Cynthia Nwanonyiri
Your gas cylinder might have expired, and is about to explode
Happening Now
August 26, 2025
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
Health
August 25, 2025
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
Chops
August 22, 2025
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
Health
August 22, 2025
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
Health
August 21, 2025
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
Happening Now
August 21, 2025
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
Health
August 19, 2025
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
Books
August 18, 2025
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
Chops
August 15, 2025
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
Contests
August 15, 2025
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?
Happening Now
August 15, 2025
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!
Happening Now
August 14, 2025
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)…