Happy Birthday, Favour.Tina Houngbo is a pleasant, mild-mannered mother of five children. Laughing self-consciously, she says she isn’t quite sure how old she is…Apr 9, 2018A response icon1Apr 9, 2018A response icon1
A Letter To My Teenage SelfI wrote this piece around this time two years ago. I come back to it — usually unintentionally — about twice a year, and it always feels…Mar 7, 2018Mar 7, 2018
Remember ObiamakaObiamaka Orakwue was 14 years old on the night of July 10th when she left her brothers watching TV in the living room of her parents’ home…Dec 23, 2017A response icon5Dec 23, 2017A response icon5
On Love.Here is my life’s goal: to work love into everything I am, everything I do. To practice love that is kind, that honours and protects self…Sep 7, 2017Sep 7, 2017
“Well, maybe it’s not that big a deal.”Is this feeling I have right now Impostor Syndrome? Maybe. I don’t know. But it is very interesting to be feeling this way; to be inside my…Sep 3, 2017A response icon2Sep 3, 2017A response icon2
A Promise and a Prayer: In Memory of #OtodoGbameThe government of Lagos state, as directed by Akinwumi Ambode, has interesting solutions to the problems of overpopulation, environmental…Jun 26, 2017Jun 26, 2017
Magufuli vows to make it difficult for Tanzanian teen mothers to escape povertyThe President of Tanzania has obviously never met a development professional, or if he has, he certainly hasn’t listened to anything they…Jun 23, 2017Jun 23, 2017
Tomorrow, Lagos State will Hear WordThe critically acclaimed theatre production, “HEAR WORD! Naija Woman Talk True” directed by Ifeoma Fafunwa, is coming to a street near you…May 24, 2017May 24, 2017
Published inLatterlyHomeless by designThe clash of wealth and poverty in Lagos has turned physical as waterfront slums face erasure.Jan 2, 2017A response icon2Jan 2, 2017A response icon2
Today I am Sad. But not just today.There is something to be said for being, always, on the brink of tears. My mother died and I had a child and all of a sudden I couldn’t…Jun 1, 2016A response icon5Jun 1, 2016A response icon5
