<![CDATA[The Question Marker]]>https://www.qmarker.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PfU7!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F023c85d1-d927-40d6-965a-925c4963cb98_1280x1280.pngThe Question Markerhttps://www.qmarker.comSubstackMon, 20 Apr 2026 01:20:37 GMT<![CDATA[Journalism from a Christian worldview: An explainer]]>https://www.qmarker.com/p/journalism-from-a-christian-worldviewhttps://www.qmarker.com/p/journalism-from-a-christian-worldviewThu, 04 Sep 2025 10:03:41 GMT
A human stands beside a cross on a mountain. Credit: Pixabay / Pexels

As the development of artificial intelligence accelerates, the world needs a new philosophy. By the world, I mean people who feel they lack power over certain aspects of their lives: the poor, the sick, the depraved, the seeker. And by philosophy, I mean a way of thinking about reality…

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]]><![CDATA[Shallipoppi: Pushing the boundaries of pop culture or an irritable youth]]>https://www.qmarker.com/p/shallipoppi-pushing-the-boundaries-of-pop-culture-or-an-irritable-youthhttps://www.qmarker.com/p/shallipoppi-pushing-the-boundaries-of-pop-culture-or-an-irritable-youthThu, 04 Jan 2024 23:46:26 GMT
Shallipoppi on stage.

When the precincts ofor Uwaifo Creative Hub buzzed with rattling of Mercedes Benz cars last Friday, it was unmistakable that a new kind of energy had seized the ancient City of Benin, which was hosting arguably its most successful breakout artist of 2023, the Pluto Presido, Shallipoppi, legally Crown Uzama.

Shallipoppi, the darling o…

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]]><![CDATA[The staggering significance of Nigeria’s 2023 elections]]>https://www.qmarker.com/p/the-staggering-significance-of-nigerias-2023-electionshttps://www.qmarker.com/p/the-staggering-significance-of-nigerias-2023-electionsWed, 11 Jan 2023 06:42:54 GMTGood morning.

We are analyzing the importance of the 2023 elections and why it is very important to get your PVCs. Also, it’s getting harder to recruit graduate nurses in Nigeria and mandatory use of face masks may be returning in Nigeria as the number of Covid cases rise.

If you are enjoying this newsletter and finding it useful, I’d like to ask for a fa…

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]]><![CDATA[Banky W is leaving protests for power]]>https://www.qmarker.com/p/banky-w-is-leaving-protests-for-powerhttps://www.qmarker.com/p/banky-w-is-leaving-protests-for-powerTue, 10 Jan 2023 06:54:16 GMTGood morning.

Today we are covering Banky W’s path to power in Eti-Osa, the federal government’s push to stop fuel importation by 2024 and an appeal for eligible Nigerians to receive Covid booster shots.

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]]><![CDATA[Peter Obi's masterplan to end insecurity in Nigeria]]>https://www.qmarker.com/p/peter-obis-masterplan-to-end-insecurity-in-nigeriahttps://www.qmarker.com/p/peter-obis-masterplan-to-end-insecurity-in-nigeriaMon, 09 Jan 2023 06:11:44 GMTGood morning.

Today we are covering Peter Obi’s town hall meeting last night, a train abduction in Edo state, and a science that may be able to keep drones in the air forever.

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]]><![CDATA[Itoro Bassey’s debut novel is a different kind of immigrant story]]>https://www.qmarker.com/p/itoro-basseys-debut-novel-is-a-different-kind-of-immigrant-storyhttps://www.qmarker.com/p/itoro-basseys-debut-novel-is-a-different-kind-of-immigrant-storyTue, 29 Mar 2022 12:39:12 GMT
Itoro Bassey is a Nigerian-American storyteller.
Itoro Bassey is a Nigerian-American storyteller.

