LOUD WHISPERS: Adults And Good Manners
I was having a discussion with friends a few days ago, and we spent some time talking about some adults and the way they behave, setting a poor example for young people. It reminded me on an article I wrote a few years ago, here is an abridged version. Recently, I was in a cosmetics […]
LOUD WHISPERS: Eni Ogun: Professor Wole Soyinka at 90
Eni Ogun – Warrior, leader, fearless, battle tested, survivor Eni Ogun – Descendant of Ogun, the god of war and Iron. Hunter, innovator, adventurer, mysterious Eni Ogun – From the land where the River Ogun flows gracefully as it waters the lands that have produced great sons and daughters from one generation to the next Eni Ogun – […]
LOUD WHISPERS: Steeze
‘A person’s unique style, especially if it is fashionable and cool’ ‘A slang term that combines the words stylish and easy’ ‘Fashionably elegant’ There are these photographs of my mother and her friends, when she was living in Liverpool as a young woman. I was never tired of staring at them as a child. The […]
LOUD WHISPERS: Another Year Rolls By
Time It never stops, never waits It can’t be bought, it can’t be hidden It does not matter if you have a Rolex, Rolax, Cartier or Cortier watch Time ticks on and on and on So, another year has rolled by Where has the time gone? Nowhere, except forward I once said, and I say […]
LOUD WHISPERS: Where is Your ‘Cape Point’?
I am a very poor tourist. This might sound a bit strange coming from me, because I am quite adventurous and curious about the world. I love to see new places, sights and sounds. I am a recovering shopaholic and a notorious curator of a range of items specific to certain countries or regions of […]
LOUD WHISPERS: Mama Tayo’s Journey
Many years ago, I had a conversation with a school mate, let me call her Tayo, who told me that she was one of six children her mother had with five husbands. I was shocked to hear this. We are brought up to believe that this is normal for men, who are entitled to a […]
LOUD WHISPERS: Cassie and Diddy
I was having a conversation recently with some friends, and one of the topics we discussed was domestic violence. One of them expressed frustration that many victims of domestic violence end up going back to their abusers after all efforts have been made to change their circumstances. It is a familiar issue and there is […]
LOUD WHISPERS: Justice for Gift Alonge
In 2019, I wrote an essay about the fate of Gift Alonge. Her father Jacob Alonge, violated her for years till she was pregnant. Her case was taken up by Braveheart Initiative in Edo State, and Jacob was put on trial. Sadly, Gift died in a ghastly accident that claimed the lives of five people, […]
LOUD WHISPERS: The Etiquette of Mourning
I apologise in advance if what I am about to say comes across as a scolding from a school principal to unruly teenagers. Many times, adults who are supposed to know better do behave like teenagers, even like toddlers. At least a toddler has an excuse. There are many teenagers wise beyond their years, and […]
The Diamond Dazzles On: Florence Ajimobi@65
I first met Dr Florence Ajimobi in November 2010. There was a Harvest Thanksgiving service at a church in Opebi, Lagos. We were introduced and politely said hello to one another. During the March 2011 elections, I was delighted to hear that her husband Senator Abiola Ajimobi had won the election as Governor of Oyo […]
LOUD WHISPERS: Free Readers Association-Latest News
It has been a while since we heard from our friends at the newspaper stand as they discuss headline news in the morning. We have missed them! Benson: Oga Moses, Oga Musa, good morning, how are you today? Moses: I am well, thank you Oga Benson. Joe, Steven, good morning Musa: Good morning to you […]
LOUD WHISPERS: Ada Umeoji’s Table
I am on my way back home from this year’s United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, known as CSW which takes place in New York every March. I have written in the past about how I was supported over many years by women leaders around the world, and I have watched with joy […]
LOUD WHISPERS: Ada Umeoji’s Table
I am on my way back home from this year’s United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, known as CSW which takes place in New York every March. I have written in the past about how I was supported over many years by women leaders around the world, and I have watched with joy in […]
LOUD WHISPERS: Our Days Are Long
Our days are long Too long When we are hungry time stops and refuses to move forward When our children cry, we hope in vain for the sun to set So we can put them to bed with at least a morsel in their bellies When our bodies ache, we stop wondering why We yearn […]
LOUD WHISPERS: Valentine’s Day
Tammy frowned as she looked at herself in the mirror. She thought about all the feel good, motivational sound bites she and her friends often repeated to support one another. ‘You are beautiful’. ‘The only opinion that matters is yours’. ‘Own your body’. ‘Look in the mirror and love what you see’. Well, she was […]