FICTION WEEKLY with Mazeed Mukhtar Oyeleye: Unlettered Missives [episode 19]
Emeka, As you walked to Mama Zeenat’s cafeteria, Hassan ate off your ears with lavish words for Grace. His reaction surprised you because it was not his way of talking…
When is the Perfect Time?
Hamidu Alhasaan (Abu Huzaipha Lafiagi) writes, The last time I checked, we were never custodians of our successes, making it almost impossible to have a spot-on definition of ‘right time’. Until…
Pen Writers’ Diary: The Reason ‘Why’ Our Parents Deserve Accolades
Abalu Khadijah Opeyemi writes, The atmosphere was cool, the body felt the sensation, preferring to stay indoors as the weather breezed its coldness, blowing gently into every part of Danfodites’…
High Rate of Unemployment in Nigeria: Causes and Remedies
Ummu Khair Bello writes, Unemployment is a state of joblessness, where people qualified for jobs have none. In other words, unemployment is when the quantum of labour exceeds the number…
How Prepared are you for Life After School?
Yusuf Kawthar Bukola writes, “What’s your plan after school?” Almost every finalist has heard this question. Unfortunately, only a few give concrete answers to the question. Do we ever think…
Envy: There is no Competition in Destiny
Jubril Ahmed writes, Destiny is a belief in the will or determining cause by which everything comes to pass. It is the belief that whatever befalls anyone or anything, whether…
Immediate Environment as the Rudiment of Contemporary Vices
Adeshina Arigbanlabuwo writes, Society is primaeval. Tracing its origins will lead us to the earliest existence of humankind and the consequent establishment of the human environment through interaction and recreation.…
FICTION WEEKLY with Mazeed Mukhtar Oyeleye: Unlettered Missives [episode 18]
Hassan, … Eventually, the rally started. You and your partner in crime followed the ladies, maintaining a distance within which you fed your lustful eyes to stupor. You exchanged comments…
Examination Malpractice: Causes, Effects and Solutions
Adamu Yahuza Abdullahi writes, The rate at which students now engage in examination malpractice is very alarming and even saddening. Despite the prior knowledge that the law frowns at this…
Road to Qatar 2022: Away Goal Rule Dashes Hopes of Nigeria, Algeria, as Ghana, Others Claim Africa’s Slots
Mazeed Mukhtar Oyeleye reports, Africa thrummed with energy through dusk yesterday, March 29, 2022, as soccer fans drummed support for their respective countries, putting up one last fight for Africa’s…
