Nigerians who have been stuck waiting for new passports booklets may now heave a sigh of relief. A source at the Nigerian Immigration Office at Alagbon in Lagos informed thisislagos.ng that their office took delivery of passport booklets today and…
Dear Nigerians, when did we stop trusting each other? – Gbubemi Atimomo
Wondering what we have become as a result of our trust issues I went to my brother’s house a few weeks ago and on getting there, I realised that my phone battery had gone flat shortly before I arrived. As…
My grandfather’s juju helped my mother steal another woman’s husband.
I have always known my mother married my father through some diabolical means. To be honest, it was no fault of my mum, she was young and was sent to live in the city as house help to the man…
Journalists Olumide Iyanda & Francis Kokutse share COVID-19 vaccination experience
Two senior African journalists Olumide Iyanda from Nigeria and Francis Kokutse from Ghana have shared their experience of getting the COVID-19 vaccine in their respective countries. They both spoke on Saturday on Platforms Africa e-Discourse, an e-community of intellectuals, opinion…
Hijab or no hijab: This thing called religion-Tara Aisida
I had my secondary education at Federal Government Girls College Bida, Niger State. Like all other Federal Government Schools founded after the civil war primarily to enhance unity amongst Nigerians it succeeded in meeting its goal (at least till the…
Excuse me, where did you learn your “phonay”? – Gbubemi Atimomo
Reflecting on our penchant for acquiring foreign accents One of my all time favourite period movies of all time is “My Fair Lady”. Set in London in 1912, the film tells the story of Professor Henry Higgins, a phonetics professor…
She’s my husband’s wife but I am the one she loves
They say the heart of man is desperately wicked; it is. By man, I mean mankind, not just the male specie. I was dealt a blow that many women over the years have been dealt with and to be honest,…
Nigeria is suffering a trust deficit – Chido Nwakanma
Chido Nwakanma breaks down the Edelman Trust Barometer Report 2021 which posits that Nigerians have lost trust in government, the media NGOs and Business. An insightful read. Trust level in Nigeria is at a low 49 per cent overall for…
Parents, oya this is how to teach your kids to commit murder
I hear it’s very easy to train kids, you know teenagers to commit murder in cold blood. But there’s a caveat: they may not get away with it. Step 1: Let them witness your hatred, let them see your anger…
Should parents and siblings mingle in one’s marriage? Tara Aisida
Like everyone around the world, I was eager to hear the details from the Harry/ Meghan /Oprah interview and though I haven’t watched it in full yet, I have watched snippets and read comments and opinions on the facts revealed…