Faith in the face of loss: A review of Louisa Onomé’s ‘Pride and Joy’
Pride and Joy follows the Okafor family over one Easter weekend in Toronto, Canada, as they gather to celebrate matriarch Mama Mary’s seventieth birthday on Good Friday. When Mama Mary dies in her sleep, her sister Nancy declares she will resurrect on Easter Sunday, transforming an intimate family tragedy into a public spectacle. Filled with […]
How FinTribe, with over $4 million investment fund, is leading Nigerian women into financial freedom
Savings and investments have many definitions, many of which are theoretical, more like what professors pontificate from their lecterns. But, how do you make ordinary women, especially low-income-earning women, who do not understand or trust the financial and cooperative systems, save their hard-earned money over a long period of time? Last Saturday, October 25, in […]
Most effective lawyers aren’t just legal experts; they’re strategists, trusted advisors —Israel Egbekunle, lawyer and scholar
Israel Egbekunle is a young Nigerian lawyer and legal scholar. He graduated with First Class honours in Law from Igbinedion University, Okada, and with another First Class honours from the Nigerian Law School. He has gained valuable experience through internships with leading firms, including Templars, Banwo & Ighodalo, Ikeyi Shittu & Co., and J.O. Fabunmi […]
Leonard Ifeanyi Ugwu’s Babel and Boys as a clinical drama of betrayal and trauma
What happens when betrayal mutates into destiny, when youthful transgressions evolve into life-long curses, and when friendship becomes the site of psychic ruin? These are the questions at the heart of Leonard Ifeanyi Ugwu’s Babel and Boys, a modern Nigerian play that reads as much like a clinical case study as it does a tragic […]
Menstrual issues deserve institutional recognition; it’s a global human rights concern, not just women’s problem —Candice Chirwa, South African social entrepreneur and gender advocate
Candice Chirwa is a South African educator, social entrepreneur, writer, and thought leader in social impact, and is currently pursuing a PhD in International Relations. She is the founder and director of Qrate. Known as the Minister of Menstruation, she has spent the past eight years breaking the silence around periods and pushing for systemic […]
How I founded mini bank in secondary school, founded start-ups in university, became CEO at 21 —Miracle Nwankwo, entrepreneur and CEO of Veefin Nigeria
Miracle Nwankwo is a computer science graduate of Babcock University, a serial entrepreneur, and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Veefin Solutions Nigeria. With a background in product innovation, strategic partnerships, and digital growth, he is passionate about creating financial systems that are efficient, inclusive, and future-ready. In this interview by GRATEFUL OGUNJEBE, he speaks […]
My experience with displacement, work in IDP communities taught me leadership isn’t about grand speeches, but trust, consistency —Simisola Ajayi, changemaker, UNHCR young champion for refugees
Simisola Ajayi is an International Relations undergraduate student at Anchor University. She is the director for advocacy at Art in Heart Gallery, a campus ambassador of Cowrywise, and a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Young Champion for Refugees. She is passionate about leadership, social change, and wants to be remembered as a changemaker, […]
Fanaticism, fracture, and flight in Chukwuemeka Famous’ ‘We Will Live Again’: A review
Chukwuemeka Famous’ ‘We Will Live Again’ is the author’s debut novel. He is a writer who carves memory into language. His novel is intricately woven around the dangers of religious fanaticism, the devastation of war, and the fragile search for redemption. Chukwuemeka uses his narrative to probe the psychological ruins of war, which shows how […]
Islamic Fiction in Nigeria: Between Soyayya, Tarbiyya, and new literary shelf
In the bustling Kurmi Market of Kano, beneath colourful umbrellas shielding books from the Harmattan sun, Hauwa fingers through a stack of paperbacks. The covers promise romance and drama: Budurwar Zuciya, Alhaki Kuykuyo Ne, Wa Zai Auri Jahila? These are soyayya novels — love stories that navigate the delicate balance between entertainment and Islamic values. […]