From Dinaw Mengestu’s The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears, to Adichie’s Americanah, to Chika Unigwe’s On Black Sisters’ Street, there is no scarcity of books dwelling on the African immigrant experience. However, none of them appears to be quite like Itoro Bassey’s Faith. Perhaps this uniqueness stems f…

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]]><![CDATA[Songs for Broken Things: A Review of Chimeka Garricks’ A Broken People’s Playlist]]>https://www.qmarker.com/p/songs-for-broken-things-a-review-of-chimeka-garricks-a-broken-peoples-playlisthttps://www.qmarker.com/p/songs-for-broken-things-a-review-of-chimeka-garricks-a-broken-peoples-playlistWed, 07 Oct 2020 10:58:58 GMT
Chimeka Garricks. Masobe Books

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]]><![CDATA[The melancholic allure of Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto's poetry]]>https://www.qmarker.com/p/the-melancholic-allure-of-chinua-ezenwa-ohaetos-poetryhttps://www.qmarker.com/p/the-melancholic-allure-of-chinua-ezenwa-ohaetos-poetryWed, 05 Aug 2020 12:38:41 GMT
Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto
Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto

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]]><![CDATA[Across China and back: Travelling with Solomon Elusoji’s Big Brother]]>https://www.qmarker.com/p/across-china-and-back-travelling-with-solomon-elusojis-big-brotherhttps://www.qmarker.com/p/across-china-and-back-travelling-with-solomon-elusojis-big-brotherFri, 10 Jul 2020 11:22:46 GMT
The Forbidden Kingdom (captured above) is one of the top tourist destinations in Beijing, China.
The Forbidden Kingdom is one of the top tourist destinations in Beijing, China.

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]]><![CDATA[The stories we should tell]]>https://www.qmarker.com/p/the-stories-we-should-tellhttps://www.qmarker.com/p/the-stories-we-should-tellMon, 22 Jun 2020 11:48:10 GMT
Credit: Michael Krinke Photography

Ife kwulu ife akwudobie.

My people, the Igbo, believe firmly in the duality of things; nothing stands alone - they say - something always stands beside it. The idea that there is only a single path to a destination has no place in their worldview. And also in their stories. Be it fables or stories of people. The balance …

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]]><![CDATA[What do you really know about North Korea?]]>https://www.qmarker.com/p/what-do-you-really-know-about-north-koreahttps://www.qmarker.com/p/what-do-you-really-know-about-north-koreaMon, 22 Jun 2020 09:01:19 GMT
Kim Jong-Un is North Korea's third supreme leader, after his father and grandfather.
Putting a foot wrong in North Korea means undermining the Kim family.

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]]><![CDATA[You’ll make a good European]]>https://www.qmarker.com/p/dear-dark-skinned-girls-we-are-not-in-competition-with-youhttps://www.qmarker.com/p/dear-dark-skinned-girls-we-are-not-in-competition-with-youSun, 14 Jun 2020 15:09:01 GMT
"Be comfortable in your skin."

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]]><![CDATA[From Bauchi to Lagos during a Covid-19 Lockdown]]>https://www.qmarker.com/p/from-bauchi-to-lagos-during-a-covid-19-lockdownhttps://www.qmarker.com/p/from-bauchi-to-lagos-during-a-covid-19-lockdownSun, 07 Jun 2020 13:09:42 GMT
From Itas in Bauchi, Ladipo travelled for 32 hours to get to Lagos, including a six-hour wait at a park in Kano.
From Itas in Bauchi, Ladipo travelled for 32 hours to get to Lagos, including a six-hour wait at a park in Kano. Google Maps

Some journeys are heavier than some. The first time I left Maiduguri, tears rolled down my cheeks for hours in the bus, like I was leaving behind a child I’ll never see again. This time, I was leaving Bauchi, a state I had spent al…

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]]><![CDATA[The immeasurable importance of football in a pandemic]]>https://www.qmarker.com/p/the-immeasurable-importance-of-football-in-a-pandemichttps://www.qmarker.com/p/the-immeasurable-importance-of-football-in-a-pandemicTue, 19 May 2020 06:43:53 GMT
An elated Wilfred Zaha celebrates after a crucial Crystal Palace win in May 2019.

