Hundreds of million for 90 minutes, peanuts for a lifetime of service, by Stephanie Shaakaa
*Nigeria’s Broken Scale of Value When the Super Falcons clinched their record-extending tenth Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title in July 2025, the Presidency rolled out the red carpet. The players received national honours, three-bedroom apartments in Abuja and the promise of the naira equivalent of $100,000 each. The financial rewards were eventually fulfilled in […]
The Curse of a Monotonous Diet
While routine can offer a sense of stability and predictability, when it comes to food, monotony can have negative consequences for both your physical health and overall well-being.
Amina, our first lady, By Emeka Obasi
Amina was born in affluence but it never got into her head.
Gumi’s extremism shames decency, By Azu Ishiekwene
If Gumi was looking, he would have seen, from the results of the last general elections that the city’s demographics, especially in the municipal areas, are changing.
Clara Pulido: Daughter of Fidel, friend, sister, comrade, By Owei Lakemfa
CARLOS Trejo Sosa was perhaps the friendliest Cuban Ambassador I ever knew. He was a wise, widely travelled man with deep knowledge of Cuban sayings and proverbs which he said mainly emanated from Africa. When in 2016, he received the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, he told him: “We are the same family. I […]
Justifying the insane, By Adekunle Adekoya
I AM sure that I number among the millions of Nigerians that were stupefied when a senator justified expenditure of N160 million on one SUV for each of our lawmakers. To put it in street lingo, I was “flabberwhelmed and overgasted” when I read the rationalisation of the immoral act. To put it in proper context, […]
