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TODAY’S LANGUAGE LESSONYoruba words and expressions that don’t have a perfect one-word English equivalentEnglish needs an entire sentence to explain these Yoruba words.You think you can interpret all Yoruba words to English directly with just one word? Okay.Tell me the ...

DAY FORTY-FIVEHave They Eaten Today?The Nigeria Union of Teachers members in Oyo State have been asked to return to the classrooms.In return, they have reportedly been promised more than ₦8 billion as an incentive to reopen the schools.That is approximately ...

A Personal Reflection I stopped eating beef in January 2018.That choice helps me to maintain a healthier lifestyle.In 2018, reports of attacks, kidnappings, and violent incursions into communities across parts of the Southwest were becoming increasingly common. I felt that ...

Legalizing State Police I do not normally praise the Nigerian government. But tell me: why should anyone not praise President Tinubu for taking measures to inaugurate State Police? To my amazement, the Nigerian House of Representatives has passed legislation to ...

“He may be a son of a bitch, but he’s our son of a bitch.” U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR). This is the single unbroken rule of Western engagement with African leadership. This principle applies as much to African ...

Last Thursday night, I ran out of fuel on the Third Mainland Bridge.11 pm.Phone at 2%.No powerbank.I want to tell you what happened next.I pushed the hazard lights on and sat in the car. Trying to think. Cars were flying ...