By Dhee Sylvester

There are many times when football takes itself too seriously. Jurgen Klopp, the Liverpool manager, said as much when he queried the media's propensity to ask football people about sociocultural and political issues unrelated to the sport. But its inflated …

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]]><![CDATA[Coming up for air during a pandemic]]>https://www.qmarker.com/p/coming-up-for-air-during-a-pandemichttps://www.qmarker.com/p/coming-up-for-air-during-a-pandemicMon, 20 Apr 2020 09:24:05 GMT
A soldier observes temperature checks at the border between Abuja and Nasarawa states in Nigeria, as the authorities try to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on March 30, 2020. Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters
A soldier observes temperature checks at the border between Abuja and Nasarawa states in Nigeria, as the authorities try to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on March 30, 2020. Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters

In Makurdi, the streets are not empty yet. The woman who sells okra and balls of akpu, wrapped in Santana nylon sheets, sleeps on her…

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]]><![CDATA[The inevitable rise of Nigeria’s Covid-19 cases]]>https://www.qmarker.com/p/the-inevitable-rise-of-nigerias-covid-19-caseshttps://www.qmarker.com/p/the-inevitable-rise-of-nigerias-covid-19-casesThu, 02 Apr 2020 09:06:48 GMT
"Yes, if everyone stays at home, there is still no way we won’t get to a thousand, but we will be able to flatten the curve."
"Yes, if everyone stays at home, there is still no way we won’t get to a thousand, but we will be able to flatten the curve."

It is still impossible to comprehend the full ramifications of the upheaval, but the coronavirus pandemic has changed the world. Earlier this week in Nigeria, the federal government started to implement a lockdown in three key sta…

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]]><![CDATA[Tonton Raymond Attempts To Seduce Abuja]]>https://www.qmarker.com/p/tonton-raymond-attempts-to-seduce-abujahttps://www.qmarker.com/p/tonton-raymond-attempts-to-seduce-abujaSat, 07 Mar 2020 12:02:45 GMT
"What I have learned is that people who call themselves my fans are genuinely invested in my art and that’s a blessing." Photo Credit: Tonton Raymond
"What I have learned is that people who call themselves my fans are genuinely invested in my art and that’s a blessing." Photo Credit: Tonton Raymond

As the year 2019 was winding down it had become obvious to anyone who was paying attention that the year, the decade even, had been a huge success for Nigerian music. From the international success of Afrob…

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]]><![CDATA[After he saved over 1,000 Nigerians, his country betrayed him]]>https://www.qmarker.com/p/after-he-saved-over-1000-nigerians-his-country-betrayed-himhttps://www.qmarker.com/p/after-he-saved-over-1000-nigerians-his-country-betrayed-himMon, 17 Feb 2020 22:38:04 GMT
A photo combination of former Liberian leader, Charles Taylor (left), Mr. Emmanuel Chukwu and former Nigerian military leader, Ibrahim Babangida.

Sometime in February 2019, I came upon a story on THISDAY Newspaper written by Martins Ifije. The report revolved around Mr. Emmanuel Chukwu, who risked all his resources to ensure that over 1,000 Nigerians wer…

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]]><![CDATA[What is Christmas if not a preparation for death?]]>https://www.qmarker.com/p/what-is-christmas-if-not-a-preparation-for-deathhttps://www.qmarker.com/p/what-is-christmas-if-not-a-preparation-for-deathWed, 25 Dec 2019 07:47:47 GMT

Here comes December again, clothed in fancy garbs of yuletide preparations, with the harmattan and the familiar, dewy smell its wind carries, and Christmas. Harmattan has promised to return over the years; the earth still insists on revolving and entering the solstice that produces grand stories. 

Christmas story. Many have drifted from their Christian u…

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]]><![CDATA[Christmas is what you make of it, not what it is]]>https://www.qmarker.com/p/christmas-is-what-you-make-of-it-not-what-it-ishttps://www.qmarker.com/p/christmas-is-what-you-make-of-it-not-what-it-isWed, 25 Dec 2019 07:43:26 GMT

I can’t remember a memorable Christmas. The memories appear similar. The food, the lights, the carol, the harmattan sweeping through the streets. So what else is there to hold on to, especially if one doesn’t believe in virgin births and a magical man garbed in red bearing gifts? It feels hollow, like an empty well that has no bottom. It was Shakespeare…

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