Dec 8, 2022Did They Tell You About The Day You Were Born?I had heard this story before. I knew I was this close to being born in a random public bus somewhere between Yemetu and Ojoo in Ibadan. …Birthday2 min readBirthday2 min read
Dec 8, 2021Jane by DesignEvery day when I wake up, I drink half a glass of cold water. I don’t care if it’s supposed to be bad for you, I detest room temperature water. I brush my teeth and shower. Cleanliness is next to godliness or whatever it is they say. I work. A…Birthday2 min readBirthday2 min read
Jan 31, 2021NFAI have no future ambition. There, I said it. It hasn’t always been like that, at least, I don’t remember it been that way. In fact, what I do remember is that I wanted to be at least four things, a lawyer, an accountant and an entrepreneur. …Life2 min readLife2 min read
Dec 12, 2019I Gave It A YearI remember where I was when I got the news, I remember knowing immediately what it meant when I heard my sister’s weepy voice on the phone. I remember the moments after that, I remember thinking about the shitty year I was having as I packed up my bag. I…Life2 min readLife2 min read
Sep 21, 2019Mattress Yam and Other CarbsIt’s early afternoon on a random weekday. The perfect time to head to the office cafeteria for lunch, not so early that the caterers haven’t actually arrived yet and not so late that all the good food is gone. We are sitting at one of the low corner tables, there…Food2 min readFood2 min read
Apr 26, 2019A Babe of WeightWhen I went to my home church for the Easter celebrations a few days ago, my pastor said to me , “Wow! you are just putting on weight. What do you eat?” He shook my hand vigorously and smiled at me while I smiled a little bit and said nothing…2 min read2 min read
Dec 26, 2018The End Of A ThingThe End Of A Thing NB: I originally titled this post Bye Bye to Jati Jati but I changed my mind because, well, I can. This year was tough. Unarguably the worst year of my life. Not that there were no high points, in fact, there were many but all…Life3 min readLife3 min read
Dec 8, 2018New Year, Who Dis?It’s my birthday. I never really liked my birthday. Mostly because it is at an awkward time of the year, too close but still too far away from Christmas to be truly enjoyable. …Birthday2 min readBirthday2 min read
Nov 27, 2018What To Expect When You Are ExpectingNigerian Jollof is rated just right, but you know what it isn’t? Fried rice. Yes, I said what I said. Fried rice is the slay queen of rice, the rice that other rice-s aspire to be. Fried rice is special but unlike party jollof which almost always turns out spectacular…Food3 min readFood3 min read
Sep 28, 2018What’s In A Name?I started thinking about names a few weeks ago after I got a letter addressed to me as “Mr. Abiola Biya” at the office. Before then, I had gotten countless emails referring to me as “Dear sir,” and a colleague informed me that while I was running errands, a client…Names2 min readNames2 min read
