Truth is, i have decided to sit on the fence concerning this ‘Change’ matter and wait to see what happens next before saying anything. I am a Nigerian and we have only one Nigeria. I love and cherish my country but…..there is a but.... Read More
The first way BUHARI will CHANGE your HEALTH
The results were being collated. You were tensed, scared, stressed, anxious, restless…your heart beating fast & your breathing shallow! And, then, the tide turned. It became clear where the results were going. You smiled. And when the last... Read More
LIFE AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS IN UYO
It was a sunny day in Uyo. The sun blazed as if it was about to explode. The lights had just indicated RED, every engine stopped. Hawkers—boys, girls, men women ran to the now-on-rest engines, each of them displaying their goods. One of the women... Read More
Some suggestions for the rape problem
Sometimes back I wrote a post about how blind internet activism surrounding rape accounts for just noise online but a conversation with a dear friend has made me reconsider my approach. So instead of just complaining about what we are doing wrong, I... Read More
Where did all the time go?
One of the great ironies of the jet age is that we pride ourselves with possessing technology to enable us work more efficiently. We have dishwashers, washing machines, computers, smartphones etc, but somehow for all this technology we find ourselves... Read More
The need for progressive leaders
The human existential condition has a habit of producing mainly two types of people in every society, conformists and deviants. It doesn’t matter what part of the world you go to, people relate with their society by either blending in or standing... Read More
THIS IS HOW YOU DON’T GO TO HEAVEN
THIS IS HOW YOU DON’T GO TO HEAVEN (WHEN YOU ARE BORN IN NIGERIA) First, Nigeria will kill you. You will be born at night, but because there will be fuel scarcity, your father’s car will have no fuel. That little fuel he bought from his... Read More
Who are the corrupt Nigerians?
I find it really disturbing that Nigerians are among the most religious people in the world, yet, at the same time, they are the most corrupt. I keep asking myself, who are these corrupt Nigerians? Churches and mosques litter every nook, cranny, bend... Read More
Why not cry? Please do cry!
Why not detoxify your soul? Why not cry? Our society is the one that will see you as weak and vulnerable when you cry. They often have this “REAL MEN DON’T CRY” mentality, but I say NO! Real Men care about their emotional health, we... Read More