Tag: Francis Ewherido
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Education can never be a scam – By Francis Ewherido
Frustration has recently pushed some youths to describe education as a scam. It didn’t start now. It is only getting louder as it is becoming harder for graduates to get employment. I want to be very clear from the beginning. Wikipedia defines education in its simplest form as “the transmission of knowledge and skills and
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Ponzi schemes: Our mumu never do? – By Francis Ewherido
In 1980 or 1981, I learnt a very important lesson that shaped my life. My father had given me “pocket money” and money for provisions for the new term. My brother, Ufuoma, escorted me to Igbudu Market, Warri, Delta State, to buy provisions. When we got to the market, we saw women doing “try your…
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My take on the Lagos-Calabar expressway – By Francis Ewherido
I had written this article when the controversy started over the award of the contract for the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Highway and decided to archive it. Since the controversy seems to be unending, here is my take. It is from three perspectives: as a Niger Deltan, a Lagosian and a Nigerian. I have been…
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“You are a wicked mother” – By Francis Ewherido
A content creator accosted a mother and her daughter walking on the street. The content creator told the woman to tell her daughter to kiss his friend for N100,000. Initially, mother and daughter were taken aback by such an unusual and brazen request.
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Lamentations of a Youth Corps Member – By Francis Ewherido
I wrote this article on Monday, but more recent events, notably the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, have overshadowed this matter. Nigeria is a real movie scene. Anyhow, ogoro (frog) must jump, so here we go.
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Beautiful wife wahala – By Francis Ewherido
Many men desire to marry a beautiful woman. Why not? But they say beauty is contextual and in the eyes of the beholder. True, but some are very clear. There is nothing like “contextual” and “in the eyes of the beholder.”
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Let us EndBadParenting – By Francis Ewherido
I coined this title after the EndBadGovernance protests which started on August 1, 2024. I have no problem with any protest, strike or activity towards a better Nigeria as long as we avoid unnecessary shedding of blood. Too many Nigerians have died in cold blood and it’s not good.
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What’s the obsession with chopping off penises? – By Francis Ewherido
A wife has two businesses with the husband’s penis as far as I know: One, to get her pregnant and fulfil God’s purpose of multiplying. Two, to give her pleasure and satisfaction sometimes. I said “satisfaction sometimes” because sex is like football.
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Brief stay in your inlaw’s house – By Francis Ewherido
From time among the Urhobos and Isokos, it is seen as denigrating and dishonourable for a son-in-law or father-in-law to spend the night in your in-law’s house. Fathers-in-law could be tolerated, but it was a no-no for the son-in-law.
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Teachers vs students – By Francis Ewherido
I wanted to write on this topic more than a year ago, but each time, there was twist. I gave up because I did not know who to speak for or against. At some point, it was a parent who flogged a teacher to death for daring to discipline his delinquent son.