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On the 19th of January 2013, the people of Amansea community in Awka North local government area of Anambra State woke up to an inexplicably horrendous tragedy. Some villagers had gone to fetch water early that faithful morning when they…

I was not just born into a Roman Catholic household, yours truly has  spent a good chunk of his adult life living the faith. Like many in my neck of the woods, Catholicism is more than just a religion, it is a family tradition. Growing…

“The duty of youth is to challenge corruption” — Kurt Cobain, Nirvana For eleven straight days, the moon shone bright on the sky over Africa’s most populous nation. Platoons of a moral army called Nigerian Youths were seen protesting a…

When a Yale psychologist, Jennifer Richeson heard about the August 2008 report of the US Census Bureau, her immediate response was that “This is probably freaking somebody out.” That report had predicted that by year 2050, there will be a…

“Mgbe onye ji teta ula bu ututu ya” (Morning translates to whenever one decides it’s time to wake up) -Igbo Proverb For quite some time, one had often wondered if this day will ever come. The day when young Nigerians whose future is…

Before President Barack Obama was Dr.Ben Carson, the legend raised by a single mum who rose from nothing to become the world’s most celebrated black surgeon. A folk hero. How I wish those images would stick in our minds today of the man…

Few weeks before now, cautious optimism might have been the lot of many returnee IDP of Baga communities and Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State. With the presence of 1,181 officers and men of the Nigerian Armed Forces backed…

In ancient Benin folklore was the rather pathetic story of a stubborn warrior who wrestled and defeated all possible rivals there was on earth. Emboldened by his conquests, he ventured  to take on the people of the afterworld, against the…

“You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep” - Navajo ProverbAs the year 2023 draws near and political activities begin to pick up steam, there is the overall expectation that the Presidency will rotate to…

It was the second week of the 1972 Summer Olympics held in the quaint German city of Munich. The Israeli athletes had just enjoyed a night out watching a performance of ”Fiddler on the Roof” by Shmuel Rhodensky and dined with the star of…