A couple of years back, I wouldn't have been the person to say, “I think all human beings are inherently good.” I’d have considered that a reckless statement. I...
Hi there, my name is Single mum. My name tag reads Single mum and society believes
That I don't deserve good men because I'm now "secondhand"
That I am ...
Last Friday, news broke that a 14 (going on 15) year old girl in Katsina State had been married to the Emir, and when her parents protested that she was not onl...
Hello Again!
Long time no see? Whatever it is we do, I missed you. Where did you go? Did you leave or did I? Maybe it was both, or neither. It doesn’t matter...
Last week I had the chance to leave my little Nigerian bubble and step out into the real world for a bit. I went to clear sports goods I bought for friends at w...
When I was younger - late teens, early 20s - I had this idea about what emotional maturity was supposed to be about: not being childish; “childish” being a catc...
After reading this Brain Pickings article, and consequently, this one, I've found myself intensely fascinated with the concept of friendship.
I've always bee...
There is a whole sub-genre of reality television dedicated to the stage parent. Often an adjacent celebrity, their claim to fame is often a gifted child. This ...
One of my favourite people sent me an email on a rainy Tuesday afternoon. The email contained a link, and as I was casting about for a distraction from doing an...
This weekend I read a post about some fun things about adulthood that have been destroyed or made unpopular by millennials (Gen Y type of people). In the last t...
