By Hassan Gimba

This writing was first published on 6 July 2020, then May 16, 2023. With changes of leadership soon at the federal and state levels, I see it as relevant. The first part in particular. However, do we forget the lessons in the second part?

By Bolanle Bolawole

Once in a while I visit the newsstand to feel the pulse of the people. The People’s Parliament is what some call it. When I got there last Thursday, I met them discussing the Ebora Owu.

By Bola Bolawole

Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State is, without doubt, one of the country’s best performing governors. He works hard, talks less, evades the limelight but his Ekiti people describe him as an achiever. He was in Dallas, United States of America recently to urge foreign investors to take advantage of the current economic reforms in Nigeria to invest in the country.

By Paulyn Owhievbie Ugbodaga

The International Day of the Boy Child, observed on May 16th each year, aims to raise awareness about the challenges boys face and to promote their well-being and development. This year, the theme "Focus on Boys' Health and Well-being" highlights the importance of addressing the unique health needs of boys.

By Steve Osuji

He's indeed a happy-go-lucky man. Life for him is a stream of ribald jokes. He seems to wear life like an oversized babanriga which he’s adept at wearing these days.

Ogbanje is a term used in Igbo culture to describe children who die and return to be born and die again.

By Paulyn Owhievbie Ugbodaga

In the rich landscape of Nigerian culture, interspersed with terraces of tradition and heritage, lies a complex labyrinth of norms and beliefs that shape the lived experiences of its people.

By Bolanle Bolawole

Segun Olatunji, the General Editor of an online publication whose abduction and detention by men in uniform, acting Gestapo-style, raised a lot of dust, has resigned his appointment. Olatunji resigned because he disagrees with the decision of his employers - the owners/management of First Media Network Limited, publishers of FirstNews newspaper - to retract the story that had led to his travail as well as offer public apology to Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, now Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

By Ikeddy Isiguzo

One major, under-stated advantage of living in Nigeria, that our challenges becloud, is the endless opportunities to keep learning. Never mind that you could discover you had learnt nothing on the rigmarole of life called Nigeria. The conclusion of that matter is usually that Nigeria happened to the person.

By Azu Ishiekwene

There are probably more books on how to sell everything than there is sand by the seashore. I have read a few myself and might say that when it comes to selling, even though what you have read might help, nothing teaches like what you learn by doing it.

By Steve Osuji

Parable of the Dung Beetle: This little creature, the beetle, takes delight in faeces. The dung beetle gathers poo voraciously, rolling it into a ball that can get as big as 50 times its size. It is said that the beetle doesn’t stop picking up crumbs of faeces. It stops only when it can’t roll the ball of shit anymore.

By Ikeddy Isiguzo

Anger with which Minister of Works David Umahi addresses the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project unleashes pungent smells that are entirely unpleasant. They have cast a pall of mystery on the project that is clothed with an urgency that is unbecomingly breath-taking.