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It will be 24 years of uninterrupted democracy in Nigeria by May 2023. I can still vividly remember the wave of joy the country felt when the then Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, handed over to the newly elected civilian president,... Read More
The last time a piece, “written by me”, was published on this blog was on the 15th of November 2021. I loved writing that piece and I could tell from data and direct feedback that many enjoyed reading it. I promised myself to write more... Read More
Welcome to the incredible world of the Notorious Gang of Five as presented in DreamWorks’ latest animation – The Bad Guys. Mr. Wolf is the Lord of pickpockets. Ms. Tarantula, aka “Webs” is the razor tongue unbeatable hacker. Mr. Snake... Read More
The regional wage gap in skilled labor: what happens when developed economies start replacing domestic employees with cheaper and equally skilled labour from Africa… Before the industrial revolution, African labor was heavily exploited in the... Read More
by Chinenye Mba-Uzoukwu In the work that I do there is little room for, but a whole lot of logic in, skepticism so one has to find a place of co-existence that acknowledges an immanent reality yet continues to probe for a path through to the light,... Read More
Let’s talk about the concept of our village people for a minute. And I don’t mean the joke that we now make out of and from it on social media. I’m talking about our village people before social media became a thing or before it became cool to... Read More
No one is perfect. Not you reading this. Not me – Elsie Godwin. We are not perfect. You are most likely the best thing to happen to someone and the worst in the book of another. Humans are complicated. We want what we cannot have, take what we have... Read More
From the 27th of February 2020 when the first case of the coronavirus disease was reported in Lagos, Nigeria, my opinion on Nigeria (The Government and the Governed) method of curbing the pandemic have remained the same. Please note that this post... Read More
On this 23rd episode of Reviews on the Couch, Elsie Godwin is joined by an award winning journalist and reporter – Amaka Okoye as they discuss a 2020 Nigeria movie titled – Voiceless. The conversation covers the impact of kidnapping in the... Read More