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Politics, intrigues stall Attah Igala’s emergence, 8 months after Oboni’s death
An uneasy calm still permeates Idah, the city of the Attahs, eight months after Michael Ameh Oboni II went on...
‘Enter with your change o’: Endless scarcity of small naira notes
A Lagos popular Musician, Lagbaja once sang, “if una no get change una go marry una sef,” a song that...
Brides eat chicken, pigeons to prepare for marriage in Katsina
Marriage in Hausa societies was a purely traditional affair with a lot of distinct and significant cultural practices that made...
Agony, stigma, single ladies endure seeking for rent in Abuja
If getting a decent accommodation in Abuja is difficult, it is twice as difficult for unmarried ladies who face all...
The spoon every Gbagyi groom must buy during wedding
‘’Zukumpa is a local Gbagyi spoon used for eating Ejieh, a Gbagyi kind of special meal served at weddings. This...
Manna from Mainstream
If Nigerians are asked to describe the best known characteristics of the power sector, not many of them would mention...
20 events to remember one long year after COVID-19 lockdown
“Based on the advice of the Federal Ministry of Health and the NCDC, I am directing the cessation of all...
Kayan mata: Sex therapists’ controversial ways of solving ‘bedroom challenges’
Decked in a chadoh, she started her 15-minute video with the Islamic greeting, ‘Salamu Alaikum,’ before delving into marketing her...
Unique rites of ‘cleansing’ Nupe brides
Until the advent of civilisation, Islam and Christianity, which has somewhat eroded some cultural practices, in the past, regardless of...
‘Fortified’ stool every Ebira bride gets as wedding gift
Ebira is one of the tribes in Kogi State, North Central Nigeria and just like many other Nigerian tribes, there...