The Possibility of Hell on the Earth
Abdulrazaq Isiaq Mustapha writes, According to religious believers, hell is where the devil lives, and the house of evildoers after their demise. Despite the validity of this faith, it can…
FICTION WEEKLY with Mazeed Mukhtar Oyeleye: Unlettered Missives [episode 24]
Emeka, … Grace’s reaction made your eyes dreamy – you needed to sleep over the bitter feeling it evoked, but you couldn’t return home lest you miss the lecture…
Conspiracy of the political class
Ibrahim Bala writes, “Some things must be said, and there are times when silence becomes an accomplice to injustice,“ Ayaan Hirsi Ali said. What is ridiculous that has not…
FICTION WEEKLY with Mazeed Mukhtar Oyeleye: Unlettered Missives [episode 23]
Emeka, … You proceeded towards the bus stop in silence – you did not know how to ask for her number. The fact that you had just helped her…
FICTION WEEKLY with Mazeed Mukhtar Oyeleye: Unlettered Missives [episode 22]
Emeka, … “What’s up?” Grace winked at you when she realised your call had ended. “One minute, dear. Count to sixty,” you assured her. “Alright,”…
Amid ’official neglect’, indiscriminate logging contributing to deforestation in Kwara
In Kwara State, the loggers and charcoal producers are making fortunes from deforestation but no one is planting to replace the fallen trees. Abdulrasheed Hammad travelled to Moro local government…
FICTION WEEKLY with Mazeed Mukhtar Oyeleye: Unlettered Missives [episode 21]
Emeka, … Grace did not look as good as she did the first time you saw her. She looked like she could use a cold bath and a good nap.…
FICTION WEEKLY with Mazeed Mukhtar Oyeleye : Unlettered Missives [episode 20]
Emeka, … God gave you an early birthday gift on the second Friday, twenty-second, two days before your twenty-second birthday. You had gone to see Hassan but met his…
Ex-Pen Press Journalist Wins Big in Abuja, Bags UNESCO Academic Award
Mudathir Hayatullahi (Abu Lubabah) reports, Muhammad Adeyemi, a 400-Level student at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) and an ex-member of the most outstanding…
Students’ Failure in Academic Environment: Causes and Possible Solutions
Abdulazeez Toheeb Olawale writes, When a student is asked why they failed, their likeliest comments are; “The lecturer failed me”, “the exam was too hard” or “we were not being…
