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Churches’ obnoxious charges: Marriage ‘lists,’ burial donations now a burden on members
“In loving memory of...” is not an uncommon inscription on pillars, pews, drum sets, among others, in churches across Nigeria. You may also have come across church ‘marriage lists’ featuring levies ranging from suits for pastors and their…
Nnewi: Where women rival men riding okada
Many people often wonder why there are so many women riding okada in Nnewi town in Anambra State. MICHAEL OVAT in this report explores on all sides of the argument.
IT is a typical Nigerian city with the hustle and bustle of a commercial…
Assaulted, insulted, beaten… Men also cry
Every now and then, when reports of domestic violence reach public domain, the ‘usual’ assumption is that the victim is female. Interestingly, even if they don’t readily come out to share their agonising experiences, men are victims of…
Cure for Lagos’ garbage headache?
The Lagos State Government through its Cleaner Lagos Initiative is making efforts to clean up the entire nook and cranny of the state, but despite these efforts heaps of garbage keep springing up in some unlikely places amidst allegations…
‘Life here is like living in hell’
JOHNSON BABAJIDE writes that though Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in Benue State are happy to be alive, living in the camps is almost a nightmare and they could only hope that peace would return to their communities soon so that they…
The Soka metamorphosis: How kidnappers’ den and community have transformed into a new haven
Many Nigerians and indeed residents of Ibadan woke up that morning of March 22, 2014, to discover that right in the midst of the city a dungeon existed where missing people had ended up as victims. TADE MAKINDE visited the Soka community…
21 years behind bars, 15 years on death row •Morufu still waits on God for freedom
After 21 years in detention, 15 of which has been spent on death row, YEJIDE GBENGA-OGUNDARE reports that 54-year-old Morufu Bolanle, though happy that his sentence has been commuted is still worried that the remaining three years may be a…
Fueling hardship during Christmas
The Christmas season is supposed to be a time for celebrations with friends and family, but not this one, as fuel scarcity has put Nigerians, Christians and non-Christians alike, in dire strait, making the season an agonising one, reports…
Do Nigerians know it’s Christmas? Rice, chicken, turkey out of reach
TADE MAKINDE reports that expensive rice and poultry may prevent many families from experiencing a jolly Yuletide.
IT’S Christmas season once again but the bells are not jingling as they should. Sure there are Christmas decorations here…
Battling the silent killer… When indulgence becomes a poison
Today is World Obesity day, with the theme “Treat Obesity now and avoid the consequences later” but despite all the attention paid to cutting out the risk factors and nipping the dangers of sudden death that could result from it in the bud,…