I was an introvert before it started, but afterwards I became more introverted because I just wanted to be indoors.Continue reading “WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS ONE’S MOUTH?”
I WANTED THE GROUND TO SWALLOW ME
Looking back, that younger version of me felt a mix of confusion and fear.Continue reading I WANTED THE GROUND TO SWALLOW ME →
MEDICATION WAS EXPENSIVE, HARD TO FIND
To my surprise, pigment slowly started returning. Week by week, the patch became smaller until it completely repigmented. Continue reading MEDICATION WAS EXPENSIVE, HARD TO FIND →
THE BIOLOGY OF SHAME
The first time I said the word ‘vagina’ in public, I was 23 years old.Continue reading THE BIOLOGY OF SHAME →
NIGERIAN PUBLIC HOSPITALS ARE THE ABSOLUTE GHETTO
I went in hoping to get better. I left traumatised, and just wanting to get out.Continue reading NIGERIAN PUBLIC HOSPITALS ARE THE ABSOLUTE GHETTO →
EVENTUALLY THERE’S NOTHING LEFT
Refusal can lead to you being threatened with being stopped from operating or having your vehicle impounded.Continue reading EVENTUALLY THERE’S NOTHING LEFT →
IF I KNOW WHAT I OWE, I’LL PLAN FOR IT
We are not economists. We are small traders trying to survive.Continue reading IF I KNOW WHAT I OWE, I’LL PLAN FOR IT →
WHAT WE NEED IS CLARITY
When sales are poor, those payments become even more painful.Continue reading WHAT WE NEED IS CLARITY →
THE TRUTH ABOUT NIGERIA’S IDPS
I’ve been here for 15 years plus. And the problem has made other IDPs arrive as recently as two, three weeks ago.Continue reading THE TRUTH ABOUT NIGERIA’S IDPS →
SOMETIMES THEY THREATEN TO LOCK ME UP
But I’m happy about the new tax reform. It’s going to really help a lot of people who are in the low-income bracket.Continue reading SOMETIMES THEY THREATEN TO LOCK ME UP →