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Hooked on porn, trapped in extra-marital affairs: Hidden struggles of married men
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ICYMI: How supermarket operators exploit customers, workers with hidden trade tactics
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Defiled victims long-winded fight for justice as rapists exploit child abuse law’s loopholes
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Ogun sick folks lament as striking doctors abandon wards
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Stranger than fiction: Woman born with male, female sex organs fathers two children
Hardship: Families embrace charcoal stoves, make stew with garden eggs
As Nigeria grapples with soaring inflation and economic instability, staples like beef, tomatoes, and bread, once commonplace, have become highly priced luxury items. GODFREY GEORGE writes that famili...
24th August 2024
Hooked on porn, trapped in extra-marital affairs: Hidden struggles of married men
Despite the public aversion some Nigerians have towards pornography, it has become an addictive pastime for many married men. This habit not only heightens their obsessive appetite for sexual explorat...
24th August 2024
ICYMI: How supermarket operators exploit customers, workers with hidden trade tactics
With price labels often conspicuously absent on products, shoppers at various supermarkets and grocery stores are left in the dark about the true costs of what they intend to purchase as profit margin...
18th August 2024
Defiled victims long-winded fight for justice as rapists exploit child abuse law’s loopholes
VICTOR AYENI writes about the dehumanising treatment faced by victims of rape and their family members, the frustration they endure when denied justice, and the deep-seated pain of seeing culprits set...
17th August 2024
Ogun sick folks lament as striking doctors abandon wards
Eight days into the indefinite strike declared by medical doctors in Ogun State, the fate of hapless patients seems to hopelessly hang in the balance as they have been abandoned to manage the various ...
17th August 2024
Stranger than fiction: Woman born with male, female sex organs fathers two children
Heartbroken after two failed relationships with men, 30-year-old Queen Obukoko, born with male and female sex organs, tells Godfrey George how she impregnated two women with her dominant male organ, t...
10th August 2024
Unusual rise of drug trafficking among physically-challenged Nigerians
Against the backdrop of societal neglect, stigmatisation, and economic hardship, some persons with disabilities have resorted to crime, including drug trafficking for survival. BABATUNDE TITILOLA repo...
10th August 2024
Jumping on bandwagon train, Nigerians battle pressure, health hazards to grab Guinness World Records headlines
In this report, VICTOR AYENI writes about how young daring Nigerians surmount a myriad of physical challenges, social barriers, and mental stress to achieve record-breaking feats through the Guinness ...
3rd August 2024
We endured four hellish days in Ondo kidnappers’ den – NYSC members
On Thursday, July 18, 2024, as travellers traversed a major road along Omi Alafa Village in Ifon, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, armed men in a commando-like style jumped out from the thicke...
3rd August 2024
Things fall apart: Lagos college turns war theatre over provost’s tenure
On Monday, July 29, a lingering crisis between the leadership and staff of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka, Lagos, degenerated into violence, causing pandemonium on campus. Some pr...
3rd August 2024
ICYMI: Why we disguise as alfas, pastors, seek spiritual protection — Yahoo boys
In a bid to evade strategies deployed by law enforcement agencies to end their illegal activities, fraudsters, commonly known as ‘Yahoo boys’, who primarily exploit digital cyberspace to defraud u...
28th July 2024
Man’s best pet faces feeds crisis as dog owners battle skyrocketing costs of feed, medicals
GODFREY GOERGE feels the pulse of dog lovers who are battling to keep their pets alive following the astronomical increase in the prices of dog feed, vitamins and medication Kamsi Toochi’s Ikorodu, ...
20th July 2024
Hidden epidemic: High costs, low awareness fuel oral health crisis
From the overlooked toothaches that escalate to life-threatening conditions to the daunting cost of dental clinics and the scarcity of oral healthcare professionals, BABATUNDE TITILOLA writes on the p...
20th July 2024
Danger within: How blood-thirsty house helps kill bosses in cold blood
Several housemaids employed to assist with household chores have increasingly posed significant risks to their employers. Reports of maids physically and sexually abusing children, poisoning, and even...
13th July 2024
Sidetracking bail-is-free slogan, police continue victims’ extortion
AMARACHI OKEH writes on the endemic culture of demanding payment for police bail, revealing widespread extortion despite official claims that bail is free by the Nigerian Police Force After Jennifer�...
