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Sep 17, 2021

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I’m Here to Die for Something

This is the time!

Oct 24, 2020

I’m Here to Die for Something

Oct 24, 2020

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Who will cook Egusi, and other notes on Girls, Fun, and Public spaces

An all-girls school is rife with a slice of all the rumours that make the rounds — mean girls, cliques, lesbianism, out-of-school parties…

Feb 15, 2019

Who will cook Egusi, and other notes on Girls, Fun, and Public spaces

Feb 15, 2019

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Bishop’s Square

Coming Out of the “Christian” Box

Even before my distaste for the workings of organised religion became self evident, I hated those pointy, triangle-shaped headscarves often…

Jan 2, 2019

Coming Out of the “Christian” Box

Jan 2, 2019

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Public Toilets, Open Defecation, and The Truth about ‘Packaging’.

Beginnings and endings have one thing in common: they both have the potential to become comfort zones. In-between stages, sometimes also…

Jan 21, 2019

Public Toilets, Open Defecation, and The Truth about ‘Packaging’.

Jan 21, 2019

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A Season of Endings

I’m seated at the edge of my bed, waiting for the end of the world. It’s mid-April and the sweltering heat has turned everything into an…

Apr 24, 2019

A Season of Endings

Apr 24, 2019

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5 Things I Learnt From Having Things Taken Away From Me

With the dawn of the new year came the reflections, promises, and the offerings of resolutions. I could almost see the prayers and requests…

Feb 12, 2018

5 Things I Learnt From Having Things Taken Away From Me

Feb 12, 2018

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O S H O D: Of Danfos and Anyhowness

This night was crazy. So there I was, about to set off when the rain starts to fall heavily. I’m in Lekki — 7:50 pm, grateful that I have…

Apr 22, 2019

O S H O D: Of Danfos and Anyhowness

Apr 22, 2019

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How to Grow Skin That Sticks

The first time I experienced an out-of-body experience, I was a teenager who had just been knocked out somewhat-lukewarm from falling face…

Dec 29, 2019

How to Grow Skin That Sticks

Dec 29, 2019

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Hacking Lagos as an Introvert

The first thing I noticed when I woke up in Abuja was my renewed eagerness to wake up in the morning to go for a brisk walk in the cool…

Oct 8, 2020

Hacking Lagos as an Introvert

Oct 8, 2020

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