Nov 8, 2021Dear Opinionated Nigerian, everything is not a Gender War.‘‘ When he buys you flowers without a vase know that he’s not a real man’’ ‘‘ All women want is to walk around naked with empty brains and expensive weaves’’ The category of men these days are full bottom tier, tueh!’’ And the list goes on and on and…2 min read
Nov 7, 2021Understanding Investments like a Ten-year-oldInvestment. Investment. Investment. Seems to be the buzzword of the era. Every single place you turn, there’s someone talking about investment. Everyone seems to be talking about it. From social media pages to random conversations with friends, the word ‘‘investment’’ seems to be the new bae. As interesting as it…Investments4 min read
Aug 28, 2021Tribal Misconceptions#1: ‘‘Na juju full Edo’’Recently, a friend of mine asked me to look through the CVs of applicants he wanted to hire for a particular role. During the process, I came across an applicant who had pretty amazing credentials and I pointed out that candidate to him. He seemed interested until he took a…Tribalism2 min read
Aug 28, 2021Locked Out: On giving up on Instagram and life in general.So, you know how life can beat and batter you up that all you want to do is give up. You just wanna say I am done! Well, I got there recently and I have my sob story to share. I recently got locked out of my Instagram account. I…Motivation3 min read
Dec 7, 2020Dear Opinionated Nigerian: “what does POSTERITY mean??”You know what they say about posterity. Like that saying “posterity would judge”? Well, I really don’t know what it means. Regardless of how much research I have done on it, none seemed to make sense to me until recently. Recently, while I spent time meditating on a particular issue…Posterity4 min read
Nov 3, 2020Tributes to My Great SelfEver wondered what it would be like after you died? Like, what would people say about you when you no longer exist as a living entity in this world? If you’ve never wondered, good for you! I, on the other hand, have spent several days and nights wondering. Well, to…Death5 min read
Oct 25, 2020THE ENDSARS MOVEMENT: Heroes of these present times.THE ENDSARS MOVEMENT: Heroes of these present times. Dear Nigerian Youth, You remember that line from the national anthem: “the labour of our heroes past shall never be in vain”?? Well, these past two weeks has redefined that line for me. …Endsars7 min read
Oct 7, 2020Dear young Nigerian Millenial,Dear young Nigerian Millenial, Nigeria is not your friend! No, let me say it again, in a bolder way, NIGERIA IS NOT YOUR FRIEND! Yes, I said it. You see all those lofty opinions you have about your relationship with the country you live in, please put it off. They…Nigeria3 min read
Sep 29, 2020Dear Opinionated Nigerian: I met Patriarchy face to face and said nothing.So you know those opinions and thoughts that you are passionate about. Those ones, you argue heatedly about on social media and among close friends. Those ones, you sometimes beat yourself about for not speaking your mind when it came to it… Yes! Those ones! Sometimes, they are all just…Patriarchy4 min read
Sep 27, 2020Dear Black-white GirlDear Black-White Girl, You know yourself, you with the fair light-skin that is cool to be called “OYIBO” (white-skinned person) but you know you are not an actual “OYIBO”. You are not a foreigner, you are African. An unapologetic one at that. “YELLOW PAWPAW”, the degrading name they call us…Racism2 min read