Sometime last week, I saw a video on an Instagram page belonging to Diary of a Naija Girl (DANG). It was pulled off a CNN report about ongoing human auction in Libya. The young man in the video, Victory a 21 year old Nigerian, recounted his ordeal in the 8 months he was traded until … Continue reading Africans on Sale in Libya: It’s the 15th Century All Over Again
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A Happy Ending?
On a street not far from yours, lived an everyday girl, who also doubled as a slay queen and head turner. Under the fading light of the evening sun, with gentle breeze and childish giggles in the air, is a party happening. It is the celebration of a marriage, and there she was basking in … Continue reading A Happy Ending?
How to Capture Ojuju Calabar
One day, you enter your house and drop your bag on the kitchen counter as your hands find the light switch on the wall. As the light comes on, you notice your things are everywhere. Slowly, you walk towards the sitting room. There are things on the floor, the chairs, ironing table. Piles and piles … Continue reading How to Capture Ojuju Calabar
An Evening of Many Days…
It's Christmas eve as Ebun walked home from the hospital where she works as an intern pharmacist. Normally, hospitals are her least favourite. The irony, here she is, a hospital Pharmacist. Over time, she came to realize that it's better being a worker in a hospital than a patient. Besides if everyone hated hospitals and … Continue reading An Evening of Many Days…
Of Maturity, Feeling Entitled and Commonsense…
So far, I have realized it's easier for one to say "I'm mature" than for them to show maturity. And About commonsense, please don't let anyone tell you commonsense is common. It's a lie. Let me start with the ladies. My dear on-fleek-on-fleek sisters. It's Christmas, hope on fleek is not un fleek? But I … Continue reading Of Maturity, Feeling Entitled and Commonsense…
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