By the time I clocked ten, my body made a quiet decision without asking me. It stopped growing. While other children stretched into their future legs longer, shoulders wider, voices deeper I stayed exactly the same. Same height. Same small shoes. Same dresses my mother bought with “You will grow into it” hope, only for them to be replaced because I never did. At first, nobody...

President Bola Tinubu announced that over 100,000 Nigerians have accessed the national consumer credit scheme, with an additional 400,000 set to benefit soon. Speaking at the 32nd Annual Meetings of Afreximbank in Abuja, Tinubu highlighted major strides in economic reform, infrastructure, healthcare, education, and digital inclusion. He also honoured Afreximbank President Prof. Benedict Oramah...

Alibaba Akporobome   Alibaba is a Nigerian comedian, actor, master of ceremonies, entrepreneur, and motivational speaker. He is widely regarded as the father of modern Nigerian stand up comedy. Early Life and Background Alibaba whose real name is Atunyota Alleluya Akpobome was born on June 24, 1965, in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria. He grew up in a disciplined family and from a young...

  The day everything changed didn’t start like a disaster. It was quiet. Too quiet. I woke up with a strange heaviness in my chest, the kind that comes when your spirit senses something your mind is not ready to accept. I hadn’t heard from Folarin in three days. No calls. No messages. Nothing. I tried to stay busy cleaning the house, washing clothes, forcing myself to eat...

Episode Fourteen: Almost Home My brother finally finished the holy book. It happened during Ramadan right in the middle of fasting days, when strength was already thin and patience was already stretched. Yet, somehow, he did it. The last page was read. The last verse was completed. For a moment, it felt unreal. We were still waking up early every day for sahur, eating before dawn with...