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Why We Celebrate Democracy Day in Nigeria

  Many of us celebrate Democracy Day and I hope majority of us also know the significance of this day. Democracy Day was established to commemorate the restoration of democracy in Nigeria especially after decades of military rule that

Nigeria Vs Scotland: Who Will Make the Final World Cup Squad?

  Super Eagles begin final preparations for the World Cup finals holding in Brazil as they battle an in-form Scotland at Craven Cottage in London today. Stephen Keshi’s side – crowned champions of Africa last year – are confident of

Just for Fun: How Much is Your Bride Price?

  Bride and price are two recurring words we hear as Nigerian women, especially unmarried ones. Growing up, my parents always used to make jokes about how much my bride price would be especially as an incentive to get me

Should Keshi Have Based Selection Strictly on Club Form?

  So much commentary and criticism has come Super Eagles Manager, Steven Keshi’s way following the release of the thirty-man provisional list from which the final twenty-three will be selected. The list released by Keshi, has most of our core

A Tale of Two Lagos Residents

    By Toks Ero For close observers of Lagos, Lagos has grown beyond what it used be in the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s 80’s, 90’s or even from the year 2000; not only in terms of population but in land

How to Take Good Care of Your Eyes

  The eye, they say, is the window of the soul. The beauty of life is seen through these beautiful windows; that is why the need for proper eye care cannot be over emphasized. Diet and regular health checkups are

Media Turns Boko Haram Into ‘Superstar Monsters’

By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani My friend’s eight-year-old daughter burst into tears while watching a Boko Haram video release on TV the other evening. The terrorist group has been receiving the kind of local and international media coverage that could make

Following the Natural Hair Journey

  By Ebun Oluwole For many of us (ladies), the concept of a healthy hair journey seemed like an utopian task especially before the popularity of the internet. It was an ideology we could only connect with via foreign movies

The Power of Laughter

  It is so funny how we take the best things in life for granted, things that can come to us without any form of stress. Laughter is regarded by researcher’s as a medicine for one’s well being, yet we

Embracing The Organic Lifestyle

By Ebun Oluwole With the advent or rather the break out of chemical-laden products especially in the cosmetics industry, organic living seems quite far-fetched. The media is doing a fantastic job selling these products to us so much that we

When Will our Girls Return Home?

By Toks Ero I am sad that bomb blasts have become a regular occurrence in Nigeria. In less than a month, we have had two in Nyanya, Abuja killing scores of Nigerian’s. The abduction of over 200 or rather almost

What is in a Name?

By Ijeoma Aniebo Sometimes, I have been introduced to people and wondered what situation gave them their names. Parents take particular care in the naming of a child, or I would like to think they do and sometimes it has

Are You Ready to Say “I DO”?

  It is just two months to your day; the day you will tell your partner those words that would for a lifetime tie you to them but you are having jitters and your feet are cold and you ask

10 Rules for Good Writing

  The act of writing has been a form of communication since the existence of man. A different form of writing was used in the medieval days, not the use of letters but signs and symbols called hieroglyphs. It

Almost Single: 9 Things You Should do While You’re Single

    Last week, I told a close friend that I went to see a movie by myself and the response I got was ‘oh how pathetic. Poor you’. Now I didn’t remember feeling like I had just gone through

Our Responsibility – Bring Back Our Girls

  By Kanayo Aniegboka For over two weeks, the world has mourned with us, Nigerians, over the abduction of about two hundred teenage girls from a high school in northern Nigeria. As blood chilling and unimaginable as the thought of

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