13th July 2024
Inside online matchmaking platforms where desperate singles are exposed to good, bad dates
In this feature, VICTOR AYENI explores the social trend of Nigerian singles turning to digital matchmaking platforms in a bid to meet prospective suitors and why their desires might make them vulnerab...
6th July 2024
Silent agony: Deep scars left by randy fathers who rape, impregnate helpless daughters
Girls raped and impregnated by their fathers are left to battle trauma, shame and stigma from society. The offspring from this unholy union face even worse, GODFREY GEORGE writes Getting 47-year-old M...
6th July 2024
How intense military training, harsh punishments from seniors send young pupils, cadets to early graves
Young pupils in military secondary schools across the country and cadets, who undergo training in military camps to become officers, have met their untimely deaths while pursuing their dreams due to t...
29th June 2024
Amid brain drain, fake doctors wreak havoc on vulnerable citizens
In this feature, VICTOR AYENI examines the spate of unqualified and unlicensed medical professionals whose quackery has unleashed pain, suffering, and death on hapless citizens as the country struggle...
29th June 2024
Operators turn a blind eye as randy men camp underage girls in hotels
GODFREY GEORGE writes on how underage girls are lodged in hotels by men for illicit acts while hotel administrators look the other way Shock was the reaction that greeted a now-viral video of a young ...
22nd June 2024
Beyond green card: Nigerians find true love abroad amid cultural bias
In a world where stereotypes and societal pressures challenge interracial marriages, Nigerian individuals who love beyond borders often face scepticism and scrutiny. Accusations of ulterior motives qu...
22nd June 2024
Imo community boils as policeman terrorises, maims panic-stricken residents
In a small Imo community, residents languish under the oppressive rule of a police officer who perennially torments them with arrests, detention, and killings, BABATUNDE TITILOLA writes In the oil-ric...
15th June 2024
Digital hookup: Sex workers move ‘businesses’ online to cushion economic hardship
Amid economic hardship, sex workers are utilising social media platforms to conduct their ‘businesses’, defying stigma and embracing digital hook-ups as a means of survival, GODFREY GEORGE writes ...
15th June 2024
Sule’s grassroots focus opens fresh development opportunities in Nasarawa
Collins Agwam writes on the developmental agenda of the Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, which has touched many lives “I have learned that people will forget what you said, people will forge...
12th June 2024
Celine, Afiba families fear foul play in Aba hook-up saga
GODFREY GEORGE writes on how two ladies, Celine Ndudim, and Afiba Tandoh, disappeared after allegedly visiting a friend they met online In a chilling tale of mystery and tragedy, two ladies have gone ...
8th June 2024
Without shame: Policemen abandon stop-and-search duties, turn roadblocks into begging centres
“Oga, how far? Anything for the boys?” asked a policeman stationed under the Otedola Bridge, Lagos. His right hand held a rifle while his left was stretched towards the driver of the minibus heade...
8th June 2024
Demands of #EndSARS protesters legitimate – Pastor Sam Adeyemi
Senior Pastor, Daystar Christian, Pastor Sam Adeyemi, speaks to Seun Akinbaloye on his Mic On podcast series on Sunday, where he talked about his recent relocation to the United States, the #EndSARS p...
1st June 2024
Hidden torment: Untold agony of pupils bullied, tortured by classmates within school walls
AMARACHI OKEH writes on how the widespread use of smartphones, access to the internet and social media is exposing the serious issue of bullying in Nigeria’s educational system In the past five mont...
1st June 2024
Heartrending tales of vulnerable widows battling for survival amid soaring cost of living
In the wake of losing a spouse, Nigerian widows are often left to navigate a harsh reality of societal neglect, poverty, and maltreatment in the hands of their late husbands’ families, BABATUNDE TIT...
1st June 2024
Sokoto communities where villagers spend 10 hours hunting for water in Niger Republic
ABDULLATEEF FOWEWE writes about the challenges faced by the residents of Rafinduma and other communities in the Gada Local Government Area of Sokoto State grappling with water scarcity and forced to...
25th May 2024
Unease over Ekiti varsity students’ expulsion after viral assault video
The expulsion of two students of Bamidele Olumilua University of Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State, following a viral video that showed one of them flogging her colleague has created a ...
25th May 2024
