When I read Proverb 17:12 “let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly” I had no idea that it would one day be the biblical justification for the ongoing debate on social…
What will happen to Bobrisky in jail?
“Finally, hand don touch am,” as we say in naija. The news about Bobrisky, aka Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, being caught, charged and sentenced to six months in jail by a Lagos High Court over mutilating the naira, shocked me. A…
Valentine love song — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Some diabolical male chauvinists out there are making bad noises that because this year’s Valentine’s Day falls on Ash Wednesday women should not be romanced. These evil men go further in their crazy desecration of womanhood by pointing out that…
Abuse knows no gender, fear women!
Have you heard about or followed the Johnny Depp/ Amber Heard trial. The facts are quite simple. The two parties were married for 23 months and later got divorced. Sometime last year, Depp filed a defamation suit against Heard in…
How Nigerian businesses can benefit from MTN Smart Survey
The week started with an impactful forum for business in Nigeria. MTN Nigeria Executives with some guests at the launch Before the gist, how cool is it to read the mind of your customers? On Monday, December 10, 2018,…
The Nigerian Xpress hits the newspaper market
The Nigerian Xpress, a top-of-the-range print and online newspaper, will be formally unveiled to the public in Lagos on Saturday, December 22, 2018. The latest newspaper in the Nigerian media industry, is published by The Xpress Publications Limited. A statement…
EU envoy wants end to gender-based violence in Nigeria (Guardian)
11 December 2018 The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ketil Karlson, has advocated an end to gender-based violence in Nigeria. He urged relevant stakeholders and authorities to engage in aggressive…
The Bobrisky-fication of our world – Peju Akande
Change, the old mantra says, is the only constant in life. As humans, we change with the times and environment… I believe God gave us abilities to make our own decisions…whether good or bad…I also believe God doesn’t change. That…
If the boot doesn’t fit then female footballers should have an alternative (Guardian)
While it is hardly a surprise that male players dominate football boot marketing, the fact that a large amount of professional female players are wearing men’s or children’s boots surely is Pretty much every day someone pops up on my…