MY DANFO DIARIES: SURVIVING LAGOS.
Ever since it became finally certain that I was moving to Lagos, I had it at the back of my mind to document my experiences no matter what. So around… Read more »
CAREER ADVICE FROM SLAYFESTIVAL – HOW TO BE A UNIQUE LEADER, TIPS FOR JOB INTERVIEWS, CV AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
So I attended the slayfestival two Saturdays ago and I am here to share the career advices I got from attending these 2 masterclasses: Developing your Leadership style, Communicating values:… Read more »
THE OCTOBER 1st DISEASE – THE STORY OF NIGERIA’S MADNESS
An epidemic began to afflict the country the day we got our independence. It first started in the core North; the West, the East and the South raised their noses… Read more »
THE RESPECT CULTURE OF THE YORUBAS – A CORE VALUE OR A MUNDANE PRACTICE?
‘Àlàyé, submit your belongings, cooperate with us or you die‘How dare you saunter into my house and not greet first? ‘Sorry Ẹ̀gbọ́n, Ẹkaalẹ́ sah. Ehn we came to rob you… Read more »
QUARTER LIFE CRISIS – THE GBAS, THE GBOS AND THE KPA-DU-KPAS
Adulting comes at you so fast and out of the blues like Lagos crowd when they hear ‘thief!’. It rushes you the way they rush whoever is named the thief… Read more »
THE MISEDUCATION OF BOOBOO THE FOOL – TALES OF CLOWNERY
I thought I had sense really thought I did until news of my boyfriend’s wedding broke. Let me tell you how it happened, it was one of those days when… Read more »
CHILL MAMA I CAN DO BAD ALL BY MYSELF – WHAT’S WITH OVERPROTECTIVE PARENTS?
It must have been love…but it’s over now Growing up my folks never let me go out so I learnt to do my mischief right under their roof. When my… Read more »
NIGERIA’S VIOLENCE TO WOMEN
Sometimes last week, Busola Dakolo’s narration of her rape in the hands of Pastor Biotin Fatoyinbo made the headlines. Different takes and opinioms about the issue were all over the… Read more »
YELLOW PAWPAW: THE MENACE OF COLORISM IN NIGERIA
First of all. Question Do we have colour issues in Nigeria? Or not? I ask because I see people going in on celebrities when they talk about their skin issues;… Read more »
THE VOICE OF MY MOTHER
‘Ade, Ade, Ade!!!’ The bellows were like an echo in dreamland, was that my name being called? ‘Ade!!! Sho gbo mi ni? Can’t you hear me?’ Slowly, I got a… Read more »
