The Culture of Entitlement

There’s a disturbing trend in Nigeria that whilst some argue it's a growing one, I say it's one that is fairly long in the tooth, and quite frankly, it leaves a bad taste in my mouth - the trend I mean, not my consideration. The Entitlement Mentalit...

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Life in dissonance

They were here We smiled at their arrival And cried in their pai...

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No country for me (The refugee)

So it began hours before dawn, I ran with nothing in my pocket, but for a sack to serve as blanket Knowing not where I tread, for you see the moon shed not its glo...

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To change the world, change yourself. Merry Christmas world.

There exists so much negativity and hate in the world right now,  all it takes is turning on the news for one to be greeted by it in all it's glory.  That is not even the worse, what irks me ...

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Diary of the unmarried.

I sat out with my sister, keeping her company as she did her customary Saturday laundry and we got talking on here and there matters and then some about the wedding we are slated to attend the next weekend,...

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The injustice of jungle justice.

It perturbs me when i think despite the countless and near impossible feats man has accomplished, feats that have man flying (assisted flight mind you, though rumor has it un-assisted flight has been going down in Edo state since the early 80's) and orbiting outer space, despite...

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Child abuse should not be an inconsequential menace to the Nigerian society.

Just to be clear, child abuse is not new. Social media has simply made us more aware of its presence on this side of the Atlantic. And for those who have always been aware of it but assume it the African way of grooming a child, to you i say hell Nein (German for no)....

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Mankind is in desperate need of its brothers keeper.

Is it just me, or does everyone out there also enjoy reading individual opinions at the comments section on social media?...

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Chibok Girls: A tale of many shadows.

It was two years ago, 200 plus girls put a heretofore unknown town/LGA on the map. At this point, if you are Nigerian and the name “Chibo...

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Why does it sometimes feel like God has a ton of prayers to sift through and it might take forever getting to yours?

Have you ever wanted something so bad but you get stuck between "how can I know if what I'm requesting is my will or God's?" ...

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