Cynthia Nwanonyiri

Your gas cylinder might have expired, and is about to explode
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Your gas cylinder might have expired, and is about to explode

It often begins like any other evening in many Nigerian homes, a mother boiling rice for her family, a student…
Discipline or trauma? WHO warns of lasting harm of corporal punishment
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Discipline or trauma? WHO warns of lasting harm of corporal punishment

For many Nigerians, the memory of being flogged as a child is almost too common to be unusual. For some,…
These foods are economical but nutritious
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These foods are economical but nutritious

Food prices in Nigeria these days? Whew. Every trip to the market feels like a mini shock to the system.…
Nigeria’s cooking habits are costing millions of lives
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Nigeria’s cooking habits are costing millions of lives

Walk into a typical Nigerian kitchen at dusk, especially in the rural area, and you’ll hear the hiss of kerosene,…
Smoke, weed and cancer: The silent crisis Nigerians are ignoring
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Smoke, weed and cancer: The silent crisis Nigerians are ignoring

At a small beer joint in Surulere, Chuka leans back, lights a cigarette, and lets the smoke drift lazily into…
Nigeria’s great social media purge
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Nigeria’s great social media purge

Social media in Nigeria has never just been about memes and dance challenges. It is where politics, protest, misinformation, and…
One in four Nigerian fathers are not the dad, DNA test reveals
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One in four Nigerian fathers are not the dad, DNA test reveals

Not too long ago, paternity questions in Nigeria were hushed whispers, the sort of conversations kept behind closed doors or…
Dream Count by Chimamanda Adichie: A heartfelt return that resonates
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Dream Count by Chimamanda Adichie: A heartfelt return that resonates

When a writer disappears from the literary scene for a decade, expectations are sky high when they return. Dream Count…
Nigerian street foods you should try
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Nigerian street foods you should try

There is no walking through Nigerian streets without the aroma of something delicious hitting your nose. On every corner, there…
VVF is preventable. Yet, thousands of Nigerian women still haunts Nigerian women
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VVF is preventable. Yet, thousands of Nigerian women still haunts Nigerian women

Walk through certain rural communities in Nigeria, and you might meet a woman who has not smiled in years. She…
Lagos landlords vs tenants: Is there light at the end of this tunnel?
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Lagos landlords vs tenants: Is there light at the end of this tunnel?

The Lagos landlord-tenant saga did not just pop up; it is a full-blown reality show on repeat. You go house…
Rehabilitation that never ends, as ₦3 trillion travels down Lagos 3MB!
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Rehabilitation that never ends, as ₦3 trillion travels down Lagos 3MB!

If you live in Lagos, you already know the Third Mainland Bridge (3MB for those who are given to abbreviations)…
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