By Reuben Abati I wrote a piece recently, a tribute to the late veteran actress Bukky Ajayi and the multi-instrumentalist OJB Jezreel, in which I raised a number of issues, including how in Nollywood today, there is an obsession with the whitening of... Read More
The ‘Betrayal’ Of a Model
By Oyinlola Omowonuola We love to idolize people.At first, I thought it was just an African thing but from research I discovered it is universal. We love people from afar, we adore their talents and doggedness. We love what we see, soon enough some... Read More
Why Mikel Shouldn’t Have Been Appointed Captain of Team Nigeria
This year’s Summer Olympic Games kicks off in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, 5th of August, with a grand opening ceremony at the Maracana stadium. Suffice it to say that Team Nigeria has had no real preparations for the games due to lack of funds, they... Read More
Humanity And Equality
By Oyinlola Omowonuola It is in the inherent nature of man to assume the victim position whenever a circumstance is played to his disadvantage. Integrated in the core of man is logic, the consciousness of gain, the instinct to belong and the choice... Read More
The Necessary Evil
BY NZEH UCHE What is it with people knowing their actions are wrong but keen to continue? We always get the cliché of a responds í could not help it, i find it hard to stop’. The phrase ‘necessary evil’ is replacing the ability to fight back... Read More
Today’s Virginity
By Zobba Zanne Zeuss In the days of our forefathers, a female virginity signifies purity. Agree or not such practices where a groom presents a blood stained sheet to his kinsmen and wife’s family as a sign that his new bride was a virgin is... Read More
Of Melania Trump and Plagiarism Melanin
By Tosin Ayo (The ‘Word bank’) 1. If you can’t paste with intelligence, do not copy at all. 2. Those who lift and pass off the thoughts of heroes and heroines they do not match in wit suffer the pain of effectively delivering the... Read More
One Nigeria Was The Watchword For Independence. What Has Changed?
By: George Saint Chukz. I vividly remember the speeches and texts that led to the utmost agitations for Nigeria’s independence from her colonial founders and administrators. Never did I read or heard of the statement; Igbo, Hausa and/or... Read More
When It’s All Said And Done…
By Lekan Linkin Lofinji No one ever plans for improbable outcomes in the cause of their life’s quest and that is why bad things happen to both good and bad people. These days sef! Good people suffer more ill-luck, so there is really no motivation... Read More