There is me and then there is the edge. Some call it the edge of reason or the brink of despair, but I call it the...
Sometimes at a house party, a gathering of mutual friends, sometimes in a bar where the music is too loud for speaking, sometimes from Twitter, occasionally...
There will be a moment today when I remember 2012. I’ll think of the nights spent contemplating death and its certainty. I’ll think of the days...
The year’s still fairly new so it isn’t too late to introduce some new habits that will improve the quality of your year, or the rest...
On the 23rd of December I had that golf ball in my throat that comes before tears. The falling Naira had left me all but destitute,...
We live in an age where comment is free. With the rise of platforms that encourage the sharing of public opinion, our feelings and thoughts about...
President Jonathan cannot have had the easiest four years. Do you think it’s easy waking up knowing that at least three quarters of the country is...
I love Top Gear. Back when I was away, my mum, the esteemed and extremely singular Mama Afam, would phone me and say, “Afam, my dear...
I’m suddenly sleepy. I suppose that’s my body’s way of coping with it. If I were to fall asleep now, I would be free of you....
I was hoping that the elections would hold on February 14th, I really was. Nothing kills the spirit/demon of love like Nigerian Politics. I kid you...
A month ago I told your women how they should take care of you, because let’s face it, you’re terrible at looking after yourselves. {Click here...
Lesson 1: Your man is not a man. He is a god. You must apply this lesson to all the other lessons that will follow this...
By now we’ve all heard of her. She is Lupita Nyongo. Her accent is musical. She is stunning in a way that isn’t singular but in...
My idea of charity in Nigeria is somewhat pathetic. Of course there are the great causes that are currently in fashion, like cancer and orphans. And...
Awkwardness is one of the things that can’t ever be accurately described. For some it’s the feeling of cringe that crawls up your spine when you’re...
I haven’t been back in Nigeria for any length of time that can be thought of as long, or at least I do not think of...
There’s something a little bit weird about Hollywood. That sentence is a little misleading because it implies that I’ve got some inside information about the “stars”...
Before I begin in earnest, I feel that it’s essential that I give you some information about me. You should be grateful. I don’t do this...
Last night was quite literally the worst night I’ve ever had in my rather short life. No, that’s a lie. The actual worst night of my...
I am a feminist. I believe that there should be economic, social and political equality between men and women, however my brand of feminism is tarnished....
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