May 9, 2022Aṣa gave me the best concert of my lifeGood times are always gold. When tickets came out for Aṣa’s show, I saw the prices, looked at my account that was already red and said to myself, ‘not this time, Precious.’ But I knew I was lying. I knew there was no way Aṣa would perform in this same…Asa3 min readAsa3 min read
May 23, 2021Her vs. Her Brain | 3, 2, 1, Fight!Dear brain, please be kind to me. I don’t think I experience failure often but for every time I do, I have extensively beat myself up, to pulp, beyond recognition, till I go low low low low low…any Jon Bellion fans in the house? Okay, back to it. …Self Improvement3 min readSelf Improvement3 min read
Jan 21, 2021The Night The Devil Used MeIt’s not that I eat too much. It’s just that I eat too much of what is bad. I feel like I’m lost in the middle of the sea. …Health2 min readHealth2 min read
Sep 15, 2020Houses in Lagos want to kill youMy ears pick a sound and I am jolted awake. Something is coming towards me, fast. I switch on my phone torch and scan my room but I see nothing. I stay still and I finally pick it. There is someone crawling in the ceiling. If you’ve ever gone house…Housing In Lagos10 min readHousing In Lagos10 min read
Jul 31, 2020Roaming earth in a 23-year-old bodyWhat is really supposed to happen at 23? What am I supposed to have done? Where am I supposed to be? The past one year has been sensational. For one, I’m happy. I appreciate the now. I like this time where I live in my little pink home, where I…Birthday3 min readBirthday3 min read
Jun 6, 2020I’m talking to you. Why are you running?Some days I know your name. Some days I do not know you exist. Some days I block you on Twitter. Some days I take out time to explain to you. Some days I want to fight you. Some days I know that you truly do not understand. …Rape3 min readRape3 min read
Apr 5, 2020There was a love…This is the most personal thing I’ve ever published. And because our relationship enjoyed a lot of privacy, I never got to tell the world how awesome this man is. So I’m writing my wrongs. It was in our workers’ container in Abuja that we shared laughs, and you sold…Love3 min readLove3 min read
Mar 18, 2020Girl.I was traveling by road from Lagos to Ibadan a few days ago when I saw a girl lying on the road. If I didn’t know better, I’d have thought she was just peacefully asleep in the midst of a chaos. “Girl.” “Yes?” “Why are you lying in the middle…Girl1 min readGirl1 min read
Nov 3, 2019Public transport and my many little miseriesI have no gun, so I’ll rather write about it. This evening, I was on a bike headed to my house from the bus stop. I turned to my left to see this man on another bike close to me, stretching his hand, trying to touch me. I don’t know if he told the man driving the bike to move…Feminism4 min readFeminism4 min read
Jul 9, 2018HOW A PAINTBALL GAME SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE…LITERALLY.HOW A PAINTBALL GAME SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE…LITERALLY. There was no better way to enjoy a cloudy Saturday than on an insect infested stretch of land, paint-balling. My friend, Rita had organized a paintball game for 10 of us and we were excited. It was my first time playing…Life4 min readLife4 min read
