Badagry sits on one end of Lagos like an ignored elderly woman, whose hands raised nations but time and circumstances ...
The sun is at its highest point, beating down with an intense ferocity that was merciless and unyielding. The tarred ...
My relationship with money began when I overheard one of my older cousins say that money has a smell and ...
by Patrick Egwu Ejike Clinging to his crutches in both hands, Sylvester Egbunna 70, limps to the spot where his ...
by Patrick Egwu Ejike Sixty-six-year-old Lawrence Akpu is sitting on a black wheelchair which makes squeaky sound at each move ...
by Patrick Egwu Ejike In commemorating the 50th anniversary of the declaration of Biafra on May 30, 1967, I traveled ...
Today we launch the YNaija.com Biafra’s Forgotten Soldiers series – a special collection of stories telling the war experiences, triumphs, woes and ...
by Victor Akhidenor Finding the Olu-Aka academy is, in itself, a test of patience and endurance, a function of the ...
by Victor Akhidenor That there is no visible sign post announcing the Onitsha Main Market does not stop anyone from ...
by Victor Akhidenor Nkechi Nwobodo looks glum right now and it’s for one simple reason: NYSC. More specifically, she’s unhappy ...
by Nk’iru Njoku On the meaning of bravery Bravery is to me, simply doing what you have to do, when ...
by Aisha Yesufu On the 30th of April 2014 I came face to face with an individual that made me ...
by Seyi Oluyole My name is Oluwaseyi Oluyole, but I go by the name Seyi Oluyole. I am from Ondo ...
Nigeria has one of the highest populations of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in the world; now estimated at 17.5 ...
Linda Ikeji, 36, is Nigeria’s highest paid blogger who took to the medium as a pastime in 2006. In this entry, ...
Nigeria is blessed with social entrepreneurs who have been making a difference despite the fact that they encounter series of ...
by Festus Iyorah After the death of her husband 17 years ago, her in-law took everything that belongs to her ...
by Arese Ugwu The first time I met Toke was at my leaving do in London, I was moving back ...
In Nigeria there is an increase in sexual assault against girls and women. Despite this increase coupled with an extremely ...
by Mo Abudu The shock appears to have come and gone. The headlines remain, but by now, the figures are ...
After the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act (SSMPA) was passed into law in 2013 issues concerning homosexuality are discussed at ...
by Festus Iyorah Discussing related to sex is considered little more than taboo in Nigeria. It’s fine to talk about them behind closed doors, ...
by Festus Iyorah It’s a Friday—the busiest market day at the Agyragu melon market, Nasarawa. The market is dominated by ...
In Nigeria, the beauty industry has grown by leaps and bounds. A report by Euromonitor projected the Nigerian beauty and ...
Click here for part I of this story. — by Festus Iyorah Benedicta is impaired, not impeded In Nigeria, tertiary ...
One afternoon in 2003, Benedicta Ogbonna was reading a novel when she lost sight in her right eye after scratching ...
by Festus Iyorah Following the seven-year bloody reign of the deadly Boko haram terrorists in North east part of the ...
by Festus Iyorah Following the seven-year bloody reign of the deadly Boko haram terrorists in North east part of the ...
by Festus Iyorah Following the seven-year bloody reign of the deadly Boko haram terrorists in North East part of the ...
by Festus Iyorah Following the seven-year bloody reign of the deadly Boko haram terrorists in North east part of the ...