So, last week I was at a wedding, minding my business (as usual) when a man came to talk to me. The conversation went like so: Man: Ah, you are so beautiful Me: *amused* I know Man: *frowns* That is…
Me do 9-5 job? No, I want to be Dangote – Sisi Lucia
Last week my laptop snapped in two, yes, screen went one side, keyboard the other side (please don’t ask me what happened to it) Anyway since we are still living in Buhari’s Nigeria, I can’t just go out to buy…
How long will Lagosians die ‘anyhow’ on our roads? – Lucia Edafioka
So, last week we woke up to news of a truck accident in Ojuelegba, yes, that same Ojuelegba fela and Wizkid put on the world map. When I heard the news, my first response and I am sure for many…
Ask me how millenials are coping in this economy-Lucia Edafioka
The other day I was watching a documentary about the housing crisis in the U.S and other major European cities. Of course those mostly affected are millennials; young people who juggle two/three jobs and still cannot afford to pay rent…
Do you know why young Nigerians are running abroad? – Sisi Lucia
Let us talk about this migration thing. So many Nigerians, from the rich, and middle class, or anyone who can afford it are uprooting their lives and moving to the West. Many of them have great jobs, comfortable lives here…
How to become an invisible woman in Lagos- Sisi Lucia
Do you want to become an invisible woman? I have found the perfect vanishing cream, immediately you slather in on your body, fiam, you just vanish. So I live in an estate, every morning or evening I pass by the…
Lagos will kill you whether you are careful or not -Lucia Edafioka
It is true that anybody can die anytime, but it Lagos, you could literally be minding your business and Lagos will find ways to kill you. Of course death can come at any time. Some people even say when it…
Going to visit friends in Lagos is a road trip-Lucia Edafioka
My friend Kay rented an apartment in the Iju area of Lagos. A while ago, he called to say “when will you come visit me, Lucia?” “Oh, when I am up for a road trip,” I replied. I laughed, he…
Auntie, marriage is not by force – Sisi Lucia
A few weeks after I turned 24, and my aunt was like, ‘now you are 24, do and bring husband o. I hope there’s someone o, if there’s no one let me start praying for you.’ All the calls I…
Gimme your number is not by force – Lucia
After a long rainy day, shivering under the AC because my colleague will not agree that cold used to catch somebody, all I wanted was to get home, have a hot bath and hug my bed. I walked straight to…