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…
I am one of those people who rank loyalty as perhaps the most important factor in friendship. An unwavering allegiance is to me the bedrock of any meaningful relationship, but when does loyalty become blind loyalty? Even though I believe that family and friends should stand resolutely behind one another in times of trouble, I…
For someone who considers herself a bit of a rebel at heart, I have always been one for speaking up against any wrong against my person or others. For a long time, it was all about saying things as they were and not mincing words regardless of the circumstances involved or irrespective of whose Ox…
The customer’s perception is your reality- Kate Zabriskie You walk into an office to do business and the first welcome you get is a chewing-gum-smacking or nail-filing receptionist who’s more interested in the Nollywood movie showing on African Magic or the…