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Op-ed EditorDecember 16, 2016

Lekan Olanrewaju: Nigerian doctors are pretty awesome [NEW VOICES]

by Lanre Olanrewaju There are 9 million bicycles in Beijing. All of them are set on fire. The use of ...

Op-ed EditorDecember 10, 2016

Otasowie Christabel Ogiemwonyi: When the curtains do not fall [Nigerian Voices]

by Otasowie Christabel Ogiemwonyi **************** Sometimes, you crave for solitude but you find out you are with company. The peripatetic ...

Op-ed EditorDecember 4, 2016

Nwachukwu Olusegun Nwachukwu: Choices [Nigerian Voices]

by Nwachukwu Olusegun Nwachukwu Gray day. The sky and the earth had kissed once more, for the sky seemed to miss ...

Op-ed EditorDecember 3, 2016

Ezinne Ajoku: Family is everything [NEW VOICES]

by Ezinne Ajoku A colleague lost his father recently and it got me thinking about family, death, relationships, the whole ...

Op-ed EditorDecember 1, 2016

Frances Ogamba: Sister, sister

by Frances Ogamba You have a sister, an elder one, the one with skin like chocolate cream. The one with ...

Op-ed EditorNovember 28, 2016

Joel Ighosa Ighalo: The making of a truly Nigerian family [NEXT]

by Joel Ighosa Ighalo I do not know if it is appropriate to call them the Bring Back Our Girls ...

Op-ed EditorNovember 21, 2016

Ayodotun Rotimi-Akinfenwa: The intern movie and my random reflections [NEW VOICES]

by Ayodotun Rotinmi-Akinfewa I recently saw the ‘’Intern’ movie and I liked it. Why? It subtly underscores some issues and ...

AzeezNovember 17, 2016

How undergraduate plotted her kidnap to collect N6m ransom from family

An undergraduate of the Imo State University, Chinwendu Udensi has been apprehended by the police after plotting her own kdnap ...

ToluNovember 5, 2016

Experience an amazing treat at the Festac Food Fair this November

Festac is set to experience an amazing treat as FestacOnline, a community-based platform announces the Festac Food Fair 2016. In ...

Op-ed EditorNovember 2, 2016

Stanley Chidiebere Okonkwo: No one told us [Nigerian Voices]

by Stanley Chidiebere Okonkwo I had wondered why people cry when someone dies. For some people, it is so natural. Mother’s ...

Op-ed EditorOctober 31, 2016

Nnamdi Jude Atupulazi: Tea Mornings, 1997 [Winner of Nigerian Voices Competition]

by Nnamdi Jude Atupulazi Mummy was a teacher. She lived far away from us because the government would not grant her ...

Op-ed EditorOctober 29, 2016

Iweka Kingsley presents Emily’s diary (Chapter 4)

by Iweka Kingsley In commemoration of October as the month Breast Cancer awareness globally, Iweka Kingsley writes about a fourteen years old girl diagnosed with ...

Op-ed EditorOctober 27, 2016

Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto: The ties that bind

by Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto “Frank, that’s not the right way to put on your sandals,” I said to my younger brother ...

Op-ed EditorOctober 25, 2016

Iweka Kingsley presents Emily’s diary (Chapter 3)

by Iweka Kingsley In commemoration of October as the month Breast Cancer awareness globally, Iweka Kingsley writes about a fourteen years old girl diagnosed with ...

Op-ed EditorOctober 21, 2016

Chukwuemeke Victor Esumeh: Life is sweet, bitter, sour [Nigerian Voices]

by Chukwuemeke Victor Esumeh There have always been ups and downs that seems to place situational hurdles on the path of ...

Op-ed EditorOctober 20, 2016

Raji Aliu Akanni: I took on a police officer [Nigerian Voices]

by Raji Aliu Akanni Police is your friend. That was what we learnt. As a young school leaver, I had ...

Op-ed EditorOctober 20, 2016

Moses Kamil: The story of my whole life at Kings College [Nigerian Voices]

by Moses Kamil I saw the article on this competition some days back and I felt like Eureka! This is ...

Op-ed EditorOctober 18, 2016

Iweka Kingsley presents Emily’s Diary (Chapter 2)

In commemoration of October as the month Breast Cancer awareness globally, Iweka Kingsley writes about a fourteen years old girl diagnosed with breast cancer who ...

Op-ed EditorOctober 18, 2016

Blessing Iyamadiken: Love was… [Nigerian Voices]

by Blessing Iyamadiken Love was… Growing up, I wanted a certain degree of love and affection, one that wasn’t just about ...

Op-ed EditorOctober 16, 2016

Wilfred Okiche: When mourning is beautiful [NEW VOICES]

by Wilfred Okiche Death is a sad affair. But mourning can be a beautiful thing. This part of the world, ...

Op-ed EditorOctober 15, 2016

Igwe Ozioma Peace: A corset and a smile [Nigerian Voices]

by Igwe Ozioma Peace The clock on the parlour wall chimed- one ringing bong. Could it really be two O’clock ...

Op-ed EditorOctober 15, 2016

Tosin Dada: My mum is dying? [Nigerian Voices]

by Tosin Dada Is she dying? The words were slurred because my tongue felt thick and heavy from the tears ...

Op-ed EditorOctober 13, 2016

Iweka Kingsley presents Emily’s Diary (Chapter 1)

In commemoration of October as the month Breast Cancer awareness globally, Iweka Kingsley writes about a fourteen years old girl diagnosed with breast cancer who ...

Op-ed EditorOctober 11, 2016

Ugochukwu Favour: A tribute to our late sister [Nigerian Voices]

by Ugochukwu Favour When she was alive, she did not forget the birth date of every of our family member, ...

Op-ed EditorOctober 10, 2016

Aderonke Adebanjo: Nigerian parents need to know that marriage is not everything [NEW VOICES]

I was having a conversation with a friend recently – one that I’ve had a few times with different people ...

Op-ed EditorOctober 9, 2016

Godfrey Akozi: I survived against all odds [Nigerian Voices]

by Godfrey Akozi The events that preceded my birth and the ones that followed till this day are worth sharing. My ...

Op-ed EditorOctober 6, 2016

Jennifer Chioma Amadi: Growing up [Nigerian Voices]

by Jennifer Chioma Amadi Childhood is one phase that has so much influence on every individual. This is where the ...