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I want to bring more women into politics —Lucy Ajayi
Mrs Lucy Ajayi is the current Executive Director of Lagos International Trade Fair. In this Interview with SEGUN KASALI, she speaks about how she will use her new titles of Yeye Oge of Ogbereland and Yeye Meso of Ado Kingdom to affect the…
Ewa agonyin… The meal that tells own story
EWA Agonyin is a street food commonly eaten in Lagos and other southern states of Nigeria. Beans are made to be extremely soft or mashed. It is with barely ground pepper and sauce with the stew dark and oily. The oil is crunchy to taste.…
I am fortunate enough to create content for a living —Babalola, producer of SOJU series
Seun Babalola is a Nigerian-Sierra Leonean-American content producer. Founder of Go Global Productions and producer of award-winning ṢOJU series, she has travelled to nine African countries, changing African narrative through documentary…
The only real crime in Nigeria is poverty —Nworah, US-based writer
Adorah Nworah is a Nigerian-born United States-based lawyer and writer. A Dechert law firm associate with a specialty in real estate finance law, her work ‘The Bride’ was recently shortlisted for the 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. In…
After African-Americans, Nigerians are perhaps the most visible black people in the world —Panashe…
Panashe Chigumadzi is a Zimbabwe-born, South African-raised writer. A Harvard University doctoral student of African studies and Founder of Vanguard magazine, her debut novel ‘Sweet Medicine’ won the 2016 K. Sello Duiker Literary Award. In…
Value your children, make them your priority —Dr Mopelola AkinTaylor
Dr Mrs Mopelola Akin Taylor, a chief lecturer at the Federal College of Education Special Oyo, was a two-term Dean of the School of Science of the institution, Chairman Oyo State Volleyball Association of Nigeria and member, Referees…
My dad never told us about Nigeria —Adeniran, award-winning writer
Sade Adeniran is a Nigerian-British award-winning writer and filmmaker. A Plymouth University graduate of Media and English, some of her works had been produced in BBC Radio 4 and also performed in some London theatres. In this interview by…
I can’t endanger my soul for any political office — Ex-presidential candidate, Professor Sonaiya
Professor Remi Sonaiya was the presidential candidate of KOWA party in 2015, having taken an early retirement from the academics in 2010. In this interview by OLAMIDE ENIOLA she speaks about her stints in academics, politics and home front.…
I’ve been discriminated against many times because I’m black —Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond
Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond is a Ghanaian-American writer and fashion-lover. Named among 39 of the most promising African writers under 39, she is the co-founder of the made-in-Ghana outerwear line ‘Exit 14’ and the author of the novel ‘Powder…
My entire village has been emptied by Boko Haram —Ummi Bukar
Ummi Bukar is a gender-right activist and a documentary filmmaker who specialises in using the media to provide a platform for the underrepresented in the society. Founder and CEO of Participatory Communication for Gender Development…