Anxiety, Depression, and Moving Beyond
By Hope Zvara Depression and anxiety are odorless, tasteless, and often undetectable. I’m 36, and for most of my life, I have struggled with depression and anxiety. I wish I would have known what was…
August 2020
Mailafia And The New Nigeria Normal
By Akin Osuntokun (DIALOGUE WITH NIGERIA) Quite frankly the bad news is not that my good brother and friend, Obadiah Mailafia has been invited by the security services, it is the plausibility of the allegations…
Kamala Harris, Osinbajo & US Presidential Election
Whenever I see commentaries and posts about the US 2020 Presidential election on social media by those who cannot vote in the forthcoming election, I often feel the individuals involved have misplaced priorities. But on…
Champions League Quarter-Finals: Shocks, Sitters, Drama And Genius
BBC Sport For the first time in 24 years, there will be no English or Spanish sides in the Champions League semi-finals after Lyon stunned Manchester City in Portugal. Not since the 1995-96 season, when…
Secondus: Buhari’s Statement On Using Military For Election, Unfortunate
By Chuks Okocha and Sylvester Idowu National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, on Saturday described as unfortunate a statement credited to President Muhammadu Buhari that he could have used the…
Ronaldinho: Brazilian Star’s Decline From Barcelona Greatness To Paraguay Prison
By Gary Meenaghan (BBC Sport) Elasticos, rabonas, no-look passes and that trademark toothy grin. At his peak, Ronaldinho was irresistible. Throughout the 2000s, the Brazilian conquered the football world with the kind of play YouTube…
Ajoku’s Wish: Sanwo-Olu Should End Lagos Containers Of Death
Punch Editorial PERHAPS the saddest narrative about Nigeria’s rapid descent into utter disorder and lawlessness is its loss of value for human life. It is a tragedy shared by all states, including Lagos, the so-called…
8 Subtle Signs You’re Settling For Comfort Instead Of Embracing The Unknown
The unknown can be scary, but learning to embrace it comes with major upsides. By Melissa Chu, Writer at jumpstartyourdreamlife.com Does it ever feel like you’re waiting? Waiting for something to happen. Waiting for the…
How Big Brother Naija Corrupts The Minds Of Nigerian Youths
THE ALTERNATIVE With Reno Omokri When I read how much was spent on making the Big Brother Naija House COVID-19 safe for the 2020 edition of the reality show, I was stunned. Yes, this money…
Killer Policeman Would’ve Thrown Away My Brother’s Corpse — Sibling
Popoola Adebayo, an elder brother to 20-year-old Ayomide Taiwo, the fashion designer who died recently following an alleged attack by a policeman in Osun State, speaks with BOLA BAMIGBOLA on the incident and demands justice…