Culture

The secret power of Igbo’s (Igbocorp Inc)

One of Nigeria’s greatest assets is our diversity. But unfortunately, in the years since our independence in 1960 we have completely failed to exploit this diversity to our advantage. Instead, we have quibbled and fought concentrating on the few things that…

There are no more sausages in Gala

And other modern day economic grumble

“We are giving you a platform”

We get it. Really, we do. Infact, believe it or not, that is the reason why we applied for the damn thing in the first place. Not because of money, or because we were under the illusion that it would be easy. Nope. The great internship question is not whether or not you will…

Murphy’s Law of the Nigerian Conundrum

Murphy’s Law states that “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong at the worst possible…

Nfana Ibaga with the protest, but I won’t march with @official2baba.

Black and yellow

Wiz Khalifa’s song might be the first thing on your mind when you hear the words “Black and yellow”.

I won’t blame you. The song was groovy. I grooved to it too. But have you ever wondered what it meant to people in places like Lagos? Well, it’s more than a song here. They…

Maybe we’re all a bit too grateful

For a long time, one town in Lagos was the centre of my world, and on days like this, days of…

Why are you depressed? And other terrible questions.

“It’s so difficult to describe depression to someone who’s never…

10 Notable Nigerian books of 2016

2016 was a fantastic and exciting year for Nigerian literature, from bold debuts to bigger and…