Throwing back this Wednesday... So I was on the notorious Lagos-Ibadan express-way some years ago trying to make it to my cousin's wedding in time. Alas, the road had another plan in mind. The traffic was mind-numbing. All the while, Olamide's "Yemi my lover" kept playing in my head. I don't mean, earbuds-music-playing. I mean … Continue reading Strange Bus Fellows, Food and Love in Traffic
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Birthday Series: Day 1- Taiwo Odumala.
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House Hunting in Lagos: Things They Don’t Tell You
First things first, Lagos apartments are OVERPRICED. If you think you will get value for your money, please get ready to be shocked out of your wits. What you will find is that rent property quality is not even at par with the cost placed on it. I'll get back to this in a bit. … Continue reading House Hunting in Lagos: Things They Don’t Tell You
What It Really Means To Be a Man in Nigeria (A Lady’s Perspective)
This is for every man out there who is in constant psychological battle for his masculinity ************************************************************************ Gentlemen, shall we? For once let’s talk about what it means to be a man. Let’s leave society's drama of man versus woman and social media standards of men and women. Let’s look beyond the Yoruba demon hash … Continue reading What It Really Means To Be a Man in Nigeria (A Lady’s Perspective)
This thing called Youthful Exuberance
As a writer, there are certain things that come to you easily; particular attention to things (details) even when it seems you are not looking. So sometime ago, a contact of mine used a Display Picture that most people keep hidden, an insignia of a particular confraternity. Usually I'm not one to ask people stuff … Continue reading This thing called Youthful Exuberance