded to critics who have been taunting him to “say something” about the present administration. In the interview, he said,...
27th March 2025How can we get our eco-groove back?
In the past few days, the nation’s media space has been awash with commentaries made by some of the country’s past leaders, especially those in the opposition camp, asserting that Nigeria’s demo...
27th March 2025State of emergency in Rivers: Tinubu goofed!
“In the circumstance, having soberly reflected on and evaluated the political situation in Rivers State and the governor and deputy governor of Rivers State having failed to make a request to me as ...
26th March 2025Political expediency in Rivers
No doubt, the political crisis that President Bola Tinubu caused by proclaiming a state of emergency in Rivers State and suspending Governor Siminalaye Fubara, his Deputy, Ngozi Odu, and members of th...
26th March 2025How APC is endangering Nigeria’s democracy
In January 2019, when former President Muhammadu Buhari took the unprecedented action of sacking the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, a huge blow was dealt to the independence of the...
25th March 2025Handling tenses in conditional clauses
‘If’ usually introduces conditional clauses. The same applies to other conditionals such as unless, should and in case which, however, perform other functions in different contexts. As condition...
25th March 2025Making Nigeria define its growth trajectory
To make Nigerians live and not just exist is to make Nigeria work. Making Nigeria work depends on the productivity of the citizens, which is anchored on education, healthy living, and meeting basic ne...
24th March 2025Synthetic medications and their natural counterparts
Thanks for all your messages on tepache. Some readers demanded videos on how to make it. I have been sending some videos out, and I am just a text message away if you are interested. This week, I have...
23rd March 2025Nigeria is down to one and a quarter arms of government
If you are reading this, you probably know that I am a Bola Tinubu objector. I object to the Nigerian leader not principally on account of his politics or even his policies, but because we do not know...
23rd March 2025Why you should start matchmaking your friends
At an acquaintance’s house some years back, a man walked in with two teenage children. After they left, my friend explained that he was the spouse of her deceased friend. Then, she went on to say th...
22nd March 2025How Wande Abimbola rejected IBB’s ING bait, and other stories (1)
Embarrassment has no truer depiction than the guilt a debtor feels each time the string of his indebtedness twangs at his soul. I am talking about an honest debtor here. A sincere debtor feels sad whe...
21st March 2025A nation that hates famine must love farming
My hometown of Imesi-Ile is known, among other things, for fresh homegrown food and unpolluted air that is considered great grace from God who rules in the affairs of men. A few years ago, one of my u...
21st March 2025Insecurity: Who did not believe President Tinubu?
President Bola Tinubu hosted a section of religious leaders at the State House of late. The guests made their case about how violent attacks happened in parts of the nation. Of course, they spoke for ...
21st March 2025As the military vans move into Rivers Government House
Following the protracted political crisis in Rivers State, President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency on Tuesday. He suspended the embattled Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu,...
20th March 2025The Intellectual’s fight against Nigeria’s albatross
There is an overwhelming crescendo in the vocal force of those trying to wake up Nigerian society from its educational stupor, whereby tertiary education is detracting, instead of adding, to the natio...
20th March 2025This article has no title
After seeing the quantum of decontamination work being done by the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project to remedy the heartless damage done to the soil of Ogoniland, it became difficult to pick w...
19th March 2025Life imprisonment for Nigeria’s merchants of death
There are several merchants of death prowling the nooks and crannies of Nigeria. They range from bandits, kidnappers, ritual murderers, and manufacturers of fake and substandard products. All of them ...
19th March 2025Where I disagree with Senators Natasha and Akpabio
The crisis in the Senate between Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has created some embarrassment for Nigeria. On February 20, 2025, the senato...
18th March 2025Four situations you don’t need a comma
Commas are among the most useful punctuation marks in English. Across genres, they perform functions strategic to effective communication. For instance, they come in handy when we are listing items an...
18th March 2025Nigerians still in dire state
A friend called to ask me if it was true that the electricity distribution company had not supplied our estate with electricity for almost one week. I was not surprised because we were not on the same...
17th March 2025Why diphtheria is upon us!
There is growing panic over the outbreak of the disease known as diphtheria in different parts of Nigeria. Diphtheria, also recognised as one of the six killer diseases of children, was thought to hav...
16th March 2025If Not For God: The compelling story of a Destiny Man
When his pregnant mother headed for the village market 85 years ago, she did not have any hint that it was her delivery day. She was indeed in the market when she felt labour grip. Because there was n...
16th March 2025Let us make tepache!
Fermented foods top the lists of the things I find thrilling in nature. Join me on this trip to Mexico just for tepache, a traditional Mexican beverage that is often sold on the street and enjoyed as ...
16th March 2025Mixed metaphors: Our circular games
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday lamented, for the first time, that Muhammadu Buhari’s eight years in charge was a disaster for Nigeria. “Nigeria would have been bankrupt if we had not taken the ...
16th March 2025Endometriosis: Getting the right diagnosis for targeted relief
Endometriosis treatments range from drugs to surgery. It’s debated if surgery is better than drugs or the reverse. Assisted reproduction helps too. The goal is to ease pain, reduce other issues, and...
15th March 2025Any guy who can’t wait till wedding night doesn’t deserve you
Dear mama, Thank you for always encouraging us with your powerful words of wisdom. God bless and prolong your days, ma. You are loved dearly by me. Emmanuela Monique Dear Apostle of Chastity, Thanks s...
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