I trusted my father to be the one to protect me but he didn’t. I am almost 18 years old and I will finish with secondary school by June this year. I would have finished a long time before now…
To live in Aso Rock Villa, you must be fortified -Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Time was when Dodan Barracks in Lagos rocked as the seat of Nigerian power. One bloody coup almost succeeded in Dodan Barracks, Lagos, and the rush to Aso Rock, Abuja became a fast 100-metre dash, complete with performance-enhancing drugs! The…
Stop. Think: Does your life have meaning? -Tara Martins Aisida
I recently finished reading one of the books on my booklist. VIKTOR E. FRANKL’s “Man’s search for meaning” is highly recommended and was worth the read. I stopped a lot of times to reflect about some of the things I…
Abeg o, my child is not a miracle baby, she is pastor’s daughter!
My daughter is 15 years old and she is the best thing that ever happened to me. She is the only child I have and that is why I have kept her story hidden but now i can talk…
Gani Must Come Back – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
It was President Buhari’s wife who asked the question: “Are there no longer men in Nigeria?” She was wailing about the shadowy characters that had, allegedly, hijacked her husband’s regime. We need one particular man to come back from death…
Do you know Orlando Owoh? -Dami Ajayi
Orlando Owoh died in 2008, but his music did not die with him. You may not hear his Kennery sound as often as you want to in the snarl called Lagos traffic but the music rules the airwaves in such…
2019 Elections: 20 European Union Observation Mission in Nigeria (Guardian)
The European Union Electoral Observation Mission in Lagos says it has 20 teams currently monitoring the process of the general election across the country. The European mission representatives in Lagos, Mrs Cecilia Eueom and Mr Mathias Zohoren disclosed this to…
“Stranded” election ad hoc officials besiege INEC office in Imo (Guardian)
Some trained ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Saturday, besieged electoral office over alleged non inclusion in the elections duties. The ad hoc staff numbering about 300 persons, besieged the INEC office in Owerri, awaiting…
Voters angry over non arrival of materials (Nation)
Aggrieved voters at Magwan special primary school polling booth No PO 2 expressed disgust the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for late arrival of voting materials. As at 9:230 am INEC officials were yet to be seen at the station…
Election: Voters turnout impressive in Gombe (Guardian)
Turnout of voters for the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Gombe was impressive as people were seen eagerly waiting for the commencement of accreditation and voting. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that people were seen at the…