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A REVIEW OF NUPE BIOLOGY WRITTEN BY FOUR ILLEC NUPE LANGUAGE INSTRUCTORS The book “Kpeyizhe,” translating to “Biology” in English, is structured into four categories, aptly summarized in Nupe language as “Ah de ekpa gunni nya Kpeyizhe.” It’s noteworthy that this 90-page book was collaboratively authored by four esteemed Nupe scholars and advocates for indigenous languages: – Zainab Abdullahi – Zakari Isah Fujeregi – Adamu Idris Manarakis – Aisha Hussaina Manarakis These authors are all integral members of the Indigenous Languages Learning Center (ILLEC) in Minna, Niger State. What sets…

As the former Minister of State for Health, Chief Gabriel Aduku will be laid to rest on Saturday, 20th April 2024, DR. NATHAN OGUCHE EMMANUEL, writes on the life, times and impact of the revered nationalist and icon, Chief Gabriel Yakubu Aduku.     According to the holy books, there is certainly a time for everything, meaning there is time to be born and a time to die.   This scenario again, attests to the fact that God has a purpose for everything, including the departure of man from the…

Kunle was a rich businessman and had made more than enough money to have a new wife three years after his first wife died, leaving him with three children.   And so he married Seyi. From all intents and purposes, people envied Seyi’s good luck at catching such a rich fish.   She drove a Mercedes Benz, ran a pharmacy, all thanks to Kunle’s generosity.   The only snag was that Seyi had no children in all their years of marriage, and worse still, she did not get along well…

Show me a woman who does not believe in love and I will show you a liar. Every woman wants to be loved. We all long for that indescribable feeling that keeps our heads in the cloud. That feeling that makes you feel that you and your man are the only ones on the surface of the earth and when he touches you, you feel this tingling sensation running down your spine. His voice does things to your system, etcetera etcetera. It’s a feeling that makes a woman see life…

So, there have been protests from certain quarters since last week’s piece titled, “What exactly do men want from us?” How dare you make it look like men are difficult, insatiable, irritable and mean? How about what men want from women or at least those things you women really want, instead of being sarcastic? I chuckled at that because men have been pretending that they don’t understand women since Adam willingly took the apple from Eve and voraciously devoured it. They will continue to pretend that they are confused, even…