• Editorial: Short Works Editorial: Short Works1 May 12, 2012, 3:38 am

    This week’s issue features excerpts of fiction, some poems, and a non-fiction [...]

  • Uganda Through Barbara’s Eyes Uganda Through Barbara’s Eyes0 May 12, 2012, 3:05 am

    by Temitayo Olofinlua    “Is there anything to eat in this house this [...]

  • Two Poems Two Poems1 May 12, 2012, 2:21 am

    by Chris Ihidero   I Don’t Want to Cry  I don’t want to cry It’s just [...]

  • From “Straw Dogs” From “Straw Dogs”0 May 12, 2012, 2:05 am

    by Bolaji Olatunde November 22, 1997. I stared at the ceiling of my very dimly lit [...]

  • Five Poems1 May 12, 2012, 1:45 am

    by Alkasim Abdulkadir 1. Stoning from Glass Houses! The took away our lands And [...]

  • Editorial: Textual Orientations Editorial: Textual Orientations0 April 28, 2012, 2:34 am

    I often run into a fascinating interesting dilemma of sorts whenever I read and edit [...]

  • CHAT CALL CHAT CALL0 April 28, 2012, 2:23 am

    by Kola Tubosun The voice seemed reasonable, locution Different. The young man swore [...]

  • Children of a Lesser God Children of a Lesser God0 April 28, 2012, 2:19 am

     by Ikhide Ikheloa   Brother – teeth flashing in the cant of compliments Brother [...]

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Less Talk, More Action – Mark Amaza

Less Talk, More Action – Mark Amaza

by / on May 14, 2012, 9:23 am

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 [...]

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Uganda Through Barbara’s Eyes

Uganda Through Barbara’s Eyes

by / on May 12, 2012, 3:05 am

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 [...]

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Two Poems

Two Poems

by / on May 12, 2012, 2:21 am

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 [...]

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Five Poems

by / on May 12, 2012, 1:45 am

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 [...]

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People Still Die of Malaria in 2012?

People Still Die of Malaria in 2012?

by / on May 7, 2012, 8:54 am

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 [...]

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Health Debate: Prosecute Parents who Refuse to Vaccinate Children for Polio

Health Debate: Prosecute Parents who Refuse to Vaccinate Children for Polio

by / on May 7, 2012, 8:53 am

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 [...]

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Health Debate: Do Not Prosecute Parents who Refuse to Vaccinate Children for Polio

Health Debate: Do Not Prosecute Parents who Refuse to Vaccinate Children for Polio

by / on May 7, 2012, 8:41 am

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 [...]

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Health Debate: Do Not Prosecute Parents who Refuse to Vaccinate Children For Polio

Health Debate: Do Not Prosecute Parents who Refuse to Vaccinate Children For Polio

by / on May 7, 2012, 8:40 am

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! [...]

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Doctor’s Note: Episode One

Doctor’s Note: Episode One

by / on May 7, 2012, 8:39 am

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 [...]

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Paying For Health in Nigeria Part 1

Paying For Health in Nigeria Part 1

by / on May 7, 2012, 8:38 am

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 [...]

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