An 18-year-old man, Samuel Akpobome, who was arrested by the police in Edo State for allegedly killing his mother for money rituals, has explained how he committed the act. Akpobome told PUNCH Metro on Wednesday that he strangled the victim, Christiana Ighoyivwi,…
Baby hippo attacks hungry lion in attempt to save mother (Independent)
A baby hippo has been photographed trying to save its mother from a hungry lion after she became mired in a muddy bog. The desperate calf can be seen roaring at the lion during the stand-off as it circled the…
Adult-ing is not easy at all – Abiodun Kuforiji Nkwocha
When my friend’s father died almost 2 years ago, I wrote a poem in his memory called ‘The Landscape is changing’. The clear picture of my childhood that included my parents, her parents, my aunts and uncles and our homes…
What makes a Mother? (Vogue)
What makes a mother? Is it writing a list for a “big shop” on the back of an envelope? Is it birth? Is it milk? Is it love? Is it cooking dinner at 8.23am to “get it out of the…
True to God, I don’t want my father to go to jail
True to God, I don’t want my father to go to jail. But he has been doing some bad things to me for some time now. So I decided to report him to my grandmother, Iya onisu. That’s what we…
Watch New Action Film: Senate vs IGP – Viola Okolie
“Viola, be a woman of your words”, my mother scolded me. “If you know you do not plan to take any disciplinary action against this girl, stop announcing it and threatening her if not, she will learn not to take…