In all, this poetry collection “Dead Cats Don’t Meow” generally emphasizes the theme of self-belief and taking action. It reminds me of the saying “if you...
On 1st January, 2019, I had an encounter with the ghost of Lord Lugard when I visited his abandoned, and as I later realized, haunted residence...
Poetry is a vehicle capable of being spun in many directions. It could tilt towards the socially conscious, aim for the didactic, or simply exist for...
I saw Tyler Perry’s latest movie, “Acrimony” recently and by the time the movie was done, I did not realize I was still on my seat...
I was at the recently concluded Art X event which held at the Civic Centre, Lagos and I attended The Talk session by Lemi Ghariokwu. Lemi’s...
Night of a Red Moon is a 370-page book by author, Ojay Aito. Although, the full length novel looks voluminous, the most fascinating thing about the...
Are you contemplating moving out of your parents/guardian’s house any time soon, into your own apartment? Are you overwhelmed by the thoughts of what you need...
There is a saying that, just as our palmar flexion creases are different, so are we all different from each other. Different faces, backgrounds, experiences, mindsets,...
After seventy eight days of entertaining viewers from across the globe, the Big Brother Naija show finally came to an end on April 9th, 2017. It...
I recently wrote on the legal implications of Kemen’s disqualification from the Big Brother House. One of the feedback I got was a call to write...
On Sunday, the 5th of March, 2017, Kemen, a housemate of the Big Brother Naija Reality TV show was disqualified from the show for breaking a...
If you are an active citizen of the Nigerian literati space, I believe you would have heard of the Flash Fiction Prize/Award currently run by one...
Recently, I called my dad to congratulate him on his 68th birthday. My dad lives miles away from me, in our hometown. He had moved back...
Three years ago, I wrote an article for BellaNaija titled “When last did you read Nigerian”? In that piece, I tried to address two pressing issues...
My friend’s sister recently got engaged. The would-be groom knelt to propose to her. In an unusual twist of expectation, my friend’s sister also knelt and...
We all get into relationships for different reasons. It does not matter what reasons we do; as long as our reasons for doing so are not...
Whenever I get an idea for a story, the first thing that comes to my mind is, of course, the plot. It may not be a...
“The unexamined life is not worth living” – Socrates On December 29, 2013, I had dinner with Tunde Leye and a couple of other contemporary Nigerian...
When I was in secondary school, I was a huge fan of literature but some works left me highly depressed and alienated. Enter Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Merchant of Venice. I...
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