He’s Nigerian? He must be a scammer.

Black-ish did it. Gringo did it. Even U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has done it. They’ve all stereotyped Nigerians as scammers.

Chased out of church…for wearing trousers

Some months back, my friend narrated to me how she was chased out of an Anglican church in Anambra state because she wore trousers. I always knew churches in the east were quite strict when it came to modesty but I didn't know they took it to the extreme. The funny thing is that she …

Panties, yahoo boys and a heavy dose of fear

Some ladies dread getting their used underwear taken...while others see it as a profitable business. Some things in this world never cease to amaze me. I discovered some months back that a British 33-year old ex-model, Raven Nix, was making tonnes of money by just wearing her panties and selling them. I read the piece …

Thank You ASUU, Thank You Federal Government.

For giving me a blessing in disguise Some of you that just read the title of this post would be like, "Is this one okay? Why is she thanking these people that want to ruin our lives? Which one is blessing in disguise? There is no blessing anywhere. It's like she wants to stay extra …

Nigeria, Here’s your #10yearschallenge

We all know about the #10yearschallenge that lit social media on fire some days ago (it did not last long because of Falz, Atiku and Buhari) from the cute, adorable throwbacks to the downright hilarious ones(yeah, I mean the-he-that-is-now-an-it). Individuals, celebrities and even brands joined in the social media craze, so why can't our lovely …

Dear Falz, It Takes Two to Tango

So stop applying double standards to prostitution. I know it, you know it, we all know it. Falz is the Fela of our time. From his hit single, This Is Nigeria which was released last year May to his new Moral Instructions album which was released on the 15th of January, Popular Nigerian rapper and …

Lessons to learn from Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin, The first Nigerian CNN hero

I was beaming on Christmas day. Of course, the fact that Christ was born on that day was the main reason 🙂 but the other reason was because I was watching the CNN heroes award ceremony. I was finally watching one of my favourite female change agents collect this prestigious award and as the first …

A tale of two distant relatives, Suicide and GPAs

It’s been over a week since a student of the University Of Lagos, Nigeria allegedly committed suicide over a failed course. To be sincere, I was shocked when I heard about it because it’s no secret that suicide is not common in this part of the world. Whenever I hear suicide, South Korea comes to …