We are all high on the pollution in Lagos, Leye Adenle, author of Easy Motion Tourists once said this during his book chat with Toni Kan at the Ake Arts and Book Festival in Abeokuta. This was his answer to…
Karma is a bitch and I LOVE her – Lucia Edafioka
One of my favourite lines from Dr Eghosa Imasuen’s Fine Boys is the part about Karma being an old lady, too lazy to catch up. I remember it made me sad, people do bad things, and they go on to…
Wetin concern Lagos with America? – Lucia Edafioka
‘The problem with Lagos is the same with America. Too many immigrants, taking awa jobs.’ ‘But those people from Cotonou and Chad, its mostly menial jobs they do now, so how are they taking the jobs? ‘I don’t mean them…
My sister, we all can’t be Vogue models – Lucia Edafioka
Remember when our big sister Riri launched Fenty beauty leaving most people gushing over the wide range of foundations and that trophy wife thing for a long time? According to YouTubers in the abroad (LOL awa naira cannot buy nada)…
Oga driver, respect ya sef – Lucia Edafioka
So, one Tuesday while going to work there was a bit of traffic on the road and as usual people formed multiple lanes to make getting out of the traffic even worse. Beside the vehicle I was in, was a…
Madam, abeg stop maltreating your househelp – Lucia Edafioka
I once stumbled upon a thread on twitter about abuse of child-maids in Nigeria. It reminded me of something I saw during the same week that made my stomach churn. I was walking the short distance between my office and…
I bring more gists from the gossips of Yaba narket – Lucia Edafioka
So I needed to braid my hair again. I am very impatient when it comes to making my hair (no, I won’t cut it). I can hear my life ticking away like a clock as I sit for two to…
Which youths want to change, Nigeria? I can’t see them! – Lucia Edafioka
You know how you wake up in the morning and something about this country will just kill whatever flicker of hope you have left? I have made peace with the fact that my generation will not change Nigeria. We are…
Abeg, this Lagos is not for disabled people – Lucia Edafioka
I couldn’t help but notice that in this modern day and age public insfrastructure has no ramps for the disabled. Except for standard hospitals, I do not think Nigerians are building with the disabled in mind. We build our churches…
Dear hypocrite, must you watch Big Brother Naija?- Lucia Edafioka
So Big Brother Nigeria, the controversial reality show spun off from Big Brother Africa, which first started sometime in 2002 has been on for over a week. Lovers of the reality show can be seen tweeting away. The first controversy…