Osas Ighodaro, Miss Black USA is a Nigerian born and raised in the home of the New York Yankees – Bronx, New York. With her whole family from Nigeria, she is proud to be apart of her family’s first American born generation. Being a Nigerian-American has taught her the importance of family, pride, and never forgetting where she comes from.

In 1975, though some of us where not born then, there was this prediction made by ‘a section of the Christendom that the world would come to an end that year. The fear of the rapture, prompted many people sold-off their belongings and gave up hope about living. But the world didn’t end after all.

Recently in Lagos, a vibrant young accountant in a reputable private school in Ikeja, was going home from work one fateful evening when he got into a very tight traffic, he rendered a helping hand so that there will be free flow for all including himself of course, but miscreants descended on him like wild fire, while he was trying to help

What did you just do! You hit my child on the head? Where were you when l carried her for nine months plus? If you have to beat her, must it be her head? At another scenario, your house help sexually abuse your female child

The Federal government advised that ‘smokers are liable to die young’. This is the slogan that rings bell in your ears at the end of every cigarette advertisement on your radio or television set. But in spite of this warning, the number of smokers are on the increase in Nigeria. Smoking is a major cause of mortality in the world today

A ten year old boy runs towards you asking if he can be of any help and you wonder what he is doing awake at 12 am? And before you know it other children come your way including adults pointing at makeshift spots they think you would like to go to.

The following conversation I eavesdropped ensued between a man and his wife as l went to visit them in their home. The woman at the end of the exchange felt this humiliation of her life.

The immediate past Governor of Lagos State and National leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has stressed the need for compensation to the families of all the slain members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, who lost their lives in the violence that erupted in some Northern states of the country while serving their fatherland…

Just the other day, I was running late for work and I decided to climb a bike to a reasonable extent, before boarding a bus.

Just the other day, I was driving from my office through Mile 2 road in Lagos State popularly known as Mile 2 ‘oke’ to connect under the bridge as though I was going to Festac Town and environs

Following the unprecedented victory of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in last weekend’s presidential election, a religious/political crisis is going on, in several states in the northern parts of the country. The substance of violence sweeping through these states contradicts sharply with the celebrations in the southern part of the country