It goes without saying that Nigerians love to talk. We are known for vivaciousness and our noise making is legendary in African circles. Wherever two or more Nigerians are gathered, rarely will you hear them talking in soft tones, except, of course, if it is a really private conversation. And we talk about anything and everything. Name it: from football [...]

by Temitayo Olofinlua    “Is there anything to eat in this house this evening?” Barbara asked. “There’s porridge,” I replied. “Porridge is not food. Porridge is just something that I will drink with the main meal,” Barbara announced. We were both confused on our definitions of porridge. She told me that porridge is made from corn or millet. From her [...]

by Chris Ihidero   I Don’t Want to Cry  I don’t want to cry It’s just that it’s hard to walk pass you daily as you lay in the ground beneath the banana tree when you should be in my arms   I don’t want to cry It’s just that my swollen breasts need to express and my empty tummy [...]

by Alkasim Abdulkadir 1. Stoning from Glass Houses! The took away our lands And built glass houses They took away the stones So we won’t throw stones At their glass houses. Yet they throw stones at us! They forget that those who sleep and snore In glass houses don’t throw stones! Verily soon we shall smuggle stones from abroad Dredge stones [...]

By Tayo O To answer the opening question, YES! People still die of malaria in 2012. A few weeks ago, someone’s response to a certain news about a malaria related death was akin to ‘people still die of malaria in 2012?’ That got me thinking about how Malaria has been with us for so long that we have accepted it [...]

By Temie Giwa The culture has changed and those who refuse to do the right thing and protect children should be punished accordingly. Soft power is no longer enough; the imperative to protect children calls for hard power and swift consequences.   All children have the right to life and health and this is a fundamental human right. Nigeria is [...]

By Maimunat Adeomi Reports already show that Nigeria revitalized its polio program involving traditional, religious and government leaders at all levels   I am an advocate for putting measures in place to ensure that the Poliovirus and the several other communicable diseases that plague the under 5 year Nigerians be eradicated. However I do not agree with the notion that [...]

By Hez Shobiye These parents are a product of the system and a reflection of what is going on in the country. So instead of just pointing fingers at them, let us usei have a bun an eagle eye to understand the root causes of this issue.   Should parents who refuse to vaccinate their children be prosecuted? Absolutely not! [...]

By Remi Oyedeji The immediate unaffordable cost of Medical care pushes them to choose a more fatal option that is cheap in the short run.   The landscape of our nation is littered with fragments of what could have been a great future truncated before it came to be. The death of that neonate in the delivery room, the sudden [...]

By Hez Shobiye The difficulty of paying out of pockets put most Nigerians in a great deal of financial risk and restricts them from having direct access to health care when they need it. Majority are even forced to sell their assets or go into debt in order to pay for health care costs.   How is health care paid [...]