A lot of times I hear people make different sort of comments about my dark skin. I’ll hear them call me names such as “Blackky”, Charcoal”,...
When I was younger I truly believed I was adopted because I felt my mother was the most wicked woman on earth. I knew that everything...
Under Nigerian customary law, a marriage is deemed valid when a bride price has been paid or gifts in lieu of cash are exchanged. However, this...
There are some things that once seen can never be unseen. There’s no amount of bleach that can cleanse my eyes and purify them of the...
The only light was from underneath the door, dull yellow light that allowed him to see the shine of his leather shoes. The window in the...
In recent times, several Western media have repeatedly focused on Africa, analyzing the prospects of the ‘dark continent’ whilst raising caution about the ability of the...
I was at a wedding recently and got talking to a friend of a friend, and the inevitable question about my marital status came up. ‘I’m...
Mental health is one of the many taboo subjects within African society. Once again, blogger SheiFunmi who has previously broken the mould by speaking up about...
Walk with me through this piece I’m writing because I don’t have the answers but I want them. I would like to understand how it is-...
People die everyday. Irrespective of how much we know this & we tell ourselves over and over, nothing prepares us enough for the shock of losing...
“ Our people are resilient. They will adjust” “Resilience is not stupidity. It is not right to treat people this way” “What way? It is only...
As far back as I can remember, my weight issues have run a circle above head like a halo of insects underneath a florescent light. I...
Abide with me Fast falls the even tide The darkness deepens, Lord, with me abide When other helpers fail ; and comforts flee, Help of the...
Happy Independence Day to everyone! Independence Day every year for me is like a time machine — it takes me all the way back to a...
My wedding was almost a blur. I hardly remember the details. I just know it was a day I woke up feeling extremely happy and deeply...
The faint trickle of blood from her nose pools beneath what used to be a luxurious mane of black hair. All that’s left now of those...
Someone woke me up with a Happy New Month broadcast. This was just after I was drifting off to happy slumber @ 2am from news of the...
Two days before his final undergraduate exams, tragedy struck – Lanre Aluko-Olokun (Jazz) lost his father. While the 20 year old Business Economics & Finance student bravely...
Lola Ogunnaike is a Nigerian-American journalist who has interviewed everyone from Chinua Achebe to Oprah Winfrey and even 2face… Remember this? {HERE}. Lola grew up in Northern Virginia...
I still have a sweet tooth but that’s not why I visit Mallam Ahmed’s sweet ‘shop’. I graduated from Princeton University six days ago and couldn’t...
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