Dashed hopes/Renewed hope: A tale of a country seeking salvation.

Omolola Pedro The Presidential election of the Federal Republic of Nigeria held on the 25th of February. And if course, it featured deaths, violence, ballot box snatching, and voters intimidation,…

Lagos State Staff Bus Accident: Evidence of a society bedeviled by Performative Uprightness

Aanu Oluyide In writing this article one quote struck me from Ross Wilson, "Your level of integrity, ethical behaviour, and sense of fairness will contribute to your success or lack…

Safe Water, Safe Toilets: A Heaven for millions Of Nigerians

Idiongo Marcus   There are a lot of problems affecting Nigerians today, many of them propagated by Illiteracy, Poverty and a lack of serious Government concern and actions to curtailing…

RELIGION: A COPING MECHANISM AND A PAIN KILLER.

Nonye Anastesia Every committed religious person I know seems (by appearance) to be so fulfilled, until I engage them in a deep soul conversation. Kaboom, the vacuums on the inside…

Independence Quiz 1

Chris Alih   For Nigeria's problems to be properly tackled, they must first be defined and outlined. They must be isolated - quarantined if you will - in order to…

In Search of Greener Pastures: The Menace of Human Trafficking in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sefa Mnda Vivianne From the oil rich nation of Nigeria, to the lush white beaches of Kenyan to the gold-laden coasts of Ghana, the African continent has been a major…

Sannu Tor, Sannu Tor

Abu Onyiani In The middle years of the first decade of the 21st century, a few greedy and disgruntled members of a large ancient middleclass family in Benin City sat…

How Christianity and Islam underdeveloped Nigeria

By Ufuoma Omorere Bernard Before the advent of Christianity and Islam in Nigeria it's people were progressive and driven by culture and morality. There wasn't organized religion. What was termed…

NIGERIAN CHURCHES AND ITS UNENDING MONEY PROBLEMS

  By Abu Onyiani Nigerian churches, particular the Pentecostal arm of Christianity in the world’s most populous black nation seem to have a money problem. Pastors like to say God…

Chasing The Tail

by Foli Adewojo In the 80’s, we had the Obadare’s, Oshofa’s, Abiara’s, Babalola's, and co. In the 90’s, we had and still have the Adeboye’s, Kumuyi’s, Oyedepo’s, Oyakhilome's, and co.…