My father-in-law wants me for himself

My father-in-law thinks he owns me! My tale is a tale of the bizarre but it happened here in Lagos. I grew up in Surulere. My mother and father didn’t live together; but that didn’t stop me from being a…

I secretly reported a colleague and now his family is in trouble

I have been a teacher for more than 15 years. And I love my job. I moved from teaching in a public school to a private school because of course, the salary is better but not too much. I truly…

Our daughter has been molested but my husband says it’s a family matter

I have seen and read too many strange stories to know that what happened to me isn’t strange and should not even be treated as a family matter. My husband is a very traditional man; he believes in family, the…

Before you judge people and call them foolish, pray first!

Come if you are one of those who write to insult women who fall prey to evil pastors; just pray it never happens to you because it is easy to sit in your office and point fingers without finding out…

ANA’s Tribute: Pius Adesanmi in life, death and vocation as a writer-scholar – Denja Abdullahi and Ofonime Inyang

Death came visiting the Nigerian writing house yet again. This time it left with a pricy catch in the person of Pius Adesanmi, literary star, critic, essayist, columnist, teacher, poet, and foremost intellectual. In an ill- fated plane tragedy in…

Traffic is a normal thing in Lagos – Abdulwahid Saad

Abdulwahid Saad is a teacher in a school in the Gbagada. Except for traffic, which he says is normal in Lagos, his day was all right. Please listen to him tell of his day and tell us how yours unfolded…

Hey, stop looking down on that ‘aboki’ – Lucia Edafioka

If you look around you, you’ll notice that the number of northerners in Lagos has increased. It is a case of cause and effect; the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast has forced a lot of people to move down…

Toni Kan and siblings celebrate Dad at 75

Award winning writer and online publisher Toni Kan and his siblings threw a high octane shindig for their father on Saturday, November 24, 2018 at the Rajulie Hall of Temple School, Ilupeju. The event which was anchored by poet, Efe…

Lagos is the centre of the art business – Tobenna Okwuose

Tobenna Okwuose is an artist and teacher at the Niger Delta University, Amassama in Bayelsa State. He loves Lagos because it is the centre of the art business in Nigeria and for many more reasons that he lists in the…

Toni Kan and partner sell sabinews.com in landmark deal

Writer, journalist, teacher, Toni Kan and his partner Peju Akande have announced the sale of their news website sabinews.com, which was launched in May 2014. The site quickly established itself as an ethical and professionally well run news website featuring…

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