Features and Essays

Child Marriage, and the Need to Take Action

The work to end child marriage is far from over. As the world population keeps…

How Social Media in Africa is Helping the Fight Against Dictatorships

The continuous pattern of banning social media in Africa and returning to it in election…

2023 Elections: Nigeria’s Choice of President Should Be Based on Ability, Not Gender

The contribution of women is unequivocally needed to build a more prosperous, just and peaceful…

Adultery Scandals: How Immune are we to the Straying Net of Infidelity?

Adultery scandals has become a rather usual reality today, and people should therefore not be…

NFT for African Artists and Why They Should Matter

For years, we have had a definitive view of African art; it is supposed to…

Nwanyi Ocha: on the Controversies Surrounding the Idea of a White Igbo Commissioner

Progressive countries have never been known to sacrifice expertise in the altar of fanfare. A…

Flora Nwapa: the Lesson on Artistic Endurance

What Flora Nwapa’s writing lacked in artistry, she made up for with the purpose and…

Are “Alpha Males” Responsible for the Rise of the “Involuntary Celibates”?

Christopher Cleary was arrested in January 2019 for posting on Facebook that he was “planning…

The Failing System of Agriculture in Nigeria Is Why We Can’t Return to Farming

In 2017, over 72 metric tonnes of yams that arrived in the United States from…

Will the Proliferation of POS Business Centres be the Death of Traditional Banking System in Africa?

Considering the day-to-day struggle people encounter, having to stand long hours on ATM queues to…