But we’ve been writing it all the same in pepper soup, praise names, and permanent resilience. October in the UK is Black History Month.Yes October, not February.That’s when the country pauses at least on paper to honour the legacy, pain, brilliance, and presence of Black people in Britain. There are speeches, school assemblies, banners with…
As someone who grew up in a polygamous home with multiple siblings and mothers, I surely have a vantage view of this convoluted form of matrimony.My father, grandfathers both paternal and maternal were ardent polygamists in their time. It was common place to mingle with different siblings, cousins, uncles, and aunties without batting our eyelids.I…
When a man finishes eating and refuses to wash his hands, even the dog begins to suspect him. That, in essence, is why the Edo State House of Assembly’s probe into the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) and Radisson Blu Hotel Project is not only proper—it is overdue. Since the revelation that over ₦3.8…
Who would have thought that the choice of your marriage partner would yield monetary advantages. Who would have thought that walking down the aisle or tying the knot with your husband would elicit regular alerts on your phone. It has been a closely guarded secret for those who have been cashing cheques where they didn’t…
When the Federal Government announced that Mathematics would no longer be compulsory for admission into arts and humanities, the applause was instant. Parents sighed with relief; students who had fought lifelong battles with algebra rejoiced online. But beneath the excitement lies a question too serious to ignore: are we reforming education or simply lowering the…
And somehow, they kept surviving things they never named. You know the kind of pain I’m talking about. The one she brushed off while pounding yam.The one she carried in her chest like an extra load.The one that made her wince slightly when she lifted the bucket but still went on like nothing happened. That…
Respect. A Thumbs up, and a Bow. These are not words one could have attributed to El Presidente two weeks ago, but it appears he has earned it by an unusual combination of actions. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, a character who goes by the name Polonius said: “Though this be madness, yet there is method in…
The Internet was recently abuzz with gory details of a dangerous domestic incident involving a winsome couple. You may be tempted to think you were watching scenes from the popular ‘True Crime Series ‘ with the salacious details of the unfolding story. Well, the gist is that a marriage of less than a year has…
When migration scatters the family tree, and names become blurry echoes. There was a time when cousins were your first crew. The ones you fought and gisted with in the same breath.The ones who ran barefoot with you through sandy compounds, climbed mango trees, and shared sweets your aunty told you to hide.The ones who…
I find it impossible to discuss the future of the National Stadium in Lagos without recalling my enduring personal connection to this historic landmark. In the mid-1960s, while residing on Razaq Balogun Street in Surulere, a narrow lane between the houses provided a direct route to Western Avenue and, ultimately, to the stadium itself. On…
