It was my birthday on the 27th of January. I turned 21 and in my 21 years of living, I guess this was one of the hardest birthdays for me. No, I am not depressed. I just didn’t think I […]
LIST OF MY TOP 10 FAVORITE NIGERIAN FOODS
So we are still on this Man vs. Coronavirus and I don’t know what day of the lockdown this is. Either way, I am here in Ibadan thinking about what is next. I took a break from Instagram because the […]
HOW NECESSARY IS IT TO SPEAK YOUR MOTHER TONGUE?
The UN set a day to celebrate mother tongue. So, quick question, do you speak your mother tongue? Or do you know what it means to do so? When a lot of people are still disagreeing as to what mother tongue even […]
WHICH DO YOU PREFER NATIVE NIGERIAN LANGUAGE OR THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE?
Would you rather speak your native Nigerian language or the English language? Ordinarily, there shouldn’t be any reason to compare but then, the gap between those that speak only the English language and those who combine both keep increasing in […]
WHY DO WE CELEBRATE BIRTHDAYS?
Why do we wait every 365 days to mark the day of our birth? Of course, we are alive. Yes, we should be grateful for that. But then, why all the pomp and galore? Why choose a low key celebration? […]
WHAT CAUSES DEPRESSION?
These days we hear a lot of how suicide is being committed amidst the youth. What causes this? Why will someone end his/her life when it hasn’t even started? A life that has not reached its peak or climax would […]
OJO AJE, MONDAY; YORUBA MYTH
Ojo Aje is the first day of the week for Yorubas Do you hold on to superstitions? Or do you believe in myths? Do you let it affect your outlook on life? Must we have myths for everything? What do […]
HOW TO TRULY EMBRACE YOURSELF
How can you truly embrace yourself? I have been writing on how people are being body-shamed. How people get looked down on because they don’t fit into another person’s physical preferences. How to truly embrace yourself is a big question […]
PERFECT FLAWS… EMBRACING IMPERFECTION.
Don’t you sometimes think that perfection could be overrated? Or that perfection ruins the fun of the movement? I see perfection as a cankerworm eating deep into the soul. Basically, ruining everything. The urge to have all things perfect, flawless, […]
“WITH HER: A SKILLED GIRLFORCE”
It’s October 11th again and once again the world is celebrating the Girl Child. The theme for this year’s celebration is “With Her: A Skilled Girlforce” October 11th was declared International Day of the Girl Child by The United Nations. The […]
