“I’m not a tribalist, I just don’t like people from…” if I had a Dollar for every time I heard this. For the longest time, I could not be caught dead paying attention to a man whose origin was a certain place in Nigeria (name withheld) because it seemed to…

We’ve all been here before My father sometimes calls me his mother, he named me after her. I’m not very sure if he believes I reincarnated or not, but I think he believes some part of her lives in me. …

Every unmarried woman can relate to these consistent annoying questions ‘why aren’t you married yet?’ ‘what are you waiting for?’ ‘Don’t you think you should be married by now?’ Some even go ahead to accuse you of not trying your possible best to be married, yes! They do! What irks…

Kaine Agary’s Yellow-yellow tells the story of a mixed-race girl (yellow) who desperately desires a life better than the life she believes her mother and most of the other women in her village were unfortunately relegated to. Her desperation for a better life and her father-figure quest, however propels her…

(The rule of scarcity) A few days ago I was talking to someone about the drastic decline in my amount of friends this year, I wondered if it had anything to do with me. ‘I think I’m a pretty good friend’ I said, ‘I listen carefully and I don’t think I’m selfish with my…

Been meaning to do a review on Sefi Atta’s “everything good will come” for the longest time, but I’ve also been looking for a picture of the actual book for a while (read a friend’s copy). I read this book a while ago and before I read it, it was…

A FICTIONAL STORY “Onye nzuzu, You’re nothing but a low life!” She screamed. That was the last thing we heard before the sudden deafening silence. I could tell baby heard it too because of how abruptly she woke up from her deep sleep, she had fear written all over her…

In a deep dilemma between strictly following the ways of his custom or adopting the ways of the western world, a young and educated Obi finds himself making huge mistakes both in his personal and professional life. Chinua Achebe’s no longer at ease vividly depicts very thought provoking situations in…