These are some tips and tricks for navigating the busy markets of Lagos for the inexperienced. From one semi-ajebutter to you, with love. I grew up in a middle class household. For us, this meant shuffling through aisles and picking clothes at Ruff n’ Tumble with daddy one weekend, and haggling prices at bend down […]
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Notes On Friendship.
The F in friendship is for Family. True friends you have chosen, this is what they become to you. They are woven in your heart’s fabric ;they are your chosen kin. You live your lives alongside each other, and with each other. Your joy is theirs. Their wins are yours. F is for Fight. Friends […]
I watched Resort To Love a few nights ago. It’s this new movie on Netflix, and since I was in the mood for some rom-com I decided to see what it was all about. I’d seen the trailer beforehand, classic rom-com with a twist, I guessed. And that was what it was. A classic romantic […]
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“Camp is fun!”, they said…..
Yeah, right. Here I am, decked in white shorts, white round-necked shirt, white rubber shoes with white socks that have three green stripes around them, and an olive green face cap. I’m sitting in this crowded and humid hall, waiting alongside people who have donned the same outfit as myself for the next orientation or […]
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My Mother & Her Mother tongue
Language is an interesting thing. It can be the reason why two people become endeared to each other almost instantly. It also has the power to set bridges ablaze. Language is deep, and powerful. It gives a sense of pride to a people. I am actively working on understanding and speaking more Igbo which is […]
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GOD IS GOOD.
The concept of the goodness of God is something that I – and a lot of believers – have wrestled with at some point on our journeys. Why?
I woke up from an afternoon nap today and while I was in bed, I had a flashback to this moment. I remember being in my hostel room by myself, standing up from my bed and going to look over the toilet bowl after a meal I had. I KNEW this was wrong. I KNEW […]
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Doctor, Not Robot.
Yesterday was an unexpectedly busy day. I mean, it was a Wednesday, and Wednesdays – during the time I’ve been employed at my current place – have always had a moderate patient load. It was hardly ever exhausting to work on a Wednesday. But yesterday’s workload took me by surprise. My God, I felt like […]
ADA & HER TUNE. 