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Nigeria’s Democratic Crossroads in 2025

By Nkanu Egbe Nigeria’s political landscape in 2025 is marked by growing tensions and concerns over democratic decline. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) continues to consolidate power, with high-profile defections from opposition parties sparking fears of a drift toward a one-party state. This trend raises alarms about the erosion of checks and balances vital Read More…

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Papa Francesco è stato qui!

On Easter Sunday, I watched the expectant crowd at St Peter’s Square break into a spontaneous applause as Pope Francis’ head appeared on the most recognisable balcony in the world, the papal balcony. It was from that same loggia that the former Cardinal Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was introduced to the world Read More…

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Culture & Arts Entertainment Featured Ihria Enakimio Notes

The National Theatre: Symptom of a national malady

Nigeria’s National Theatre, that white elephant that sticks out like a sore thumb, oozing like an ulcer at the middle of the Iganmu swamp, is symptomatic of all the ills that threaten to bury the nation permanently. Just a glance speaks volumes about the degeneration of a nation that promised to be a giant at Read More…

Domestic Economy Family & Kids Featured Joy Mfon Essien Life Notes

Navigating Black Tax and Thriving

According to Wikipedia, Black tax is a term that originated in South Africa and refers to money that Black workers, especially professionals and other higher-income earners, give to their parents, siblings, or other family members, often out of obligation or a deeply ingrained sense of family responsibility. Sometimes, it is taken on subconsciously, as a Read More…

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Domestic Economy Family & Kids Featured Joy Mfon Essien Life Notes

5 Regular Power Spices in Your Kitchen

Spices are basically any seed, fruit, root, bark or other plant substance primarily used for flavouring or coloring food.  They fall in the same seasoning category as herbs but they’re distinguished in the fact that herbs are the leaves, stems and flowers of plants used for flavouring or garnishing.  Today, the focus is on spices. Read More…