Never knew there was an International Happiness Day! But then, Nigerians should be the sole celebrants. After all, we are not only the happiest nation on earth but we’re also known for various other things. One is our ability to conveniently forget and move on as if nothing had happened. Another is our great sense…
Mechanics in Nigeria have turned me into a total mumu. I bought a Mercedes van in 2019 when I visited for the summer.Nothing fancy. I needed something to move around when visiting Nigeria. I drove it around town for some thirty minutes and noticed it had some problem with the AC, so I was told…
Wasn’t really asleepwoke up minutes agowith shut eyesenjoying luxury of restsensing something wasn’t rightquiet and solemnity enveloping meI opened my eyes! Seeing nothingfeeling blindedor April fool’s dayon February one! Power outage?To the balcony I wentonly my square of apartmentswas blind! In again,a ray of lightin the hallwaywent towards itlike a visually challenged! Opening door,to see…
We should thank God for little mercies! I never knew our so called elites are so intellectually bankrupt. It took Odumakin’s letter for the wind to blow and the rooster’s behind got exposed. Most of our intelligentsia have not seen anything the subject matter has done wrong. It’s our own thief! Our own Robin Hood!!…
‘If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet.’ – Matthew 10:14 There’re times you might realize you’re not welcome in a place, why don’t you do yourself the favor of getting out of there? It could be a social media…
So, I’d been feeling the painit got to a pointthat I had to look up for possibilitiesof seeing dentists! As usual,I procrastinated!Why would I remove a tooth,after all, I’m just a minor! Thoughts of how manybonesmeatsbottle topsmedicationseven papersthat molar had assistedme withI just couldn’t let go! It got to a pointI wasn’t able to munch…
We call them kalokalo in Nigeria, but they are contemptuosly referred to as one-armed bandits. When a person develops the habit of becoming a gambler, a professional one too, they are generally irredeemable. That’s because of their fervent belief that they will still win. The belief could sometimes become so irrational that they sell their…
