Break in transmission — I might have failed to mention to you, that I’m a first-class graduate (I know, a genius, right?). All through primary school, I was always the dumb kid. You know, the one all teachers never wished to have in their class. I was the kid teachers used as a reference…

An after grad story — Tobiloba Adelaja exposes us to his life years after graduating top of his class. The great life of a first-class Nigerian graduate isn’t as great as the society paints it to be. Everything na hustle Follow the crazy life of this young man as he opens you to the hidden…

What my eyes have seen, my mouth no fit talk am — After I got posted to Lagos, I and my three notorious friends were scouting for accommodation. It was hard times, everything was expensive. Most of the houses we found were either situated in criminal communities or the living conditions were too horrid to stay in. …

A question all Nigerian writers (on medium) are asking. — In the month of October 2020 Stripe, American online payment company, Stripe acquired Paystack, a Nigerian startup online transaction platform, for a deal worth 200 billion Naira. …

I don go camp come back o — The ladder of progress for an average Nigerian student is simple; finish primary, secondary and graduate gallantly from the university, go for the compulsory 1-year service, get a good job, further your education if you must, get married, have kids and remain consistent until you die or retire, depending on…

A game of Chess — 2 degrees, 3 growing businesses, and 1 weeding to plan. My father always told me “Never be a man’s pawn, either you be the Queen or you change the game” I raised myself with that mentality. It made me a bore to many men, but a well respected one. The hints of marriage were beginning to rain like snow after…

“Will you marry me?” — “Will you marry me?” I pride myself as an over-impressive conversationalist. One could never be caught yawing while I’m in their midst. But today, my voice failed to crescendo to a pitch. I had a lot of questions. What are you doing here? Who’s the bouquet of flowers for (obviously…

I initially didn’t think it was anything, until he repeated the words aloud, enunciating each one. — I initially didn’t think it was anything, until he repeated the words aloud, enunciating each one. “Will you marry me?” Maybe if I weren’t just stepping into the age of “adulthood”, I would have deemed this an insult and unaccommodating I guess times have changed, marrying a man over a…

Starting mine here — I hate that it has to take a person committing suicide before the topic of depression and mental health is raised. I hate that people only relate to the struggles of the victims only after they are dead. I hate that the conservation around mental health can only last as…