I’m convinced that I will meet the love of my life on the New York subway. Don’t ask me how or where or why the darned...
“Have you considered having a baby together? It will help you find out how vested your partner is, in the relationship” If you’ve been in a...
“You must be seen, but not heard’ – This is a common thing heard by Nigerian children who grew up before the turn of the Millennium....
My first year in secondary school was the year that I had my initiation into the world of Nigerian politics. My guardian was a notable politician...
There’s a common joke in my family about how cheap I am, especially with the way I get to the Metro station and scan the environs...
The first time I failed an exam was at my A-Levels. I was more stunned by the abysmal failure than the repercussions of the actual failure....
When people are in a public place and you can hear people’s telephone conversations, you begin to ask yourself why you left your earphones at home. You...
With the emergence of the Ebola pandemic in West Africa and even Nigeria, there has been a lot of awareness given to hygiene and ancillary issues....
Being raised by typical Nigerian parents means there are some basic things you’re told you have to do. No arguments. Go to school. Get good grades....
Have you ever had one of those random bursts of decisions? The kind that you don’t plan for – you just wake up on Saturday morning...
Convincing my parents that I NEEDED glasses was very difficult. It was believed that I only wanted it as a fashion accessory and so I wasn’t getting...
“Giving money is just cold and impersonal”. This statement sums up the highlight of my weekend. Yeah, I’m boring like that. I’ll tell you about it...
You stir; it’s the morning of your birthday and that’s the first thing that floats into your consciousness. The bed is warm,but your toes are cold...
It’s Monday morning, and the clouds are grey with streaks of blue highlights. The rain, doing its usual South West Wales routine, pouring down in intermittent...
If you live in a hostel on the campus of a Federal University in Nigeria, there are certain personality traits you MUST leave the place with:...
Am I the only one who feels an annoying frustration when I read a book that ends with a cliffhanger? Even worse when it’s a movie...
Surviving on an average of 3 hours of sleep every night for the past two weeks is reminiscent of my last days in Law School. Back...
The first time I saw my father cry was at his mother’s service of songs. Even then it wasn’t a deep, heaving show of sadness; instead...
Writing Monday Morning Banter used to be a lot of fun for me. It was light and easy; I didn’t have to worry about depth or pseudo-intellectuality. Just...
It is said that marriage is one of those landmark events in a person’s life where the attainment or non-attainment of it is of equal importance.For...
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