I just wanted to leave Calabar by all means. I mean, I had virtually lived my entire life in this city, so when my NYSC posting came and I saw Kano, I was jubilant and ecstatic. Mum echoed her fears when

The fear of Kunle coming back home made Ireti scared all the more, she was living like a stranger in her own house. No, Kunle had never laid a finger on her, but he did much worse than that. She was almost

We used to be the home of peace and tourism. Blood now runs down our mountains; death hovers in our fields. We live in fear. We, whose only crime is being Nigerian. We, who have but a piece of farmland

I had a motor accident when I was 9 years old. The wounds were treated and it healed with time. Thank God my mum was a nurse. But the accident did not just leave a wound on my body but also on my mind.

As you are progressing upward trying to improve the phrase "It gets lonely at the top" becomes more of a reality than ever before. Don't be afraid of the absence of noise instead appreciate the

The time Lily had been waiting for was finally here. She'd waited for this time all her life. She'd practised night and day just for this day. Now the time had come; the time she would be representing

Nigerians are their own problem. I used to think our leaders to be our problem, but I have realized that they are not. Our leaders only thrive on our gullibility and foolishness. Corruption has so much

We have elevated mediocrity to the level of a religion in Nigeria. A state government collects monthly subventions from the federal government. It adds little to nothing to the amount collected. Immaterial

When I give a piece of advice or help the less privileged, I'm often asked, "Which Church do you attend?" When I make new friends or business partners, I'm still asked, "Are you a Christian

They thought they will stop us with their side-talks. They made snide comments about us thinking we would cower. They even went as far as saying things about us that were not true just to bring us down.

I have an endless List of prayers, Deep from my heart. And each one carries your name. Into my heart. Like a love song

Especially at this time when we are battling tooth and nail to define our national conscience. There is something moving us to question whether indeed we are as bad as the world has painted us. But Tuface

I have a very brilliant friend, we've been acquainted for about 7 years. He is VERY brilliant. He applied for Military service in Nigeria. He was an extreme lover of Nigeria, his philosophy about life