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From Tradition to Theatre: The Enduring Legacy of Duro Ladipo
Nigeria, especially the Yoruba tribe, is blessed with talented, visionary, and passionate individuals who did not settle for less in proving their love for art, as well as the preservation and promotion of Yoruba history through drama, plays, and music on the global stage. Durodola Durosomo Duroorike Timothy Adisa Ladipo, better known as Duro Ladipo, […]
Self-Medication in Nigeria: A Dangerous Habit We Normalize
In many Nigerian homes, the cupboard designated for medicine is as normal as a cabinet for the cooking pot. A headache strikes, and someone reaches for painkillers, or someone develops a cough and antibiotics become the resort without a prescription. A fever, and antimalarial drugs are taken automatically. For countless Nigerians, this is not considered […]
Many Barriers, Few Seats: The Struggle of Women in Nigerian Politics
In a political race highly dominated by men, Princess Chichi Ojei, of the Allied Peoples Movement, stood as the only female candidate in the 2023 presidential election; one woman against a field of powerful and influential men, the only woman among 17 men running for president, and only the third in Nigeria’s history. Her candidacy […]
Online Learning, Traditional Classrooms and the Way to Quality Education
In March 2020, when the world came to a sudden pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, classrooms across Nigeria fell silent. School gates were locked, lecture halls emptied, and millions of students were forced to stay at home. But learning did not completely stop, it just changed direction as phones and laptops became the new […]
Child Labour in Modern Society: Still Happening Around us Today
The childhood season is meant to be a season for learning, discovery, play, and growth -intellectually and emotionally. It is meant to be a season where dreams are formed, and potential is shaped. For many children in our society today however, these critical seasons have instead become a season to labour. As some children wake […]
Cancel Culture in Nigeria: Justice or Cruelty?
In today’s world, one post on social media can change everything about a person’s life. You can wake up one day and a single tweet, video, or something said years ago can suddenly go viral. In Nigeria, many people use platforms like X, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok to ‘call people out’, set them up for […]
IK Dairo: The Ineffaceable Juju Music Contributor
Just as Tunde King, J.O Araba, Fatai Rolling Dollar and others contributed immensely to the evolution of Jùjú music previously referred to Palm Wine music, Isaiah Kehinde (I.K) Dairo is nothing less than a devoted artiste who also brought in his uniqueness and innovations to see the Jùjú music become a powerful genre of music […]
Noise Over Dialogue: Why Our Society is Losing the Art of Listening
There was a time when disagreement in our society did not automatically turn into hostility. You could see people sitting under a tree, in a bus park, or at a canteen arguing about politics, religion, football, or family matters, and still go their separate ways with mutual respect. Today, noise has become our new language, […]
Risk of Power Bike Fatalities and the Need for Stricter Government Regulations
When news of the death of Kola Onifoto’s passing spread across the internet following a motorcycle accident while embarking on what he described as his first solo motorcycle journey outside Lagos, the internet was shaken and plunged into mourning. It was a rude shock to both fans and families, and Nigeria’s growing biking community. Known […]
When Conversations on Sexual Abuse Turn Into Gender Wars
In recent days, Nigerian social media has once again been awash with heated debates following allegations of sexual abuse. What should ordinarily be sober, compassionate conversations about justice, accountability and protection for victims have instead degenerated into familiar and troubling gender battles. Men defend men. Women defend women. In the process, the very people at […]