Boma West Column

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The Truth About Sanitary Pad Safety – By Boma West

A WAVE of claims about sanitary pads causing cancer, infertility and hormonal chaos has spread rapidly on social media and messaging platforms across.

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Justice Before Amnesty For Terrorists – By Boma West

THE Senate’s call for the Federal Government to suspend the rehabilitation and reintegration programme for Boko Haram members has reopened a debate that.

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Our Children Are Not Pawns For Ransom – By Boma West

THE sound of a school bell should call children to learning, not to fear. Right now, in too many communities, that bell rings.

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APC’s 2027 Ambitions Hang On A Fractured Foundation – By Boma West

THE All Progressives Congress completed its 2026 primaries across Nigeria last week, and what was supposed to be an exercise in internal democracy.

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Nigeria Is Dying In Silence And We Have All Agreed To Watch – By Boma West

A TEACHER was beheaded somewhere in Nigeria. His head was cut off. He had a family, students who needed him, and a life.

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Wike May Control The Moment, But No One Controls Forever – By Boma West

NYESOM Wike has spent the better part of a decade rewriting what political dominance looks like in Rivers State. He has governed with.

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Nigeria’s Power Grid Is Broken – By Boma West

A CLIP circulating across Nigerian social media captured something many citizens have long suspected but rarely heard spoken aloud by those in authority..

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The Silent Killer Stealing Young Nigerians Abroad – By Boma West

EVERY few weeks, a family somewhere in Nigeria receives the kind of news that no amount of prayer or preparation ever makes easier.

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They Called It A Celebration Until It Killed Fatima – By Boma West

THERE’s something deeply wrong with a society that has learned to hear gunshots and believe its a party. In too many places, weddings.

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Tired Of Home – By Boma West

NIGERIANS are tired of Nigeria. This is not a radical statement anymore. It is what people say out loud now, on buses, in.

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Together We Stand In One Nigeria – By Boma West

THERE is something powerful about a place where people from different backgrounds wake up each day and choose to live, trade, laugh, and.

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Degrees Or Skills: What Truly Secures The Future? – By Boma West

THERE is a quiet crisis unfolding across Nigeria, one that does not always make the front pages but lives in the daily reality.

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Human Trafficking Still Thrives In Nigeria – By Boma West

HUMAN trafficking remains one of the darkest crimes quietly affecting thousands of families across Nigeria. Despite years of warnings and government efforts, many.

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BBL Trend Surges Among Nigerian Women, But At What Cost? – By Boma West

EVERY year on International Women’s Day, conversations about women usually revolve around empowerment, opportunity, and progress. Yet in recent years, another conversation has.

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How FRSC Failures Worsen Road Tragedies – By Boma West

THE news from Keffi Road last week was heartbreaking. Five people lost their lives in a crash that has once again forced Nigerians.

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The Silent Link Between Fake Products And The Rise Of Kidney Disease In Nigeria – By Boma West

EVERYWHERE you turn in Nigeria today, there is a troubling story. A young man in his thirties on dialysis, a young woman battling.

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Democracy On The Clock: The Electoral Amendment Saga – By Boma West

NIGERIA’s democracy stands, once again, at a crossroads. As debates over electoral reforms resurface in the wake of recent elections, the issue of.

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Nobody Cares. So Who Cares? – By Boma West

THERE is a season when phones do not rest. They ring early in the morning before quiet reflection begins. They ring during meetings..

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The Abuja Snake Bite That Exposed A Dangerous Truth – By Boma West

NIGERIA is still absorbing the shock surrounding the reported death of a young and popular singer following a snake bite in Abuja. Beyond.

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The Real Test Of 2027 Is Whether Nigerians Will Choose Leaders Over Logos – By Boma West

AS the noise around the 2027 elections begins to rise, Nigeria once again finds itself at a familiar crossroads. Posters will soon fill.

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