“How softly the rain fell that Monday morning when my water broke. Because I was used to the raging downpours of Lagos, this quiet patter...
In many African homes, sex is often talked about in hushed voices and the intricacies of it are hardly ever discussed. Many women grew up hearing...
“What’s the purpose of liberation when we can’t have a peaceful transition, freedom fighters become dictators” – Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, AKA Bobi Wine. When you ruminate over...
For many of us in Nigeria, we live and exist as statistics; no one sees us and we do not see other people outside our immediate...
On December 20, in a video that went viral on social media, Deborah Okezie, the mother of an 11-year-old JSS1 student of Deeper Life High School,...
In 2018, in a now-deleted tweet, an excited 21-year-old Naomi announced her acceptance into the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) competitive internship programme. “Everyone shut the...
Through the years, I have grown to expect less and less from our elected government officials, but there are certain things they do that still leave...
Rachel had enjoyed masturbating since she was a teenager. In her book excerpt, she shared how the curiosity to discover the meaning of the word orgasm...
Breathing, blinking, yawning, walking, grabbing items as we move, talking — things are conventional for many of us; we do not think too much of them,...
On the 23rd of April, 2020, 17-year-old Favour was returning from work when 28-year-old Godday Robinson allegedly waylaid and raped her. In the process, he repeatedly slammed her...
For many young people, determining what to do with their lives can be a very daunting task. From choosing what career path to take, to what...
From the landlords who will force you to be a part of their morning prayers to those who will insist no one must visit you, and...
“It was around 11pm, some boys stayed at Ikorodu garage, that junction where we (Keke Napep drivers) park to load. They were holding guns and robbing...
It’s barely a month since the #EndSARS protests started and over 2 weeks since the #LekkiMassacre, but a lot has happened since then. For one, Nigerians...
Long ago, I stumbled upon Tariq Tahir‘s A Tale of Two Cities on The Sun. His essay was accompanied by photographs that showed the stark split...
One thing a lot of Nigerian youths can relate to is the ‘shut up, what do you know?’ reply that accompanies almost every question we ask...
I’ve been spending some time on Twitter lately, lending my voice to the #EndSARS movement and reading the most horrific stories. One of those stories is of...
Many things have been happening on Twitter lately, from the #EndSARS movement to Lil Frosh allegedly beating up his babe to Room 306. If you don’t know the...
For the umpteenth time, Nigerians are protesting the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) on social media. To be honest, we have talked about SARS so many times...
I was in my room one night, basking in the darkness and silence of it, when my sister put on her radio. I hate noise. I...
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