by Kanzah | May 7, 2025 | Musings
In the Mirror of Time Nothing remains the same when you take a look in the mirror of time. And neither do we. I am not the same. I have changed. I have transformed—like a larva breaking free from its cocoon, becoming a butterfly. That is the remarkable thing about...
by Kanzah | May 4, 2025 | Stories
The Real HotBoy of Lagos The Real Hotboy of Lagos is not to be confused with The Real Housewives of Lagos The Real Hotboy has no camera crew following him about as they show off his affluent lifestyle The Real Hotboy flees from it, wise enough to know that all he has...
by Kanzah | Apr 30, 2025 | Musings
The ‘’Abeg’’ Mentality and Nigeria’s Culture of No Consequence Someone committed a grievous offence in my workplace yesterday. Think: a store attendant helping a customer to steal goods from the store. Exactly! It was a serious case, and stakeholders in the team...
by Kanzah | Apr 25, 2025 | Stories
I Am Not One of Them The cleaner who found Tejiri’s body was trembling as we waited for the police to arrive. Her face, raw and flushed from years of cheap bleaching creams, looked even redder now. Yellow blotches marked her cheeks, giving her a sickly, malnourished...
by Kanzah | Apr 23, 2025 | Musings
One Day It Will Make Sense “One day it will make sense” a random fortune teller told me last week before he added that I would meet somebody who would dash me money in the new week. I said, “Amen, amen.” He went on to say it might be a foreign person, and...
