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Love In A Hard Country: What Valentine’s Day Means In Nigeria

Global UpfrontFeb 11, 2026February 11, 20260

By Ebuka Ukoh Valentine’s Day arrives each year, wrapped in red. Roses. Chocolates. Candlelit dinners. Carefully curated photos. Public displays of affection. The scripts are

Chef Hilda ‘Jollof’ Baci: In The News Again With 3rd Guinness World Record!

Global UpfrontJan 29, 2026January 29, 20260

By Ebuka Ukoh The cynicism had come too quickly. A couple of years ago, after Hilda Baci, Nigeria’s celebrity chef, set another Guinness World Record—this

Onitsha Market Impasse: Safety Before Orders; People Before Optics

Global UpfrontJan 28, 2026January 28, 20260

By Ebuka Ukoh When Governor Charles Soludo directed traders in Anambra’s main markets to ignore the sit-at-home solidarity and resume normal six-days-a- week operations, many

January 19: What MLK Day Should Ask Nigeria

Global UpfrontJan 20, 2026January 20, 20260

By Ebuka Ukoh Monday, January 19, was the 39th anniversary of MLK Day, a U.S. federal holiday on the third Monday of January. It’s a

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: How 1 Child’s Death Has Put Nigeria On Trial

Global UpfrontJan 15, 2026January 15, 20260

By Ebuka Ukoh Nigeria has opened a probe into the death of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s infant son, who was three months shy of two years.

Armed Forces Day: Nigeria’s Worth Dying For, But What Really Are We Celebrating?

Global UpfrontJan 13, 2026January 13, 20260

By Ebuka Ukoh Every January 15 since I can remember, Nigeria pauses. We lower flags. We lay wreaths. We release white pigeons into the sky.

Who Turned The Boxer’s Road Mishap A Branding Opportunity?

Global UpfrontJan 9, 2026January 9, 20260

By Ebuka Ukoh A widely reported car crash involving Anthony Joshua on the Lagos–Ibadan corridor reportedly took two lives. Boxing champ Joshua escaped with minor

Manduro: How Nations Lose Territories In Peacetime – Lessons for Nigeria

Global UpfrontJan 6, 2026January 6, 20260

By Ebuka Ukoh Manduro is not a city. It is a warning. It is the visible outcome of a long, quiet process in which institutions

What Are You Spreading In 2026?

Global UpfrontJan 3, 2026January 3, 20260

By Ebuka Ukoh Every new year carries a promise. But some carry an instruction. Twenty-twenty-six arrives not as a whisper but as a charge. It

Yuletide Reflections: Dirty December, Quiet Hearts Etcetera

Global UpfrontDec 24, 2025December 24, 20251

By Ebuka Ukoh In Nigeria, December arrives like a festival competing with itself. The streets get louder, the music gets brighter, and the pressure to