With a heaving chest and her right forefinger she yelled in my direction “You gan… Atoke, would you date or marry a customs officer?” So, what did I do to deserve such words this weekend? Absolutely nothing! Well, I met
We really need a day between Saturday and Sunday. There’s always way too much going on on Saturday and just when you’re about to properly bask in the beauty of Sunday and the rest that comes with it… it’s Monday.…
I walked into the office this morning and someone (who has begged me to protect his identity) was drinking some strong smelling tea. His response to my raised eyebrow was “herbal tea! It’s medicinal”. The look on his face got…
Dearly beloved… Monday is upon us again. I hope you guys had a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious… weekend! I had a blast and by now, regular readers of this column would know that means there was power supply from Friday night till Sunday
On Saturday, I made the most delicious pot of Ofe Onugbu (bitterleaf soup). It had a very generous assortment of stock fish, dry fish, red prawns, periwinkles, shrimps and croaker fish. Seeing as it was a large pot, I dished…
When you’ve had a really restful and somewhat exciting weekend, it would be in very bad taste to moan about the arrival of Monday. Last night was an absolute blast! Ladies and gentlemen, Omawumi’s “Lasso of Truth” concert was fantastic!…
I, Atoke, (also known as “Atoke”), a writer formerly signed to BellaNaija.com hereby wish to notify my fans and the general public of my volunatary exit from the magazine. I do not wish to renew my contract with the establishment …
Can we take a few minutes to try and understand what exactly is going on with the weather? It is insanely hot in Lagos. I shudder to think about what it’s like up in Bwari or in Gwagalada at the…
I was going to start this morning’s piece by moaning about how much I hate Mondays, but truth be told… I don’t hate this one. Today’s Glory Edozien’s birthday and so it’s not your usual Monday. It’s special Glory day…
Monday morning is that time when you don’t need any thing getting in your way. It is on Monday that you’d be most frustrated if you have a flat tyre on the Third Mainland bridge, or when those pesky Road…
