My mother told me to be respectful of my elders. She taught me to always use sir and ma and show elders I was well brought up. I don’t know if that has now become a problem because it was…
Dear woman, when will you stop brutalising other people’s children?
The news report of Favour Anigbogu, the nine years old girl burnt with a hot iron by her mistress, one Ginika Nabefe is one too many acts of wickedness by adults to children in recent times. From dislocating a child’s…
What’s this thing called love, sef? Tara Aisida
My friend was telling me about a series she is watching and in one of them two people meet themselves in a train and immediately the sparks flew. They knew they were meant to be and to prove it they…
What I Love About Being Nigerian – Gbebemi Atimomo
…musing about some of my favourite things about being Nigerian Many of us maintain a love-hate relationship with Nigeria. But truth is we have many reasons to enjoy being Nigerian and living in Nigeria (for those who do). For all…
They fired me because I called some students sex perverts!
I am a teacher, I used to teach mathematics in a secondary school and for the sake of those concerned, I would rather not mention the names of school and students involved in the story I am about to tell…
Nigeria’s “sexuality problems” and the Baba Ijeshas among us
The title is not original to me. The latest news on Olanrewaju James, also known as Baba Ijesha is damming. Reports say that the video of the 14-year-old said to have been defiled by Baba Ijesha was played in court…
Tiwa Savage’s sex tape: What goes on behind closed doors should stay there-Tara Aisida
I am sure by now most of us have heard about Tiwa Savage’s sex tape, some may even have watched it. The facts are simple, sometime last week, Tiwa informed the public that she was being blackmailed over a sex…
A few things I learnt from the #endSARS protest – Gbubemi Atimomo
..thoughts on my learnings from the #endSARS protests I remember the first time I participated in a student protest: alutas’ we called them. It was my first semester at the University of Ibadan, and those days, alutas’ seemed to be…
Our Pastor slept with my mum and now wants to sleep with me
I used to attend a church with my mum where the pastor was believed to be a powerful man of God. The pastor was instrumental to my mum’s business becoming a big one. My mum wasn’t doing well with her…