by Kanzah | Mar 18, 2025 | Musings
Danfo Diaries – 18.03.2025 Today, I took a selfie mid-trip to remind myself to conk my head if I was still inside a Danfo by March 18, 2026. By then, I must be inside my fine Lexus RX 350, latest model. I took a selfie to documentthe moment—I was sweaty, tired,...
by Kanzah | Mar 11, 2025 | Musings
The Many Sheges of House-hunting in Lagos Snapchat just reminded me of a memory from last March. It was a video of me in Medina Estate, Gbagada—dry-mouthed, sweat caked on my face, bemoaning a horrible showing I had just experienced. I should have suspected that the...
by Kanzah | Mar 7, 2025 | Stories
Folake, When Will You Marry? And women settle… because of the fear of the unknown. Fear of not meeting desired prospects. Fear of loneliness. When they first came to you, they started with a simple show of concern. They wanted to know if you would do matchmaking...
by Kanzah | Mar 4, 2025 | Musings
From Natasha Akpoti to Sophia Egbueje: The Many Layers of Misogny In a tale as old as time, Senator Natasha Akpoti sparked a countrywide reaction when she revealed during an interview her encounters with sexual harassment at the hands of the Senate President. I wasn’t...
by Kanzah | Feb 28, 2025 | Stories
The Gospel of the Nigerian Police According to Sergeant Itoro The first time Itoro tried boarding a bus without paying, he had been conked in the head before getting tossed out at the bus stop. “I be staff” he said as callused hands patted down his pockets...
