I met Baby at a birthday party hosted by her sisters. She was introduced to me as Baby, and there was no reason to ask for...
Every time I think about all the reasons why I wanted to grow up quickly, I wonder if it was worth it. Is the burden of...
Foluso Alimi* was raised by her mother and step father in Lagos. Her step dad had been responsible for the education, welfare and general upkeep of...
In a scene from a Yoruba movie titled Ko S’orogun – No Rival (Produced in 2002, directed by Wemimo Olu Paul) a woman’s financial and sexual patron...
Born into a deeply religious home, to two extremely Christian individuals, it was ingrained in me very early on that the true bedrock of a solid...
There is a Yoruba adage that says “Ebi kii wo’nu, k’oro miran wo” – Once hunger takes lodging inside a person, it’s hard for any other...
Last month, She Leads Africa hosted one of its bootcamps in my city. Of course, being the homebody that I am, the prospect of attending, held...
You know that thing Nigerian parents do after you’re married? Sometimes , if you’re delaying their plans with the whole marriage thing, they just wait till...
The older I get, the more I realise that this world is not really as difficult as we make it seem to be. However, Nigerians, have...
Is there anything more absolutely horrendous and time wasting as meetings? No, for real, I really want to know. I mean, other than those meetings where...
It feels like when you’ve attended one wedding ‘production’ in Nigeria, you’ve seen them all. The script is standard; the only thing that is different is...
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