I received a text message a few weeks ago warning people not to use their photo or that of their family members for social medial profile because there are messengers of devil lurking around determined to take children of God… Read More ›
Myths I grow up with
Help for mental health patients
It is extremely hard to have a family member with mental health illness in Nigeria, societal stigma is just one hurdle, another one is people making up all sorts of reasons they think one has mental health problem, most of the reasons has… Read More ›
Prisoners of myths
My sister and my niece had a bit of argument on things my sister was sure I would have done to my children as part of our ‘culture’, my niece told her mother that although she has not asked me… Read More ›
Pedophila: Protecting children
A few months ago, there was a story of a Nigerian guy serving a long jail term in a USA prison for raping his nine year old daughter. The story goes that Emmanuel Ngene, like many Nigerians relocated to the States in the… Read More ›
Nigeria six social protection programme
Nigeria news has to be taken as a pinch of salt until it actual materialised. Often, what get spread for public consumption is not the entire picture, and other times government officials change their minds without acknowledging errors in prior information for… Read More ›
Eroding Yoruba traditions
I have been thinking about traditions lately and why there seem to be little trust in the traditions we were supposed to hold dare. In return, elders are quick to point out how children of nowadays disregard traditions to embrace science. Today,… Read More ›
Duck eggs
If I had a kobo for every myth I was fed growing up, I’d have plenty of it by now. Debating with adults with reasons makes them nervous as it is often mistaken for questioning authority. There is a tale of vultures (Igun) as forbidden… Read More ›
Most Nigerians already are tax payers, maybe not to the earthly purse
Nigerians have always being tax payers, this may not be that obvious but really they do – government agents from local to federal level need a lot to learn to make sure taxes go to the right purse. When I… Read More ›
Creating morality from bottom up
I don’t understand many church doctrines, I could perhaps read slowly so to assimilate but because the reality on the street is a complete contrast of what’s preached in the church, I’ll just leave it as is. Father Charles Richardson was… Read More ›
Nigeria: When gender inequality goes beyond the surface of skin tone
Prejudice is damaging – it kills motivation and self-esteem. Children especially are likely to believe it is true so end up living their lives creating walls around themselves when they realised stereotypes ingrained at home is manifested in the society at large…. Read More ›
Discipline Vs. assault and the role of religious leaders
I could not help but giggled this morning when a caller to LBC radio said Pope is not really in a position to approve smacking children as a way to instil discipline given he has no biological child. Guess I am the… Read More ›
Human concotion: Key ingredient for abundance of wealth and power
Not too surprising that ritual killing for all sorts of reasons still exists in Africa – this is not an isolated event, it is an integral part of the plan to keep the poor, this time mental poverty-stricken folks where… Read More ›
