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Guest Essays

Chukwudi Madu: Osun Governor’s Religion-In-Schools Saga – Where We Get It Wrong All The Time

Chukwudi Madu | Contributing Editor -
Recently, secondary school students in Osun State embarked on a protest where students of various faiths wore apparels of their faith to school. Christians...
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Burnt, A Story By Tunde Leye (Episode 10)

Tunde Leye | Contributor -
As if on cue, there was a strong knock on the door and a thickly accented Igbo voice said “Open, it is the police!”...
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6 Lessons From Nelson Mandela Leaving Winnie Out Of His $4.1 Million Will (READ)

Dr. Boyce Watkins | Op-Ed Contributor -
People often romanticize the 38-year marriage of Nelson and Winnie Mandela. The thought of a strong woman waiting 27 years for her husband’s release...
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Burnt, A Story By Tunde Leye (Episode 9)

Tunde Leye | Contributor -
The driver swung into the front of the fenceless Okwurah house and with a hitman’s agility he jumped down to open the door for...
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Opinion: #NigeriaDecides2015 – It’s Party Time

Chukwudi Madu | Contributing Editor -
2015 is around the corner and the news is always replete with party - defections, infections, reflections, perceptions, deceptions, relations, intentions  and any other...
Fiction

Burnt, A Story By Tunde Leye (Episode 8)

Tunde Leye | Contributor -
Jason was sweating profusely inside the air-conditioned room. His mouth was dry and he didn’t know what to say. The tension was heightened because...
Fiction

Burnt, A Story By Tunde Leye (Episode 7)

Tunde Leye | Contributor -
Idris looked pointblank at his elder sister. “I’m waiting for someone to tell me what is going on in here” Hajara repeated, entering the...
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Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: The Power Of A Name

Opinions | The Trent -
Can your name affect your destiny? Following their recent walloping by Nigeria’s Super Eagles at the African Nations Championship, theSouth African national football team is once again...
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‘I fathered 34 children through sperm donation’ – A Sperm Donor’s Story

The Guardian UK -
In his youth, Chris Whitman often sold his sperm to a fertility clinic because he needed the money. Two years ago, he decided to check...
Fiction

Burnt, A Story By Tunde Leye (Episode 6)

Tunde Leye | Contributor -
As they sat on couch, digging through the goodies Aunty Laraba had brought from Abuja, life couldn’t be more perfect. Hajara watched the happiness...
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