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God says, let there be movement, Nigeria Police says no! By Owei Lakemfa

By Owei Lakemfa The Holy Book told us that after the first successful genetic engineering which produced Eve, the First Couple committed a misdemeanour. This made God to send them out of the Garden. But in doing so, He did not restrict their freedom of movement. He merely stopped them from re-entering the Garden which…

Haunting Images In A World Of Criminalities By OWEI LAKEMFA

BY OWEI LAKEMFA Dogs, no matter how we view them, are animals. To force human beings to eat like dogs, and under conditions worse than how a dog feeds, is intolerable. But that is what is going on in “God’s own country” the United States, US. It has been plucking alleged illegal immigrants, or those…

Intimate Affairs: When a woman padlocks her honey jar, By Funke Egbemode

By Funke Egbemode For a woman, sex is not just physical. It is much deeper. Her orgasm is not just about reaching the peak of pleasure. It is about peaking happily and happily peaking. And for her to be roused and aroused, the arouser must be more than physically fit. He must be to her…

Peter Obi’s Dangerous Game By AZU ISHIEKWENE

By AZU ISHIEKWENE Peter Obi has the best chance against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 of all opposition candidates. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP) may have received a slightly higher percentage of the votes (6.9 million or 29.1 percent) in the last presidential election; still, that was poor for Atiku,…

For Aisha Buhari at a time like this By Funke Egbemode

By Funke Egbemode She was only 18 years old when she got married in 1989 to her husband who was already a national public figure. Indeed, her husband was already a former Head of State when they became husband and wife. And no, she did not marry him for money. Her grandfather, Alhaji Muhammadu Ribadu…

Awujale’s burial and Aso Rock’s graveyard politics By Festus Adedayo

By Festus Adedayo “Why should I bother myself with what is done to my body when I die? Oyomesi (the council of seven high-ranking chiefs in the Oyo Empire) knows what to do with my body!” That was what immediate past Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi 111, told me in his palace, a few…

Three deaths: Gainers and losers By Bolanle BOLAWOLE

By Bolanle BOLAWOLE [email protected] 0705 263 1058. The death of three prominent Nigerians happened in quick succession, setting tongues wagging. The first was the passage of the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, which occurred on Monday, 7 July, 2025. In Yorubaland, obas don’t die, they only join the ancestors. The two other deaths…

Before you accept his proposal, By Funke Egbemode

By Funke Egbemode If the man you are considering spending the rest of your life with is a man who is allergic to maids and househelps in any form, you need to pause and take a second look at your shopping list. Are you the kind of woman who can do without a maid, run…

Are You Pregnant? By Johnson Babalola

As I sat quietly in the backseat of an Uber this afternoon, on my way to an important appointment, my thoughts drifted — from something to nothing, and from nothing to that inexplicable space of mental wandering. I thought about life’s small puzzles and its giant questions. I remembered my late parents, friends, and acquaintances…

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God says, let there be movement, Nigeria Police says no! By Owei Lakemfa

By Owei Lakemfa The Holy Book told us that after the first successful genetic engineering which produced Eve, the First Couple committed a misdemeanour. This made God to send them out of the Garden. But in doing so, He did not restrict their freedom of movement. He merely stopped them from re-entering the Garden which…

Haunting Images In A World Of Criminalities By OWEI LAKEMFA

BY OWEI LAKEMFA Dogs, no matter how we view them, are animals. To force human beings to eat like dogs, and under conditions worse than how a dog feeds, is intolerable. But that is what is going on in “God’s own country” the United States, US. It has been plucking alleged illegal immigrants, or those…

Intimate Affairs: When a woman padlocks her honey jar, By Funke Egbemode

By Funke Egbemode For a woman, sex is not just physical. It is much deeper. Her orgasm is not just about reaching the peak of pleasure. It is about peaking happily and happily peaking. And for her to be roused and aroused, the arouser must be more than physically fit. He must be to her…

Peter Obi’s Dangerous Game By AZU ISHIEKWENE

By AZU ISHIEKWENE Peter Obi has the best chance against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 of all opposition candidates. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP) may have received a slightly higher percentage of the votes (6.9 million or 29.1 percent) in the last presidential election; still, that was poor for Atiku,…

For Aisha Buhari at a time like this By Funke Egbemode

By Funke Egbemode She was only 18 years old when she got married in 1989 to her husband who was already a national public figure. Indeed, her husband was already a former Head of State when they became husband and wife. And no, she did not marry him for money. Her grandfather, Alhaji Muhammadu Ribadu…

Awujale’s burial and Aso Rock’s graveyard politics By Festus Adedayo

By Festus Adedayo “Why should I bother myself with what is done to my body when I die? Oyomesi (the council of seven high-ranking chiefs in the Oyo Empire) knows what to do with my body!” That was what immediate past Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi 111, told me in his palace, a few…

Three deaths: Gainers and losers By Bolanle BOLAWOLE

By Bolanle BOLAWOLE [email protected] 0705 263 1058. The death of three prominent Nigerians happened in quick succession, setting tongues wagging. The first was the passage of the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, which occurred on Monday, 7 July, 2025. In Yorubaland, obas don’t die, they only join the ancestors. The two other deaths…

Before you accept his proposal, By Funke Egbemode

By Funke Egbemode If the man you are considering spending the rest of your life with is a man who is allergic to maids and househelps in any form, you need to pause and take a second look at your shopping list. Are you the kind of woman who can do without a maid, run…

Are You Pregnant? By Johnson Babalola

As I sat quietly in the backseat of an Uber this afternoon, on my way to an important appointment, my thoughts drifted — from something to nothing, and from nothing to that inexplicable space of mental wandering. I thought about life’s small puzzles and its giant questions. I remembered my late parents, friends, and acquaintances…

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