"yours digitally, Nigerian youth" speaks from the perspective of a young Nigerian on realities around a social media ban and life in Africa's most populous country.
Non fiction
Of Bridges and the Three Wise Men
"We are moving to Lagos", Daddy announced that evening. We were excited. Finally, this Lagos that we only visited for birthdays or parties or holidays, we were finally going to live there. We are going to be big people in Lagos, we thought to ourselves. As we drove in my Dad's Datsun car, headed into … Continue reading Of Bridges and the Three Wise Men
What I Think about the Super Bowl LIV Commercials
https://youtu.be/trfbpONj3dk This year, the Super Bowl had it all. The good, the um-what’s-going-on-here and the Aha-I-See-what-You-Did-There. For me, Mountain Dew definitely falls in the “What’s going on here” category. Perhaps, I just don’t understand it. That’s fine, I guess. From Jason Momoa literally shedding skin for Rocket Mortgage to Chrissy & John’s Genesis … Continue reading What I Think about the Super Bowl LIV Commercials
this thing under your skin
“That Yellow Paw-paw na”, Chinwe said again. Chinwe was sitting with other girls in front of the SS2 block. They were talking about the new Junior student who wouldn’t do anything that wasn’t in the school curriculum. This included serving punishment, doing chores or running errands for seniors. It didn’t help that she was the … Continue reading this thing under your skin
My Kingdom Come
I sit here by my laptop, thinking about what to write. The black-and-white keys stare at me, waiting for me to start punching. It’s been a while, this writing thing. It’s been a while I wrote anything that wasn’t preceded by a brief. People talk about writer’s block. I guess they haven’t met Nigerian clients. … Continue reading My Kingdom Come
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