“These Buhari Times”, fourth in the series of Clone Wars by the Show Dem Cap, affirms that they are the most hard-working duet in the Nigerian music industry. Still steaming hot from their feel-good and accomplished Palmwine Music Vol. 2,…
Nigerians share your stories biko, not every time coding -Tara Martins Aisida
It’s easier to identify with someone who has walked in our shoes. It’s easier to listen to someone who has gone through what we are going through than someone who is spouting words of knowledge from a theoretical point of view.
How NOT to be a Nigerian -Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The Englishman feeds his dog with bones. The Nigerian feeds his dog with chocolate. The difference is chocoholic. There are no bones in chocolate. In his classic How to be a Nigerian, Peter Enahoro, aka Peter Pan, recounts the…
We begged him, don’t go to Nigeria. But he went and now he’s dead
When I read online about the London returnee lady who was murdered by her staff, I told myself, oya call this lady that is writing about tales on a website that one of my Nigerian friends forwarded to me. I…
Funbi Emiola “Serenades” the ladies with new album-Dami Ajayi
Pretty boy Funbi Emiola is not exactly a new kid on the block. He has been lending his sweet voice to our soundscape for a while now. His breakthrough on MI’s mixtape is quite historical, given his steady and assured…
Hey, don’t ever let me hear you say: “It is not my portion” -Tara Martins Aisida
A lot of people say to me: “Tara, you are a strong woman” and I have always wondered what they mean. By strong, I guess they mean my ability to go through things and still keep my sanity, to laugh…
He died in December, but came to eat in our canteen in January
I still have goosebumps every time I remember the incident that happened early this year. I have often heard of people seeing the dead in their dreams and talking to them, that sort of thing. I can accept things like…
Meet my godfather, Sonala Olumhese – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
I have a confession to make – I have a godfather, but he never asked me to swear to an oath of allegiance at Okija Shrine – or wherever. It started way back in 1985 when I ran into a…
My husband “killed” me then buried me alive
I no longer have any wish to live because there is nothing to live for. I have told my family members not to bring me to the hospital, no matter the medication, it won’t work. ‘Just bury me quickly, no…
Okay, I killed my son but I swear I did it to save him
I am a mother who wanted the best for her child. I am a woman, who suffered to have a child. I am a good mother and what I did was simply to correct my own child. The same way…