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16/07/2025

ICPC, Federal Ministry of Housing Forge Alliance to Tackle Corruption.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development have agreed to...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development have agreed to form a strategic alliance to combat corruption within the housing sector in Nigeria. This development was made known recently when the ICPC Resident...

16/07/2025

DJ Switch's reply to those urging her to be kind in her reaction to former President Muhammadu Buhari's demise.

15/07/2025

Is there any man or boy born with a cheque book? Why is it that it is automatically assumed that it has to be a man that foots the bill? It has become common to see and hear ladies talk about how a man's worth is dependent on how much he spends on them, it is almost as if the woman is seen as one who does not have the capacity to earn or spend.

I used to think it was more of a case of women who are not financially independent until I was made to understand that it is something worse with women who have their own m0ney but are still entitled. What is really heart breaking is seeing a family with two household income living on one alone because the woman believes that she must never allow herself to take on the role of a man, imagine short changing your family especially your children, denying them the opportunity to have better quality education or higher standard of living just because you believe or are told that you should not be contributing to your family finances.

Putting yourself at the receiving end is very likely going to turn you into one who ends up selling themselves short, no man is born with a cheque book just like no woman was born with pots and pans. The focus should be on strength based roles rather than these gender based roles. Life can be a whole lot better if we contribute as much as we can rather than be a dead weight be it in domestic chores or in footing the bills.

- AISHA YESUFU, co-founder of .

29/06/2023

08/02/2019

A young couple moves into a new
neighborhood. The next
morning, while they are eating
breakfast, the young woman
sees her neighbor hang the wash
outside.
"That laundry is not very clean",
she said, "she doesn't know
how to wash correctly. Perhaps
she needs better laundry
soap."
Her husband looked on, but
remained silent. Every time her
neighbor would hang her wash to
dry, the young woman
would make the same comments.
About one month later, the
woman was surprised to see a
nice clean wash on the line and
said to her husband:
"Look! She has learned how to
wash correctly. I wonder who
taught her this."
The husband said: "I got up early
this morning and cleaned
our windows!"
And so it is with life:
What we see when watching
others depends on the purity of
the window through which we
look. Before we give any
criticism, it might be a good idea
to check our state of mind
and ask ourselves if we are ready
to see the good rather than
to be looking for something in the
person we are about to
judge.