…Thoughts on beauty and emancipation from unnecessary shakara A very good friend of mine got married some years ago while I was out of the country, let’s call her Joy. I had to make do with viewing the pictures and…
George Floyd: Derek Chauvin found guilty
Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted on all charges in the death of George Floyd. Chauvin faces up to 40 years in prison for second-degree murder, up to 25 years for third-degree murder and up to 10 years for…
Help! A prophet is having sex with me in my dreams
I read a recent report about a woman who killed her own mother; the woman was said to have been told by her pastor to kill her mother because the mother is responsible for the setback in the woman’s life.…
Treating people with respect is for our own good -Tara Aisida
A friend narrated a story to me recently, her mother had been brought up by her elder sister, they shared the same mother but different fathers and there was a huge age difference between them. Her aunt was already a…
Coming to America was with sorrow, tears and blood
I’ve seen Coming to America 1 and 2 but while Prince Hakeem came to sow his royal oats, Omo, I came to reap sorrow, tears and blood! I went to America 30 years ago; I went on a student’s visa.…
My Guy, when are you joining the “Beard Gang”? – Gbubemi Atimomo
…Reflecting on personal grooming and increasing male vanity I kept an afro for about ten years of my adult life. Whenever anyone asked, my default response was that I did it in memory of my father who always had an…
Bridget beat four boys without help yet you say women are weak
There was this girl in our neighbourhood where we lived in Surulere. She was called Bridget and I hope she reads this story. Bridget, we thought was a ‘pompous girl’; she was our age mate then, all of us…
AstraZeneca: Is it fear or ignorance for Nigerians? – Peju Akande
It’s okay to fear the unknown. The world before now had never seen coronavirus before; yes, there’s the spanish flu, similar to coronavirus but it isn’t the same. So, expectedly, we should be anxious about a hurriedly created vaccine. We…
Tough conversations and how to have them – Tara Aisida
I have a unique trait. I talk to myself. I hold conversations with myself in my head with other people. The subject matter varies but they are mostly things someone has done to hurt me. I usually start by tabling…
People Go Fall Your Hand o! – Gbubemi Atimomo
Reflecting on how inconsistent people can be and why you should never seek adulation from people I was thinking recently about how unreliable some people can be. You know those people who say one thing but do something else? or…