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Clarion Chukwura and Ibinabo Fiberesima’s war of words
It is no longer news that actresses, Ibinabo Fiberesima and Clarion Chukwura, are not in good terms. The two have been throwing jabs at each other for some time now. Recently, Clarion berated Ibinabo...
View ArticleCAN, PFN, others mount pressure on FG over abducted Chibok school girls
By Aramide Oikelome Snr Correspondent, Lagos Christian groups in Lagos, comprising of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Christ Living Apostolic...
View ArticleDevelopment comes in an atmosphere of tolerance, peace – Alapiki
By Aramide Oikelome, Segun Obisanya, Lagos The President, Eckankar Nigeria, Professor Henry Alapiki, has said the path to achieving lasting peace in any society is when individuals commit themselves to...
View ArticleBoko Haram’s Chibok misadventure
With Remi Akano It was inevitable that prayer for the safe return of “our girls”, as the abducted students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, have become known, would feature at Kingdom...
View ArticleCan antidepressants prevent Alzheimer?
The outcome of a new study on a common antidepressant is pointing to the possibility of it preventing Alzheimer’s disease also known as dementia, which is not medically known to have a cure, but...
View ArticleBreast feeding: A strategy to attain MDG 4
One of the strategies to reduce infant morbidity and mortality is through promoting and supporting breast feeding. It should be encouraged that infants be exclusively breast fed for the first six...
View ArticleI fall for all African literature –Ahmed
By Rukayat Atanda, Special Correspondent, Lagos Author of a blog, Book Shy: An African booklovers, Zahrah Nesbitt-Ahmed, a 25- year-old final year doctorate degree student of the London School of...
View ArticleThe Divorce (a semi-true story)
By Dream Vanilla “We have to get some things sorted out, still…” I could tell he was about to continue, but I interrupted. “Like what things?” I pulled away from mom, sitting up almost straight and...
View ArticleBoko Haram is unusual – Adichie
By Yemi Adebisi, Acting Head, Literary/Arts Award winning Nigerian author of Half of a Yellow Sun, Chimamanda Adichie, has joined the world to condemn the state of insecurity in Nigeria. She also...
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Nigeria not a failed state –Okoh
Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Archbishop Anthony Okoh, in this interview with Assistant Life Editor, YINKA SOKUNBI, and Senior Correspondent, ARAMIDE OIKELOME, bares his mind...
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True Diplomat, My Autobiography
Author: Sir Lucius Ehieze Reviewer: M A C Odu Publisher: Kaygee Communications Limited No of pages: 298 I was turned off initially by the title, which sounded immodest. He had dialogued with himself in...
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Handling abduction related trauma
By Yinka Shokunbi Some of the escaped abducted Chibok school girls. There is a strong psychological view that when bad things happen to people, it can take a while to get over the pain and feel safe...
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Women should continue to preach peace –Abdullahi
Dr. Maryam Abdullahi is the Founder of Women for Peace in Nigeria (WOPIN), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) that has a global alliance of individuals and organisations with common interests in...
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I hardly go anywhere without complete yoruba attire –Adepoju
By Nkasiobi Oluikpe / Lagos Hardly is demography and migration in Africa discussed without a mention of his name. A widely travelled personality, Professor Aderanti Adepoju Professor Aderanti Adepoju...
View ArticleHigher taxes on tobacco save lives
Today, every six seconds, someone dies from tobacco use. Tobacco kills up to half of its users. It also incurs considerable costs for families, businesses and governments. Treating tobacco-related...
View ArticleThe Divorce (a semi-true story)
By Dream Vanilla Grandma tried to take my mind off of the divorce by playing board games and renting movies. It never really worked, though. My mind was always lost in how my family was falling apart....
View ArticleLate Angelous never went to college
By Yemi Adebisi, Acting Head, Literary/Arts Award winning poet, journalist, activist and film producer, Maya Angelous, whose death occurred on Wednesday, May 28, was described as a symbol of stars and...
View ArticleMuslims, Christian women pray for Chibok girls
Not leaving any stone unturned, Christian and Muslim women gathered last Tuesday at Onikan Stadium, Lagos to specially seek God’s intervention for the release of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls. The...
View ArticleI read books on Curie’s story on my birthday –Amaechi
By Yemi Adebisi, Acting Head, Literary/Arts Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, is one of the few leaders that create time for reading despite his tight schedule. Not only that, he has...
View ArticleWhy discuss menstruation?
Do you know that half of the world menstruates? On any given day, more than 800 million women between the ages of 15 and 49 are estimated to be menstruating yet talking about menstruation remains a...
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