Chibok, my worry
After being in denial for one whole month, President Goodluck Jonathan finally planned on May 15 to visit the besieged Chibok community in Borno...
Jihad against Boko Haram
Watching Abubakar Shekau claiming responsibility for the kidnap of over 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State and threatening to marry them off or sell...
Drawing comfort from happy memories when cancer strikes
Back in my aunty’s house (and out of the hospital) I struggled to settle into my new life as an out-of- work cancer patient...
Confab: Words of emerging stars
If it were by election, Yardomah Mandara would not have been at the National Conference. At 24, she would have been easily bullied out....
Where are the candidates?
In less than one year from now, Nigeria would have conducted elections into the offices of president, governors as well as all the seats...
Chibok girls: We are all victims
I first travelled to Borno State in the company of other journalists about eight years ago on the invitation of former Governor Ali Modu-Sherrif...
Nigeria: What a tragedy
Many times you hear “patriotic Nigerians” qualifying their country with such phrases as “giant of Africa,” “our great nation.” There is nothing wrong in...
Alamieyeseigha, don’t tell us what we know
On April 28, at the National Conference Committee on Public Finance and Revenue meeting in Abuja, former Governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, told...
Why me? Coming to terms with a cancer diagnosis (2)
I was in hospital waiting for the results of my tests. The doctor was convinced that the bone marrow biopsy would confirm Multiple Myeloma...
Confab: Consensus and tribal interest
By Sam Akpe
They talk, rage, throw tantrums and grandstand. Disagreement is a norm. Agreement is optional. Then they vote; and the majority celebrates. While...
