Life in the Creeks

‘Nobody is coming to save us, I started hustling early because I knew this’

At just 15, while many of his peers were attending extra lessons in preparation for university entrance exams, Solomon Mban…

6 days ago

‘We are working hard, but life is getting tougher by the day’

It was a sunny Thursday—one of those scorching days when one would think twice before stepping out without an umbrella…

2 weeks ago

‘Buhari messed up the country before Tinubu came in, now, there’s no real difference’

It was a chilly Wednesday morning. The rain had just finished drenching the streets of Warri, leaving the air crisp…

1 month ago

‘I used to pay more than N40,000 per month to area boys, others in Lagos’

Muhammed Lawal does not believe Nigeria has a functioning government. For him, leadership should provide stability—especially in the economy—but what…

1 month ago

‘Business is quite tough, I buy fuel at N1,200 per litre’

Tuomo Town, an Ijaw enclave, serves as the headquarters of Tuomo Clan in present-day Burutu Local Government Area of Delta…

2 months ago

‘I felt sand entering my eyes, then I went blind’

•29-yr-old single mother tells sad story She is cute; fair-complexioned. But the sadness on her face was unmistakable, reflecting in…

2 months ago

‘In Katsina someone can shoot you because of N1,000’

For about eight years, Mansour Shafa, popularly called MD Shafa, crisscrossed the twin towns of Warri and Effurun in Warri…

3 months ago

Warri beggars: ‘We don’t have girlfriends here because things are hard’

They’re two jolly friends—united by the same fate—both carry about dry legs, courtesy of polio. A scooter-like machine aids their…

3 months ago

Nigeria continues to produce exceptional Films despite industry challenges —Olusanya

Despite his behind-the-scene roles in the Nigerian film industry, promising filmmaker Segun Temitope Olusanya is committed to promoting the industry…

3 months ago

‘This country finds it difficult to help its youths’

GHENETEGA Oritse is a young, married man who had to leave Sapele for Oviri-Olomu Community in Delta State because he…

4 months ago

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