The Nigerian economy is a volatile one, and being born into a poor family already places you on the back foot. For the girl child, however, it’s a double whammy: a girl who is born into a family of low-income earners is handicapped on double fronts... Read More
A People at Crossroads
The question of who to vote for as the 2023 general elections draw close is a personal decision as well as a collective one. Nigeria is at crossroads and the sum total of personal decisions will have consequences for all — good or bad. So... Read More
The Art of Insta Pressure
You know how there is that footwear or clothing, so comfortable that you gladly abandon every other piece you have for that particular one. It just fits. It works for running errands just as it works for casual gatherings – a true... Read More
How low can the bar drop?
On the 16th of July 2022, Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, tweeted that the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo, was in the hospital for a... Read More
Shouldn’t women have a right to their bodies?
Shall we stay away from politics this Friday… Following the reversal of the Roe vs Wade ruling by the supreme court in the United States, a country seen as the ‘woke’ capital of the world has been divided on the issue of support for... Read More
Does INEC have the capacity to let people decide?
Three days ago, I was in an uber – from Eleganza in Lekki – home. Ordinarily, using the services of a ride-hailing platform in Lagos Nigeria, should not be worthy of mention, however, the conversation I had with my uber driver made the... Read More
8 Factors that increase your risk of developing blood clots
By Dr. Helen Okoye Blood clotting is necessary in our bodies as this stops the blood from uncontrolled flowing after a cut or injury; but it’s when blood clots are created when they’re not needed, that they can become life-threatening. A clot... Read More
4 Ideas You Must Disregard As We Approach 2023 Elections
It’s approximately three months until the Permanent Voters Card (PVCs) collection, eighty eight days to commence the campaign by political parties in public, and two hundred and seven days to the 2023 elections. The 2019 general elections... Read More
Meet the 20 MTN-MIP Pioneer Fellows!
Twenty media professionals across the country were selected for the maiden Media Innovation Programme by MTN Nigeria in partnership with the School of Media and Communications, Pan-Atlantic University. The MTN Media Innovation Programme began... Read More