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Jul 11

I MISS THE NORTH…

I miss the North, the land of my birth. A land literally flowing with milk and honey. Yielded from herded cows and numerous incidental beehives. Growing up in Zaria in Northern Nigeria, life was a mix of exotic/blessed/fun. From the vast land freely giving its abundance of flora and fauna, …

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I MISS THE NORTH…
I MISS THE NORTH…

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Mar 6

No Abeg!

It was Saturday morning, and I was on my way to the barbers with a friend. He had an appointment for 10am, and the navigation map in his BMW had just indicated that we would arrive at 10:05am. …

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No Abeg!
No Abeg!

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Feb 4

Remembering Autumn…

Soporific seasons sneak up on us While we yet bask in summer’s afterglow Minds a-buzzing, hearts aflame Feet still shuffling to the fading beat Alas, winter’s early herald stills our fervour Sprouting gusts which whoo and threaten… To bare us of all leaves had we them, Overcoats which suddenly, now clad all men. Light and Warmth a fading memory, Grey the haze that sets the days Hide we must from exterior chills,

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Jan 20

SAVE THE PARENTS…from Themselves!!!

A few days ago, I had a weird call with my dad. He had called me at lunchtime to discuss a new friend he’d made, one that he wanted me to call. It all started when he’d gotten a text message apparently in error (the “apparently” will be made clear)…

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SAVE THE PARENTS…from Themselves!!!
SAVE THE PARENTS…from Themselves!!!

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Jan 16

Shut Up and BE A MAN!

The 19th of November every year is commemorated as International Men’s Day. It is a day set aside every year, to appreciate men in all spheres for all they are and do. As tends to happen on similar commemorative days, a lot of messages go out, mostly appreciative ones thanking…

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Oct 10, 2022

NAIJA CLUBBING…

NAIJA CLUBBING… They sat, they drank, they bobbed heads in the smoky haze with the DJs best efforts booming in the background. Lagos’s finest all glamed up, ordered pricey drinks and played the club game. What is this game you ask? It’s the one where everyone plays 'Who’s the best…

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Apr 9, 2022

Conversations that Sing…

I recently had a call with a friend of mine. We’ve always had a good rapport and the conversation was very invigorating. I don’t quite recall everything we talked about, only that we flowed from one topic to another in multiple tangents, twists, and turns. One minute we’re talking about…

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Dec 4, 2021

Storylines That Define Us

Part 3 — On Self Agency You must all be wondering, ‘How did we get from bikini bottoms to here?’ The thing is, while the range of problems from biased narratives may vary from the mildly annoying to the existential, the loss of dignity still affects everyone in different ways…

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Storylines That Define Us
Storylines That Define Us

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Dec 1, 2021

Storylines That Define Us

Part 2 — On Power Dynamics To understand the use of storylines as a means of perpetuating power, we need to briefly go back in time to see how humans developed from roaming hunter gatherer groups, to agrarian societies that required more geographical stability and cooperation, to the creation of markets for trade and barter and…

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Nov 30, 2021

Stories That Define Us

Part 1 — On Story-lines… I ran into a news article the other day that just stopped me in my tracks. It stated that the Norwegian women’s beach handball team had been fined 150 euros each by the International Handball Federation (IHF) for refusing to wear bikini bottoms and for…

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