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Mar 17, 2021

2020: The Year My Life Changed Forever

When the news of a brewing pandemic broke in January 2020, I really could not care less, I was in a bubble, the bubble of the excitement of a new year, the end of another decade, the arrival of the so popular round-figure year — 2020. By February 2020, all…

Fitness

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2020: The Year My Life Changed Forever
2020: The Year My Life Changed Forever
Fitness

7 min read


Oct 30, 2019

All the Many Hats the Nigerian God Wears

It’s no news that Nigeria is a religious nation, with an almost equal split of the religious pie, Christians versus Muslims and a little piece of the pie left for the traditional worshippers and others to fight over. In Nigeria, God decorates the streets, his name is screamed through loud…

Nigeria

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All the Many Hats the Nigerian God Wears
All the Many Hats the Nigerian God Wears
Nigeria

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May 17, 2019

Don’t Let Your Light Shine

What does it mean to be confident and when does it cross over the line into pride? Questions like this keep Nigerians up at night. Like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie highlighted in one of her popular speeches: “We teach girls to shrink themselves/To make themselves smaller We say to girls, ”You…

Nigeria

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Don’t Let Your Light Shine
Don’t Let Your Light Shine
Nigeria

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Jul 6, 2018

Nigerian Music: No Need to Overthink Lyrics, we are Fine

Growing up in Nigeria, parties and events experienced back to back supply of US top hits with little play of indigenous Nigerian tunes. Back then, most people bought and owned Tapes and CDs of foreign artistes with few bothering to own local content. A rapid change started sweeping through the…

Music

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Nigerian Music: No Need to Overthink Lyrics, we are Fine
Nigerian Music: No Need to Overthink Lyrics, we are Fine
Music

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May 5, 2018

The Prejudice of Being Female in Music

A restless stir accompanies the introduction of the artiste. The audience stares at the unfamiliar figure. ‘It’s a girl’, somebody mutters and a giggle or two is heard above the growing murmur. A calm settles over everyone. The general consensus in this male-dominated gig is that, even if she doesn’t…

Gender Equality

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The Prejudice of Being Female in Music
The Prejudice of Being Female in Music
Gender Equality

4 min read


Apr 13, 2018

How to Spot a Music Legend?

The internet has snatched power from the mighty and handed it down to the ‘powerless’. …

Music

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How to Spot a Music Legend?
How to Spot a Music Legend?
Music

3 min read


Aug 25, 2017

Experiencing Kano: A Mix of Culture, History and Religion

Last week I shared my story of escaping Lagos and traveling far North to Kano to experience the ancient city. You can read about the Day 1of my trip HERE. Day 2 After my adventures the previous day, I woke up early, pumped and completely eager to see more of the…

Kano

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Experiencing Kano: A Mix of Culture, History and Religion
Experiencing Kano: A Mix of Culture, History and Religion
Kano

7 min read


Aug 14, 2017

Sometimes, escape

Escape is an action, but on some days, Escape becomes a place. When escape is an action, it is one that moves away from danger, from trouble, from life threatening situations like an angry lion, a bear, fire, an explosion or a place like Lagos. …

Nigeria

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Sometimes, escape
Sometimes, escape
Nigeria

6 min read


Jul 25, 2017

Two Years Ago I Had an Epiphany

Two years ago I woke up into an Epiphany, one that changed my life. I remember that day vividly but even more, the day before. A friend came into town and was declaring free drinks for all. Enugu is known for the abundance of its ever vibrant bars, lounges and…

Health

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Two Years Ago I Had an Epiphany
Two Years Ago I Had an Epiphany
Health

4 min read


Jul 14, 2017

Where Fresh Air is a Luxury

You can hardly have a peaceful inhale and an accompanying exhale in Nigeria’s most populated city, Lagos. The relief of every exhale seems to be cut short by the town’s suffocating air. An air carrying more than it can bear, from car exhaust smoke, to dust, to decaying humus on…

Travel

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Where Fresh Air is a Luxury
Where Fresh Air is a Luxury
Travel

7 min read

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