The Cruelty Of The Streets of Twitter

Twitter is a very mean and unkind place. I am continually amazed at the severity of this. This is not the first of its kind and unfortunately, not the last. A twitter user and blogger shared her story of gang rape, immediately, hell broke lose on twitter. You would think this is the time when human beings unite and show their humanity, instead, aggressiveness was all that was displayed. I understood...

A List Of Really Great Books I Read In 2015

It is amazing...just yesterday i was texting people a Happy New Year text and today, it is November, almost 2016. A lot has happened...too much in fact. Amidst all the craziness of this world and the circumstances that are our lives, i have stumbled upon some great books this year. I do not remember a time when i read as much as i read this year. It is not like i had more free time this year, i was...

Immigrant Diaries (3): Go Home

They say; "go back to where you came from" as we became bent from carrying home on our backs. you think we want to be here? you think we want to break the ocean to hear you say our names? noor sounds like darkness from your mouth. you ask if i burn in the sun you tell me slavery was not such a "big deal" do you still think we want to be here...

La Haine (The Hate)

I made this gif from my favorite movie titled La Haine meaning The Hate. It is french movie made in 1995. It is amazing, this movie was made in the 20th century and today, almost 2016 in the 21st Century, same people are still fighting the same wars. Is the world not exhausted? From all this fighting?...

The Nigerian Civil Servant And The Public

The Nigerian civil servant is the most under-appreciated person in the working world. I think this is the problem, because the civil-servant also feels under-appreciated, he/she also regards his/her job with little care. Have you ever being to an organisation run by the government(e.g public library, government hospital etc) and had someone who works there treat you so bad that you regret ever stepping...

Immigrant diaries (2): Things we left in the water

As water sipped in Through the sides of the boat Your conductor asks you To dump everything you don't really need What do you mean? You ask, he says "throw it all over board" Your father throws away The guilt of cheating Your mother dumps out The dissatisfaction of marriage The woman opposite you Spits out the pain of miscarriage Your aunty flings away The shame of sexual curiosity You take of your...