The first time I got behind the steering of a car — my father's car — I was 18. I can’t remember why I was home and not at the university but I remember telling my father that boredom was stripping me of any reason to be. Under the rays…

I came into 2022 without the fanfare of the new year that most people experience. It wasn’t different; it didn’t feel new and neither did I. I entered 2022 scared. Part of it was because I was exhausted. Exhausted from the weight of unexecuted plans. …

Decagon wants to transform Nigeria into a global tech hub and they just took their first major step toward achieving that vision. Late last year, they hosted a public event where their inaugural squad of Decagon developers (Decadevs) showcased their creations after a grueling two-week bootcamp. Grace, a newly minted…

In Nigeria, a burial ceremony is a celebration of life. Not the life of the dead but of those they leave behind. Someone died on my street on Monday. He was 92. A well known, respected and influential Islamic cleric whose ‘mansion’, with its tired and dilapidated walls, stands at…

On Thursday, I watched Marvel’s Doctor Strange for the 12th time. Yes 12. And it still felt like I was watching it for the first time. I still cringed when Strange’s Mercedes skidded off the bend — an accident that ultimately ruined his life and then, saved him. For every…

I wanted Idris Elba. His dark features got to me but on some days I yearned for Chris Hemsworth. I was torn between both worlds. Should I stick to the sexy man of color or go for the exotic Australian whose accent made my insides tingle. I needed to make…

Officially, I’m in five different relationships. The cool and simple term to use is polyamorous although there might be nothing cool nor simple about this situation. Right now I’m finding out that the biggest problem I’m having, is not the discomfort I feel when my waist trainer is crying foul…

10 over 10. that’s how i see myself. flaws don’t subtract, mistakes don’t deplete and the past sure as hell hasn’t reduced. i’m complete. as i was yesterday and would be tomorrow. a full well rounded 10. …

I was tired and it wasn’t physical, I was the healthiest I’d ever been and this was more a mental and emotional fatigue. In the words of Biblo Baggins, “I felt thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.” Sometimes I wanted to explode, letting out all…