Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one. – Brad Paisley In less than 24 hours, we will be ushering in a new year to the shouts of joy and excitement from billions of enthusiastic humans all around the world. It is perhaps the most anticipated time of the…
It’s that time of the year again! Christmas! And as usual there’s plenty of excitement in the air (for those who aren’t broke anyway). The Christmas season ushers in the new year which explains why even non Christians share in the excitement that comes with it. It is also that time of the year when…
So, the year 2015 is just around the corner and what makes it special is that it is an election year. All adults in Nigeria are expected to exercise their franchise by voting for their candidate of choice into various government positions, the apex of which is the office of the President of the Federal…
The image above shows a group of men from Edo state who were tagged “Edo big boys” over the internet some days ago. They had a party last week to celebrate their associations day in Italy and there’s really no big deal about that except for the flamboyant and tasteless display of money and the…
I am seriously considering taking an early retirement from driving. The irony is that I actually enjoy driving, I find it therapeutic but I have become increasingly frustrated with driving in Lagos. Matters came to a head at about 8pm last Tuesday when I was driving home after the days job. My friend and colleague…
It would be an understatement to say that this past week has been fraught with horrific and confounding happenings. The image above represents a shot from a video which went viral last week. It showed a 22 year old Ugandan maid brutalizing an 18 month old baby at her parent’s home in Nalya, a Kampala…
Thanks to technology the world is now a smaller place especially through the advent and proliferation of the Personal Computer, Cell phones, Mobile phones and the likes, as well as the various social media platforms. Now, it is easy to catch up with family and friends without necessarily having to meet up physically. Nevertheless, even…
I have always marveled at how pretentious and hypocritical our society is but the recent survey carried out by the Pew Research Center which revealed that the most homophobic countries ranked highest in the search for gay porn on Google just reaffirmed my belief. According to Google trends, Nigeria ranks 4th in the world after…
It’s my birthday today! Yippee!!! …ok, that’s trying to drum up some excitement for my special day which coincidentally is blog day! Birthdays are one of those days that get the average person excited and it is understandably so because it comes just once in 365 days! However, for me it is slightly different…
It is one of the most used slangs in the social media world! And a prerequisite for being perceived as cool in this interesting generation. In the virtual communities and networks you are nobody if you ain’t got swag. Swag which is an abbreviation of the word swagger is all about style, coolness and…