Part 1 The story begins with an eyesore which had dotted the Government Reservation Area, (GRA) landscape of Benin City for about 4 decades.Like a haunted building in horror movies, one wondered why previous efforts to bring it to life had been unsuccessful until Godwin Obaseki took one look at the building and decided that…
That special season of the year is here again. The only time family members move heaven and earth to congregate in same location to ring out the old year and ring in the new year. There’s so much much festivities, pomp and pageantry under one roof for the festive season.Well, here’s a foolproof guide to…
Earlier this year, the great State of Texas was at the center of a backhanded attempt at rigging.The process has a fancy name. They call it gerrymandering with a big fat eye to 2026 Midterms. Now, here’s how it works. Every State has a Congressional map. According to law, because of population growth, this map…
The jury is out on the conduct of professional/accomplished women in marriage.Are they adequately prepared like their lesser educated and exposed counterparts? Are these ones better suited to the marriage institution?The recent hullabaloo in the camp of celebrity marriages is a drama too many. Some relationships conducted with pomp and pageantry have publicly crashed under…
When I was a little boy, as our parents struggled through life to feed, clothe and send nine children and several relatives to school, there was one task that was a constant on their minds—-making sure that we were safe. My father would always wake up in the middle of the night to make sure…
Where reflection meets renewal. There’s a stillness that arrives around this time of year.It’s not loud like January’s resolutions or December’s noise.It’s softer the kind that sneaks in when you’re too tired to keep pretending you’re not tired. The emails are slowing down.The group chats are buzzing again.Half the people you know are planning to…
A Response to Tony Aziegbemi’s Misdirected Attacks By Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu My dear people of Edo State,Ordinarily, I would not respond to every political commentary, particularly when it comes from individuals whose positions are already well known to the public. However, when statements are released in a manner that may mislead our people or distort…
Because no matter where we are, we always find our way back to each other. There’s a smell in the air around this time of year part fried stew, part anticipation.WhatsApp groups start reviving like old spirits.Somebody suddenly remembers to ask, “Are you coming home this December?”And even if you’re not, your body starts acting…
Who truly owns the Museum of West African Art now standing where Benin’s Central Hospital once breathed life into generations.? What began as EMOWAA — the Edo Museum of West African Art — presented as a public-spirited cultural renaissance for a historic kingdom, has quietly, almost surgically, transformed into MOWAA, a private trust-controlled institution bearing…
Because for many of us, rest has always felt like rebellion. Let’s be honest: Nigerians don’t rest.We only recover. Even our vacations look suspiciously like work.You’ll see someone on “holiday” still replying emails with “sent from my iPhone” energy.Aunties will visit family abroad and spend two weeks cooking for people who told them to come…
