Do sane people ever walk themselves to a clinic to test for HIV? That was the question that crossed my mind yesterday as I sat opposite a female counselor at …
Ololade Adewuyi
Ololade Adewuyi
A graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ololade Adewuyi is a journalist based in Ghana. Currently attached to Ovation International Magazine, he is an avid reader, speaker and photographer. He has also written for The Guardian, Lagos, The Star and Business Week both in Accra. When not writing for the media, he takes time to write poetry and short stories. He intends to make his own films in the future. Email. Blog.
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I remember growing up and wanting to have beard. At fifteen, all I ever dreamt of was having a face covered with hair. Why? Just so I could be respected …
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Dreams do come true. And no one has it happened to more than me. Here I was standing in a room packed full of seasoned diplomats, reputable public servants and …
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In a few days, Nigeria, Africa’s most populated country and sub Saharan Africa’s second largest economy, will go to the polls in elections that are hoped will mark the country’s …
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It has been said by many people that the problem of Africa is a problem of leadership. But one also needs emphasise that the ordinary man and woman on the …
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The body of Christ in Nigeria took back what they had lost to the world with the successful staging of The Experience in Lagos last week. In an industry where …
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It is not often that one happens to personally know the survivor of an accident not to talk of the survivor of a deadly plane crash…
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I didn’t shed a tear when I was told that Ye Wande had passed on. I knew she had gone to be with the Lord. I can’t tell her age …
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It is no longer news then that the Big Brother Nigeria show has since claimed its first casualty after two weeks…
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The federal government has N60 billion to construct a new stadium, but is unwilling to commit a few billions to reviving education in Nigeria…
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what is the use of speaking all the languages if I cannot communicate with my relations from the village in the local dialect that has existed for generations?
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Life here as we saw it was a dark cloud without a silver lining. We have become so dead to the wailings of the poor in our bid to get …
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On TV, young people who ought to be in school are being paraded as crime suspects… Meanwhile, the children of our leaders are seen in society magazines at graduation ceremonies …