People eat too damn much

I remember fondly the days of yesteryear when Sunday’s were the days you put on your best clothes and after Church you put on your best behavior as you went to visit one family member or another. These were the days I looked forward to as my uncles and aunts almost always slipped some money into the…

Taking back my life

My story is not one of overnight success nor do i believe i have yet to achieve any success as i am yet to achieve my weight goal. I didn’t take a magic pill, neither was i tempted to subject myself to the cold hard steel of the surgeons knife. My results have not come from a fad diet any dietary products…

Between 1982 and 1987 I was in boarding school. At boarding school in my first few years I was bullied severely by a couple of people who were also Nigerians like me and should have known better.

Boys can play with Dolls too…

At the risk of sounding sanctimonious and preachy I apologize in advance for this long read but quite frankly i am angry and i am scared. I am angry at all the videos, and increasingly so, of violence against women and i am scared because it seems that no strata is immune from it.

My name is ‘ch-ch-ch-ch’

I remember always feeling flustered and angry from probably around the age of 7. I was such an impetuous and daring young child but unbeknownst to almost everyone I was also the shyest amongst all my peers. You see I had a terribly bad stammer. My parents used to tell me to calm down and speak slowly…