I met my wife, Kike through a mutual friend, Charity. We are old school mates and remained friends for more than 40 years. At that time, Kike had been abandoned by her husband for three years. He left for the…
Governor Sanwo-Olu has a John Snow
In Delta state, one Emmanuel resurrected after 27 years with claims of being the bastard child of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state. That’s why I labeled him John Snow. Now, to those of us who skipped watching that addictive…
A person is a person no matter how small-Tara Aisida
I attended a concert recently, my friend’s daughter had a part in the musical rendition of the Dr. Seuss book Horton Hears a Who. As the story goes, Horton an ordinary elephant was splashing around the pool when he hears…
The selfie generation-Tara Aisida
Always posing, lips pouted, feathers preened and smiles artificial. They take pictures, videos of themselves and others (with or without their consent) showing off their surroundings, attires, company etc. I call them the selfie generation. They are not all young…
Lagos and London-a tale of two train rides
Weeks back I went with my old school friends to Ibadan for a wedding. It was the wedding of the daughter of one of us. There were 5 of us billed to go from Lagos. TBabes, the most adventurous of…
Friendships and how they evolve-Tara Aisida
I love having friends. I am one of those people who has always liked being around people and keeping friends. When I was in university and long before Facebook came into being, I wrote and kept a list of everyone…
Does anyone die peacefully in Nigeria?Feyintiba Egbehemi
I started thinking about all the people who have other illnesses that have taken a back seat in the current fight against covid 19. Everyday brings a new announcement or ten, of deaths. Most have died after a brief illness,…
Suicidal love: DSS lady and the wife of Lagos’s state oga
‘I thought we’ve moved from the era of Romeo and Juliet, this is the era of shine ya eye” That’s the opening statement from my friend who first told me about the wife of Lagos state Oga, reported to have…
The trap of perfection- Tara Aisida
I like looking at people. It’s one of my favorite pastimes. When I go to parties, I don’t go just for the food , drinks and dancing, I go to look at people. What they wear, how they look, they…
After I went blind, the devil sent me a nanny from hell
I took in this girl because at that time, I was losing my sight to glaucoma. I had been told way back in my early 50s that my eyesight could go suddenly because I hadn’t been taking care of it.…