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Remembering Pastor Taiwo Odukoya: The Prophecy, the Son, and the Father Who Still Speaks
The date was Thursday, December 31, 2020. It was the last Thursday of that unforgettable year. I walked into Thursday…
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Democracy Day: The Powerful Lessons Every Nigerian Child Should Learn
Every year on June 12, Nigerians celebrate Democracy Day, a national event that honours the country’s democratic journey and the…
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Child Abduction
28 Days in Captivity: Tinubu Addresses Fate of Abducted Oyo, Borno Schoolchildren, Teachers
President Bola Tinubu has expressed confidence that the schoolchildren and teachers abducted in Oyo and Borno states will return safely,…
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S.A.F.E® Community Board
Kudos to Davido, Knocks for Omokri, Caution to Traditional Media: #SecureNigeria #BringOurChildrenHome
In Yoruba, we say: Ẹ ń bẹ olóògùn, ẹ ò bẹ aṣiwèrè. You are begging the healer, while ignoring the…
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‘I Can’t Believe Dad Is Back’: My Son’s Words and What a Child’s Grief Over Absence Taught Me
I have been away from home for close to two months. Last week, I returned. What met me was not…
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Ọmọ Ẹni Kú, Ó Sàn Jú Ọmọ Ẹni Nù Lọ
I took a break from this column last week. It was not because my heart was not there. It…
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Michael Oyedokun: The Death of One Is the Death of All — What We Must Do to Safeguard Our Schools and Teachers
I have come to an unavoidable conclusion: the rights of children are the rights of teachers, and the rights of…
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#50PlusDad
May 16 was the International Day of the Boy Child. I was not with Tieri. He is four years old…
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#50PlusDad Reflections
I write #50PlusDad on Mondays. Last Monday, I could not write. I had been on the road: Port Harcourt to…
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#50PlusDad Reflections
If I must talk to my child about life, I must talk to him about his sexuality. Not sex education…
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