If there is one concept that irks me and that I feel strongly and deeply about, it’s the idea of one human owning another or thinking they are superior to another because of their race, religion, tribe, gender, age or…
Osun teenager fingers stepfather for pregnancy
A teenage resident in Osogbo, Osun State, (name withheld), has accused a clergy also based in the town, simply identified as Femi, said to be her stepfather, of putting her in the family way at the age of 13. The…
Mum chose euthanasia ‘to punish husband who got custody of their children’
A mum who took her own life at a suicide clicinc in Switzerland did it as a final punishment to her estranged husband for getting custody of their three children, it’s been claimed. Catherine Kassenoff publicly announced in a lengthy…
The Burden of Relief: The emotion no one talks about when death occurs — Tara Aisida
Everyone he met on hearing his name and affirming that he was his son, always told him how renowned and respected his father was. But they didn’t know that it was all a façade and that the man in the…
Bullies are made at home — Tara Aisida
Sometime this week, we all became aware of yet another case of bullying in one of our elite schools when the video showing one Mariam slapping Namtira Bwala her fellow school mate (we don’t know for sure if she is…
I gave my baby away and my breasts still flow with milk
What happened to me is not my fault. I came to live with Aunty when my mother’s sister, who was the one looking after me, died. This aunty I am talking about, I mean the one I came to live…
Confusion as police charge man for banditry after reporting Immigration officer for raping wife
Yusuf Samaila is currently being incarcerated at the prison after spending days in Police custody for reporting a Deputy Superintendent of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Sani Muazu to the authority that his wife was raped. Samaila had earlier this month…
Singer Victor AD disputes BBC documentary on TB Joshua, says family benefitted his miracles
Nigerian singer and songwriter, Victor Adere, better known as Victor AD, has faulted a BBC Africa Eye’s documentary that accused the late founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), TB Joshua, of several atrocities, including stage miracles and sexual…
Did you suffer in boarding house? — Gbubemi Atimomo
Reminiscences of boarding school life and the culture of terror in the guise of punishment and discipline A few weeks ago, a clip of Bovi, the comedian, speaking at Daystar Christian Centre’s “Excellence in Leadership” conference, caught my eye on…
Canada to pay Indigenous abuse survivors more than $2b
Canada will pay hundreds of Indigenous communities more than $2 billion in compensation for nearly a century of abuse suffered by children in residential schools, its government has announced. A class-action lawsuit brought by 324 Indigenous communities has resulted in…