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Zainab Suleiman-Okino, Olumide Olaniyan and Sidney Okwoche will headline the October 28 edition of the Guest Writer Session, a monthly initiative of the Abuja Writers’ Forum (AWF), which holds by 4pm at the Aso Hall of Nanet Suites, Ekiti House, Abuja. According to a statement signed by the Forum’s Public Relations Officer, Edith Yassin, Okino will give a talk on the “Challenge of Newspaper Publishing in Northern Nigeria and the incursion/onslaught of the Social Media.” Drawing from her rich academic and journalistic background, the statement noted that the Blueprint’s Editor-In-Chief is often described as “a consummate journalist, a skilful reporter, an excellent editor, a patient mentor, a benevolent, but firm leader of people, and a bridge builder in every sense of the phrase.” Peeping into Okino’s pedigree, journalism came calling and she could not resist after completing a bachelor’s degree in English and History from Bayero University Kano. She thus learnt the ropes and d...

Biased by Gender: The Satiric Poems of Jonah and Joanah is a poetry collection co-authored by myself, Oye Ololade Rhea and a new Nigerian poet Ahmed Aribito Hassan. The collection cuts across subjects of gender like inequality, feminism, masculism, and other assumptions. It is available in PDF and EPub format. Preorder now and get 50% off. Click here to preorder now.

 Kachikwu vs. Baru: Honor amongst Bullies. Re: Matters of Insubordination and lack of adherence to due process perpetuated by the GMD NNPC, Mr. Maikanti Baru . Dear Mr. President,  President Muhammadu Buhari I’m writing this Memo to you according to the dictates of my heart, and I pray it meets you in good condition, hopefully on your return from the other room.  You would recall Sir, that on the 30 th of august 2017, I, Ibe kachikwu, Minister of State for Petroleum, alleged that Dr. Maikanti Baru, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation adulterated my office by awarding some major contracts worth about $25 billion without letting me in on the deals as well as making one-sided appointments without recourse to the NNPC board which i happen to chair.  Ibe Kachikwu vs. Maikanti Baru Imagine my shock Sir! Seeing all those NNPC press release about appointments pop out as twitter highlights whenever I acciden...

IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu BIAFRA: WHILE DANCING, A COUNTRY VANISHED! The great novelist, Chinua Achebe once affirmed that there was a country named Biafra. this statement is true, especially in recent times when National geographic wild moved its headquarters to Abia State, South east Nigeria, to the delight of its viewers. This Nigerian reality television version of a dance between humans and reptillic creatures is quite conventional; after all we are all animals. Unfortunately, the lead cameraman, Nnamdi Kanu has refused to reveal himself for an insight at the backstage reaction. The Nigeria Army can be aptly described as skilled set of dancers. they dance to any tune they are struck to, yesterday the melody was: “you are terrorists”, today: “you never had an existing chance” even as they glide, slough their skin and move in for the exhilarating kill, hence the term “operation python dance” was widely accepted by the Nigeria populace. The Nigeria Army, Operation Python D...