When Omoye was moving to Canada just under a year ago, she'd heard everything about relationships. "Men were scarce abroad", they'd said. "Guard your status and don't tell anyone except your HR about it", they'd said. There were so many Instagram posts saying the same thing. Men warning other men about girls abroad. Women warning … Continue reading With Love from Toronto
Fiction
Ọ̀pá Mósè
Ba Ba black sheep, Have you any wool? Yes sir! Yes sir! Three bags full. ********* It is that time of the year when the lights come out to play. Christmas is in a few days, and the new year in another week after that. The harmattan air has been playing hide-and-seek for a few … Continue reading Ọ̀pá Mósè
Ori (A Folktale Reimagined)
This is a popular folktale reimagined for today's world.
Take Me Back
Ni was racing through the supermarket, trying to escape the little boy chasing him. He ran to the exit, made it past security and launched full speed to the parking lot, barely missing a young lady pushing a cart. His phone rang. He reached for it in his pocket. It was Tola, his sister. Strange. … Continue reading Take Me Back
Lost
That morning, Salewa logged in to her twitter account to find another tweet of a missing 16-year old girl. This time it wasn’t the usual stranger asking everyone to Retweet until the missing girl was found. This time it was her friend @niniayo who posted that his younger sister was missing. He had gone ahead … Continue reading Lost