Nigeria: The struggle to survive is hard – Viola Okolie
Every day when my daughter prepares to leave the house in our present-day Nigeria, I bark out a series of well-intentioned phrases which have almost turned routine...
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Two horns and a hump – the Nigerian identity – Viola Okolie
What does it cost to be valued as a Nigerian? To be considered important enough for the government to drop all it is doing and focus on your matter, raise hell if...
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The PantaLunacy of our identity predicament – Viola Okolie
Your identity is not just a summary of who you are as seen by others around you. It is a database of what makes up the individual – their physical and financ...
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When clout chases back – Viola Okolie
Trending on cyberspace over the course of the week just ended was the decidedly curious case of the young comedienne who chased clout in a rather abrasive (though...
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Nigeria: The shame of a President – Viola Okolie
PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA: Close your eyes for one moment and allow yourself the fantasy of imagining that all is well with Nigeria. The hospitals are good; the road networks...
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Toyin Lawani: Much ado about a cross – Viola Okolie
Toyin Lawani got into the news again this week. But was it for the wrong reason? Over the weekend, Nollywood actor Toyin Abraham who is fast becoming popular for h...
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Ndi Igbo, please be wise – Viola Okolie
If I could speak to Ndi Igbo now and my voice would be heard without being drowned out; I would say: Igbo land is yours. The continued surviva...
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Roommates: Face me I face you – Viola Okolie
I had these two roommates way back in school. Well, one was a roommate while the other was a squatter. But like we say, “all join.” So, these roommates were in wha...
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Nigeria: All this blood you people are shearing…II – Viola Okolie
How the Chibok Girls matter – which trended in Nigeria and the world over – ended is still perplexing to me. I do not think there is any one...
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Nigeria: All these blood you people are shearing (Part 1) – Viola Okolie
A trip down memory lane in Nigeria , please! Are you all ready? Fasten your seatbelts because it may get rough and bumpy along the way!...
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