Northern Nigeria, where is your outrage? – Peju Akande
It’s true that no one has a monopoly of bad luck. When it becomes self-inflicted, the rest of us can only look on…for a while. That is the case in Northern N...
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Banditry now makes going to school a waste of time – Peju Akande
Banditry seems to be the in-thing now. I’m echoing a friend. This friend of mine is quite silly; I mean; wh...
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Lori iro – Ibadan people, Hausa people are not Fulani people – Peju Akande
Lori iro means based on lies. It’s trending on Twitter and like most trends, it’s taken on a new meaning; though one not too far from its original me...
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Ijeoma: Why do women blame the side chick? – Peju Akande
The hashtag #JusticeforIjeoma has been trending on Twitter for some time now over the alleged gruesome murder of an Enugu-based make-up artist, Ijeoma Nweke....
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Preachers fighting over preaching spot are not worth listening to – Peju Akande
The curious case of two preachers recently seen fighting over a preaching spot in Lagos throws some major contradictions into sharp relief. My friend...
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If your son ever tells you he is gay; do this before you scream – Peju Akande
GAY I enjoy social media; all kinds of craze and sense live and thrive on it! So, when I came across Dr. Doyin Okupe’s son’s story on coming out as gay; I dwelt ma...
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Why single and ‘sashing’ can’t mingle and marry – Peju Akande
Yemi Alade’s song, “Single and Searching” has been trending for weeks now on social media; especially on Instagram, where hundreds of renditions are po...
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DNA and paternity wahala: The children suffer, too – Peju Akande
Here is a true life story that reminds one of the trending DNA saga. I met a child, sometime last year. She was about nine years old. I...
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Dangote: Did you see the “bum Shot” that set Twitter on fire? – Peju Akande
Twitter is at it again! Late last year, a lady simply identified by her Twitter handle as @Iambealewis tweeted about her broken heart over the loss of a relationship with...
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Dear Pastor, look well before you predict 2021 – Peju Akande
Nobody saw 2020 coming, for a year so fraught with much, no pastor, no prophet, no imam, no prophetess no one who has any claim to foreseeing what the future holds or who...
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