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Eid: Why Do We Keep Using the Same Supplications Every Year?

Nigeria, June 7 -- Sallah is here again! This time, it's the grand one-Eid el-Adha, the festival of sacrifice, known also as Eid Kabir, and often beautifully aligned with the Hajj pilgrimage. It's tha... Read More


Men's Lies vs. Women's Gold Digging: A Battle of Double Standards

Nigeria, June 2 -- Veteran Nollywood actress and entrepreneur Mosun Filani Oduoye recently stirred the waters of public opinion with a bold social media post that felt less like a rant and more like a... Read More


Between Married Men and Women

Nigeria, May 29 -- There's an eerie silence that lives in many homes-an invisible fog of tension hanging between married men and women. It's not loud or violent, yet it claws at intimacy, slowly disfi... Read More


Conflicting Expectations That Perpetuate Failure

Nigeria, May 26 -- Nigeria's greatest tragedy isn't just corruption or incompetence-it's the tangled web of contradictory expectations we wrap around our leaders, only to scream betrayal when they fai... Read More


Intertribal Marriage: Yes or No?

Nigeria, May 22 -- We like to lie to ourselves in this country. We clutch tight to sentimental stories of a united Nigeria and pretend that tribalism is a political invention, conjured up by greedy el... Read More


When the Economy Chains Our Feet

Nigeria, May 21 -- It was one of those slow Saturday mornings-lazy, gentle, with the hum of life captured in buzzing WhatsApp groups and endless social media banter. News poured in like a tropical rai... Read More


Voter Apathy in Nigeria: A Deeper Reflection

Nigeria, May 19 -- In the wake of Abdullah El-Kurebe's thought-provoking editorial, "Why Nigerians Don't Vote-and Why Forcing Them Won't Fix It," published on May 18, 2025, on The Story, I found mysel... Read More


Rethinking Excellence: Why Expensive Schools May Not Be the Answer

Nigeria, May 18 -- I stumbled upon a flyer from Christ College, Zaria-an unassuming school by many standards-listing students who scored 300 and above in the UTME. Fifteen names graced the page, the l... Read More


" This Is Not for Civil Servants": A Slogan, a Slap, or a Spark?

Nigeria, May 17 -- What started as a casual quip has evolved into a cultural talking point, thanks in part to a stirring critique by Folorunsho Fatai Adisa in his piece "This is Not for Civil Servants... Read More


UTME: Striking a Balance Between Motivation and Emotional Intelligence

Nigeria, May 16 -- My wife came home with a story that struck a deep chord in me. She had visited her younger brother-her family's lastborn and my little brother-in-law-to tell him his UTME result. He... Read More