‘The only thing I remember about you is that we’re not together anymore’ Tell your story, they say. Don’t let people narrate how you felt or what you went through, they say?…
Dear Bestie
Dear O. Hey, I was going through my old laptop and I saw the folder I created for us back then in 2009. So long ago now. The pictures you sent me,…
The Nigerian Police Force As A Tool for Control And Power
This weekend I drove quite a lot in my town (Port Harcourt) and had more than enough opportunities to be stopped by the Nigerian Police on their routine stop and greet checkpoints.…
Nigerians N Space
Last week I heard that Nigeria plans to put someone in outer space (yes, outside the atmosphere of the earth) around 2030. My first reaction was the usual Nigerian cynicism and incredulity.…
Finding Our Voice As A Nation
The events of last week leading up to the cancellation of the nationwide protests called for by TuFace (2Baba as he is fondly called) brought some jarring memories for some and touched…
The Tourist Starter Pack
I almost named this post the Tourist Starter Park so people would think I was not very well-educated. So I’ve been around the world and ayayai, I can’t find my baby. I…
Happy New Year: Efe
Like a Gust of Wind. I can’t use one word to describe 2016. I can only say it went by so fast I was almost always in look back mode from the…
Day 30: Elijah
Slipping. Falling. Getting Back Up. “Mixed feelings like a mulatto.” – Jay Z, Bring it on (Reasonable Doubt album, 1996) I’m not as intelligent as I thought. September 22, 2016, 5:44…
Dusk: Yinka
2016 was a roller coaster.
Dusk: ‘Debisi
Adebisi: Of Gold and Its Refiner’s Fire. October 8th, 2016 “I am a testimony and evidence of God’s endless mercies, faithfulness (beyond compare!), goodness and wondrous miracles – and He has only…