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The student was different. She exuded confidence that seized the atmosphere like a charge of electricity. It was the morning assembly of the all-female Mater Amabilis Secondary School, Umuoji, in …

Any man in power in Nigeria can boast of an intimidating number of sycophants, toadies and lickspittles roaming along the corridors of power. One excited toady of the moment was …

Coups and earthquakes! Foreign journalists from America and Britain who covered Africa back in the day never tired on writing headline stories on coups and earthquakes in Africa. There is …

Let me today remember an Angel I once met in this life. Let’s simply call her Sola. Angel Sola Kuti. She’s Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s daughter. My devotion to Fela as an …

Nothing excites and unifies Nigerians like football, especially when the national team, the Super Eagles, can claim a continental or world title. It was the typical Nigerian night of high …

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 …

It’s only one vehicle bearing the legend “One Nigeria” that plies the badly maintained roads to the turf of this benighted country. That long-suffering vehicle is called football or soccer …

When the Nigeria-Biafra war ended in January 1970, there was gloom in Igboland. Even as the then Head of State General Yakubu Gowon made the famous announcement of “No Victor, …

They no longer make creative masters like the personable wonder simply called El Anatsui. El Anatsui came from Ghana to Nigeria and then conquered the world. It is no mean …

It does appear to me that Nigerians are yet to grasp the deep meaning of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebrated on Monday, January 15. Nothing better calls for sober …

It’s cool by me to stay out of the urban scene in the festive season in order to soak in the sweet breeze of village life. People who complain that …

Most Nigerians are koboless – I mean, they have no kobo coins in their pockets, let alone naira notes, and they must perforce celebrate Christmas. When a kobo is so …

Former Edo State Governor who graduated to become the chairman of the country’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), ex-Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, always manufactures good copy for journalists. The …

My birthday is about to happen, which means that Nigeria is older than me by about three months, but I feel very ancient because of the way the country has …

Political stakeholders in Anambra State have made a call for the conducting of Local Government elections in the state that prides itself as “The Light of the Nation”. The African …

Chief Obafemi Awolowo famously described his wife as “the jewel of inestimable value.” In the political evolution of Nigeria Awo was the great lion that made things happen. Mama HID …