IBINABO SEKIBO The issue of trust cannot be overemphasized, everyone is a suspect to someone, and no one trusts anyone, so you see it is just a vicious cycle that we keep going through, it happens to keep things happening. Seeing how trust is something you earn, why should it always be a thing of …
IS HER ‘COOKIE’ A DETERMINANT OF HER WORTH?
MATILDA DIKIBO Some decades ago, the virginity of a woman was her worth and a determinant of her value. She was seen as a precious jewel by her rightfully wedded husband. The virginity of a woman is her pride and dignity. It's something that a woman should treasure and shouldn't let go just to anyone. …
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DATING: HOW LONG IS TOO LONG?
It is a common tradition and popular culture amongst various climes across the world for people to date, court or be in a relationship first for a certain length of time before getting married – not so certain now, but surely, there is a period between when they meet and when they actually get married, …
TOP PORT HARCOURT EVENTS AFFECTED BY COVID 19
Photo Credit: Port Harcourt Jagaban Port Harcourt, the capital city of Rivers State, Nigeria; is a city along the Bonny River in the Southern (also known as Niger Delta) region of Nigeria. With the sudden spate of the nouvelle corona virus in the world, Africa has not been left out. Most specially, the highly populated …
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FOUR YEARS – A BITTERSWEET TALE
Yubedee Pyamene Anokari Getting into the university, I fell in love with Dami at my first year. For the first time in as long as I can remember, a girl actually loved me and cared - true love was here, or so I thought. I didn’t want to rush things, so I took it slow. …
IF KEYBOARDS COULD SPEAK
Ejimofor Hannah Chiamaka If keyboards could speak, I believe that it's first sentence would be directed to the typists who stares at the monitor as they blindly punch in every key without minding if it's the heart of the keys or even the eyes. If keyboards could speak, I'd advice them to speak to their …
IS GETTING MARRIED AN ACHIEVEMENT?
Comfort Eke 'When a lady gets to at least 25 years, she should be married'. In Nigeria, getting married seems to be an issue of concern in many families. Some want the grand wedding, exquisite clothes for aso-ebi. 'Our family no dey carry last oh' in their own words. Some mothers go to the extent …
POLICE IS YOUR FRIEND
Yubedee Pyamene Anokari Imagine stepping out of your house, kissing your wife and child — a toddler, goodbye, just before leaving for work, only to never return home again, forever. Never getting to see their faces anymore. Never getting to kiss your wife again, never getting to savour the hearty and loving smile of your …
RACHEL’S DIARY
Yubedee Pyamene Anokari What if I never fall in love again? what if my emotions have been dredged away by one too many deceit, heartbreak and disappointment? Only if Femi had been honest and sincere, I wouldn’t have met the devil. Just how wicked and ruthless could men be! All men are dogs and that …
WHY MEN CHEAT? – A BONE OF CONTENTION
Yubedee Pyamene Anokari 'All men are cheats, all men are dogs.' These are particularly the opinions of ladies who have been lied to, cheated on and played. And considering all these, one is tempted to buy into their sentiments. But more often than not, you can’t necessarily blame these men for their actions – they …
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