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He Called Me and Said, “Daddy, I Spilled My Milk”: Rising to the Challenge of Preserving My Son’s Childhood Innocence
My son called me and said, “Daddy, I spilled my milk.” The innocence with which he called me was striking.…
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What It Takes for Imperfect Parents to Raise Complete Children in an Imperfect World
In the course of this week, I had a simple conversation with my wife, just ordinary talk. I said to…
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The Parable of the Three Elephants and the Grass
I became a biological father at 51. My son is four years old. I am now 55. Those numbers matter.…
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A Father’s Reflection On Australia’s Impossible and Futile Under-16 Social-Media Ban: Lessons for Africa
As a father raising a four-year-old in my twilight years, I pay close attention to every global conversation shaping the…
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Why I Paused My Life for My Son: The Uncomfortable Truth I Learned From Spending One Month With Him Away From Daycare
There are Mondays when writing this column feels natural, effortless, even therapeutic. Today is not one of those Mondays. I…
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When a Nation’s Children Bleed, the Fathers Must Rise
In the last two weeks alone, close to 100 children have been kidnapped across Kaduna, Kebbi, and Niger States. This…
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Maga Is Not an Isolated Tragedy: What 25 Abducted Girls Say About Nigeria’s Insecurity, Unsafe Schools, and Our Failure to Protect Children
In the early hours of Monday, 17 November 2025, armed men stormed Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi…
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The Difference Between Respect and Indulgence: Lessons From a Four-Year-Old
It was a Saturday afternoon. Tieri, my four-year-old son, was building towers with his colorful blocks in the living room.…
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THE REGINA DANIELS AGE CONTROVERSY: Beyond Celebrity Gossip, A Child-Safeguarding and National Data Crisis
In recent days, social media has reignited debate over the age of actress Regina Daniels at the time of her…
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Baba Ijesha: Exonerated by the Court of Appeal or Simply Released After Serving His Term? Facts, Law, and Child-Safeguarding Clarifications
A renewed wave of controversy has swept across Nigeria following online claims that Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James Omiyinka, popularly known…
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