Thoughts on heartbreak and broken relationships It was a whirlwind romance. Mimi reluctantly attended a wedding with her bestie, and there she met Bobo. He was one of the groomsmen and apparently, the life of the party. He had noticed…
I don’t know what hurts most; the beating my in-law gave me or my husband’s death?
I still hurt from being beating. But let me tell you my story. met my husband at the Model College when we were in secondary school. I am from the East and he was a Yorba boy. We started out…
Let’s celebrate entrepreneurship — Gbubemi Atimomo
In commemoration of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2023 I remember, in the not-too-distant past, when the Nigerian dream was the desire to become an entrepreneur. Starting something new, buying and selling, creating value, providing products and services, being in charge of…
Before japa I rocked the US & Canada — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Japa is not for me and I’m not even in the mood to visit any foreign country no matter how people venerate their national currency. A lot of characters make so much noise about fleeing Nigeria and going abroad in…
Democracy Day: What is the Nigerian Dream? — Godman Akinlabi
A few years ago, I saw a post on the popular social networking site Twitter asking Nigerians what the “Nigerian Dream” means to them. Curious, I checked the comments to see what Nigerians consider the Nigerian Dream. Most respondents said…
Not every Japa suffers o
Enough, if not too much, has been said about this business of Japa. ‘Don’t japa,’ ‘Japa with sense, those who have Japa-ed are suffering but pretending to be enjoying…’ It’s the “suffering” part that gets me. I can almost imagine…
Abeg Make All of Us No “Japa” From Naija – Gbubemi Atimomo
..thoughts on patriotism and Nigeria Peter Enahoro’s “How to be a Nigerian” remains one of my most favourite books about Nigerians. It is a humorous take on how Nigerians conduct themselves in diverse situations and across all spheres of life.…
