Skill Versus Innovation

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The Nigerian system requires that a person be 'skillful' in whatever field they choose so that they can excel in the job market. Everyone seems to be talking about garnering skills that will make the average Nigerian stand out. Job seekers are told to write skills they have to give themselves an edge over thousands of competitors. Everywhere you go, someone seems to be pushing the 'skill' agenda into the minds of Nigerians.

Wedding Fever

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The constant chirping of the phone wakes her up. She tries to get her befuddled mind to block the annoying sound. She reaches for her phone with slow, sleep-dazed movements until she finally finds it. 

The North is Not Hausa

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Nigeria is at a very bad place now, with hatred sown deep into the very core of society. No one can tell just how long that hatred has been going on, but one thing most are sure of is that, any attempt at forcibly removing it will further widen the gaping wound which is Nigeria today; and probably destroy the last vestiges which we are holding on to. This hatred is beyond religious: in fact, religious issues are not as deeply seated as those related to ethnicity and tribalism.

The Unfairness of Marriage

Culled from: MADAMNOIRE

A time comes when women begin to feel the flutters of loneliness, where the desire to have a person they can call their own sets in. Marriage ideas begin to grow, and she starts to screen possible suitors according to her preformed ideology of what marriage entails. Soon enough, she settles on one man who satisfies at least 70% of her desires, if not all of them.

Can We Be Any More Stupid?!

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From the moment I read about the attack on kids in Yobe State, I have had this heaviness in my heart and cannot seem to dispel it. This heaviness has wrapped its claws firmly around my chest region and it might not abate in a long time.

Rape Cases...And the Apologists Who Make Them Worse

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I am overly sensitive about the plight of women and children: women because they are at the mercy of society's dictates and children because they are quite helpless and need protection. I am also known to easily rant about issues that touch me, be they direct or otherwise. As a result, I can be totally jaded when issues surrounding women are brought to the fore.

Oh! Americah!

(Name Credit: Chimamanda Adichie)


The United States of America is currently the world power (though she will soon be toppled by China). She has used her capitalist policies to create needs in the world and proferred solutions to those needs. When most nations were thinking of one-year plans, the big-ole US of A was making twenty five-year plans. They used the media to project what they