Growing up joyful amid chaos
A few weeks back I regaled you with an account of the relatively privileged lifestyle my folks and I lived in Ikoyi, Lagos –...
Friends who lift my spirit, head keep me going
I hope you have the kind of friends I have. Friends that go way back to high school and newer friends from the places...
Learning the skills of a village maiden
I still get a tickle out of the skills we were told we must master during the civil war years we spent in my...
Nigerian London brides
By Pascal Oparada
When it comes to showing off, especially on big days like weddings, count on Nigerians to make you droll. Their showmanship is...
Massacres shatter new year reverie
Two thousand fellow Nigerians dead ? And the world moves on?? First I heard it on TBN/ CBN/700 club as the world was still...
Hanging on to hope
What would you do if your doctor tells you he no longer knows what to do? That seems to be what my oncologist is...
Radical liberal ideology closer than Christianity to radical Islam
I have been saying that the American natives are very ( very,very ) brilliant, but yet so dumb. Current events and their reaction to...
February, the month to celebrate Black History
You will dance again. That’s what my pastor and many fellow church members have been saying to me since I returned to the church...
Crusades of 800 years ago do not justify today’s islamic-driven terrorism
Did you hear what our king here said? He said that we should no longer ride high because doing so makes us feel superior...
Season for joy, peace on earth, starts with your family
Last night my mother said “good night” to me using her own pet name for me. T’was music to my ears and a balm...
