Twenty-first century Nigerian literature There are times I pause to wonder what gives people like me the temerity to describe ourselves as writers. Now the title itself is no big deal: a nurse who pens Read More
Feb 102011
Narrative Non-Fiction
Feb 092011
Money always fascinates me. I like the joys it can bring and it is almost unimaginable the pains it can bring too. I like the power money confers on the holder and I like the Read More
Feb 082011
How can I be invited to a cocktail party and the guys are all in jeans and sneakers ehn?! Look at me all dressed up like am about to see the queen and the girls Read More
Feb 062011
There is somebody else living in my room and I don’t know who it is. Sometimes last month before the New Year holidays I woke up to find strands of hair on my rug. Even Read More
Feb 062011
“That’s my letter! He’s reading my letter!” My frenzied whispers were drawing glances from the students sitting on the floor around me. I should have cared about the attention I was attracting, but I didn’t. Read More
Feb 042011
There are many men that have passed through my life but none hurt more than the last. He was caring and sensitive; he held my hands and always remembered to ask how my day went. Read More
Feb 042011
I watched the movie, ‘the social network’; to say I was inspired would be an understatement- I have been touched by heaven’s purest light. The thing with light is that, it helps you see clearly. Read More
Feb 032011
To have covered thirty two states out of the thirty six states of the federation is no small feat, and if no one is rooting for a prize, I think I will nominate myself in Read More
Feb 032011
Last Year – Failures, Successes, etc. New Year – Expectations, (Im)Mortality, etc If there is something I’ve learned over the course of my life, it’s that the summary of life is to be born, and Read More
Feb 022011
Bible, hymn book, Holy Communion booklet and I was set for Christmas service. I hadn’t been to church for a couple of Sundays now but there was no way I doing that with Christmas service Read More
Feb 012011
When I was asked to write the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) exams in order to gain admission to the University of Bath in 2008, I felt bad because I had indicated Read More
Feb 012011
When I uttered the statement: “If you can’t beat them, you join them” while discussing about the fake feel of the yuletide, I made that statement in a state of defeatism. That was a huge Read More
Jan 312011
I do not aim to write a poem or an article write in any sort of order. My aim is to pour out my heart just so maybe I will get an answer or just Read More
Jan 312011
Her Long looks and sighs Are all I ever give her My heart beats, my breath is caught In praise of her
Jan 212011
I have had to hop danfo buses in Lagos with more frequency in the last couple of weeks and it’s been expectedly full of drama. Let me gist you a handful. The other day, I Read More
Jan 212011
Lagos! ‘The Centre of Excellence or Expectation?’ Why is Lagos considered the centre of excellence, and why do so many troop to Lagos? Is it because it is believed to house the best of Nigeria’s Read More
Jan 212011
I wrote this two years ago after we laid my uncle to rest. He was sixty two years old and looking forward to the arrival of his first grandchild. We had no warning. No sign. Read More
Jan 162011
It’s the usual ritual before heading out. Me in front of my wardrobe deliberating what to wear and how best to wear it. Familiar? Whatever the occasion, day of the week or time, I find Read More
Jan 162011
There is an “I” you feel in your spirit. That “I” is great, rich, popular, beautiful and more successful than you are now. That “I” inspires you to forego many pleasures and make the needed Read More
Jan 102011
I like to go through stats. My blog, my email, I thrive on knowing details – it’s a habit of mine that’s been around. When I turned my attention to my phone and was looking Read More