True Confession: My battle with “drug addiction” – Peju Akande

I’ve seen him several times walking the streets, his unkempt hair and yellow eyes, his sometimes clean, sometimes dirty but always rumpled clothing. He, at one time, became a signpost of sorts around Ilupeju. “When you get to the traffic…

More Nigerians will end up as slaves in Libya – Peju Akande

I went to one of the visa offices in Lagos recently; those who are familiar with visa offices will tell you there are hundreds of dreams waiting to be fulfilled among the hordes of touts that bombard you as soon…

Private or public uni, oya choose one- Peju Akande

I went to a federal university, University of Jos. And like many in its category; it was prone to ASUU strikes, which is why my four-year Bachelor degree ended up being a five years plus grind; it seemed we were…

Are we breeding Ireti boys in our homes?- Peju Akande

Without necessarily regurgitating what has been said over and over again by everyone outraged by the happenings a few years ago that involved school Boys from Ireti high school who attempted or even ended up raping school girls in broad…

East or West, Naija food is best – Peju Akande

Nigerians generally are well travelled; I’ve heard it said that if you visit any part of the world and there’re no Nigerians there, leave ASAP! What’s more, there is hardly a family in Nigeria today that doesn’t have a brother,…

Oh boy, this life can make you humble- Peju Akande

A few days to my birthday about two years ago and I had no wish to make any noise over it…wishful thinking as I‘d caught my friend whispering over the phone, inviting a few other friends over. It was a…

Who gave birth to Yoruba demons? – Peju Akande

A friend of mine and I recently found time to talk about wigs, clothes, makeup, kids, boobs, work, money against the backdrop of a small get together… when our conversation veered to men as can be expected in conversations where…

Are Calabar girls really better in bed? – Peju Akande

Years ago I worked as a sales girl in a huge bookshop located along Herbert Macaulay, Yaba The bookshop was huge with three or four floors filled top to bottom with books; naturally, there were diverse kinds of staff. On…

TALK TRUE: If you test HIV+ will you tell your husband or wife? – Peju Akande

Owolabi came to the hospital with pains in his groin. Tests and examinations indicated he had hernia and required surgery. As preliminary procedure before the surgery, Owolabi was asked to do some blood tests. The test came back positive for…

Randy Prof and a very brave girl – Peju Akande

There is no need rehashing line by line the recorded phone convo that circulated a few years ago on WhatsApp Naija and Naija in the diaspora. We’ve all heard the crass Professor soliciting for sex to upgrade a female student…

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