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...
by Kanzah | Feb 25, 2025 | Musings
Maradona and Nigeria’s Never-Ending Dance of Despair and Deception There is something my good friend, Philomena, has: a blinding faith that shines through whenever sapa is about to squeeze the life out of us. “We will go to the cinema tomorrow.” “We will eat out...
by Kanzah | Feb 21, 2025 | Stories
Soft Underbelly: The House That Swallowed Them Whole Sapa made me accept the stupid offer from JAPA – Justice and Protection for All, an NGO. For a paltry sum of 40,000 naira per month,my duties were endless; I was to be a tutor, counsellor, supervisor,...
by Kanzah | Feb 18, 2025 | Musings
Unmute Yourself: Speak, Take Up Space and Disrupt If there’s one thing working in a corporate organization has taught me, it’s that the nice ones finish last! Just like the Kenyan politician proclaimed, good girls don’t get the corner office. I’ve also discovered that...
by Kanzah | Feb 14, 2025 | Stories
WHO KILLED BABA KAREEMU? If you ask me when Kareem met Kareem, I wouldn’t be able to give you a proper answer. If you asked anyone else in Oja Iya, they wouldn’t be able to provide an answer either. Everybody knows the same thing I do: that Kareem and Kareem’s...
by Kanzah | Feb 11, 2025 | Musings
Stupid Problems: The Everday Struggles That Hold Nigerians Back It is frustrating to be Nigerian. Nigeria makes you fixated on really stupid problems. I mean, I have seen enough rants and tweets from angry Nigerians venting about this and that, but you never truly...
by Kanzah | Feb 7, 2025 | Musings
When did Ready-To-Wear Fashion in Nigeria become a Luxury Scam? I remember vividly when RTW was the fad on Twitter. The clothes were usually cute, everyday wear with a lower price point that catered to women. In fact, then, most of the clothes ranged from 15k naira to...
by Kanzah | Feb 3, 2025 | Musings
Rediscovery: A Reflection on Blogging, Growth, and Self-Betrayal Almost 10 years ago, I was a bright-eyed teenager with so much to say, eager to share my thoughts and words with the world. It first started on Facebook—what was meant to be a recap of my final years in...
