My mother is 83 and suffers from dementia. Her mother suffered the same thing when she was in her 70s so when mummy’s own began at a few years after 70, we kind of knew this was a thing that…
African horror movie wins at Sundance festival
History was made in January when Nikyatu Jusu’s debut film, Nanny, became the first horror movie to win the grand jury prize in the dramatic category at the Sundance Film Festival. Jusu, a first generation American whose parents immigrated from…
I am the other woman, so what?
Ok, so I am the other woman, you have never seen the other woman before? What’s the big deal? They told you I snatched a woman’s husband, I didn’t know they write the name of a woman’s husband on the…
Nanny in court for allegedly stealing employer’s foreign currency (Punch)
A nanny, whose name was given simply as Kemi, on Thursday appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly stealing her employer’s 1,300 dollars, 2,300 Euros and 200 pounds (about N1.499million). Kemi, 46, who resides at Ilupeju in Lagos State,…
Do you know the difference between a maid and a house girl? – Peju Akande
This last Easter celebration when friends and family gathered over food and old gists, I came across a set of presentable young women. No, they didn’t have weaves or false lashes or loud make-up. They were well groomed, spoke good…
If you Spare the rod, you spoil the Child -Viola Okolie
How do you “train” a one year old? How do you even train any child regardless of age, especially when training is viewed from the Nigerian perspective of “half kill the child, and they’ll know better than to go down…
When the devil gets on your case, only God can help you – Peju Akande
I’ve heard people deride others about the existence of the devil. Yes, I mean the red being with horns and a dragon’s tail. Old folks will tell you not to eat with this two faced liar and if you must,…