There was something magical about watching them emerge from the crowd. The riders always looked larger than life.Continue reading WAITING FOR THE HORSES
MY FIRST OJUDE OBA
The crowds were overwhelming, but they were also proof of the festival’s importance.Continue reading MY FIRST OJUDE OBA
THE CASUAL WORKERS OF ADAMAWA
Lamentations from Nigeria’s grossly underpaid working class.Continue reading THE CASUAL WORKERS OF ADAMAWA
I DO NOT WANT TO BE A CLEANER FOREVER
For now, I don’t have any plan or any hope, apart from this government.Continue reading I DO NOT WANT TO BE A CLEANER FOREVER
I HAVE A JOB, AND I CAN’T AFFORD IT
We are not on the payroll, not on any union list. It is like we are living a lie. Continue reading I HAVE A JOB, AND I CAN’T AFFORD IT
IT FEELS LIKE I’M BUILDING SOMEONE ELSE’S LIFE
The cost of coming to work every day is the source of my biggest debt.Continue reading IT FEELS LIKE I’M BUILDING SOMEONE ELSE’S LIFE
GIVING UP A DECADE FOR A DREAM
Sometimes the money comes late; sometimes it is the correct amount; sometimes it is less than expected.Continue reading GIVING UP A DECADE FOR A DREAM
WE ARE THE UNCOUNTED
“Why don’t you find another job?” I have asked myself that same question several times, over and over again.Continue reading WE ARE THE UNCOUNTED
ALL OF THIS FOR FIVE THOUSAND NAIRA?
Imagine I have a law degree, yet I’m earning what a street hawker might get in a few days. Continue reading ALL OF THIS FOR FIVE THOUSAND NAIRA?
ON PROBATION FOR FIVE YEARS WITHOUT PAY
We are called “temporary” with our names written in pencils, until the temporary becomes the life we know.Continue reading ON PROBATION FOR FIVE YEARS WITHOUT PAY