LOUD WHISPERS: Compliments Of The Season
This week all I want to do is wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Thank you so much for all your support and encouragement throughout the year. It has been a very exciting and challenging one for me, but I thank God Almighty that it has been a good year. It […]
LOUD WHISPERS: A Time to Reset
I thank the leadership of Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Ekiti State chapter for their kind invitation to give this lecture. I am particularly pleased that I have been asked to talk about Reclaiming our Land, Restoring our Values: Beyond Slogans’. All over the country today, online and offline, there are conversations going on about […]
FEMINISM 101: Ten Myths About Feminists
Sincere apologies for not being able to write this week. I have been preoccupied with some tasks lately, which has made time for reflection rather difficult to find. Don’t worry, I won’t stop writing every week! Last week, I came across an interview given by a woman aspiring for the Presidency of Nigeria. I admire […]
LOUD WHISPERS: As Political Rookies Get Ready
Dear readers, I sincerely apologise for not being able to post a new essay this week. This has been due to circumstances beyond my control. I am hereby sharing an old post which is relevant for the political season we are in now. Till next week! Last week, I attended a book reading in […]
LOUD WHISPERS: The Old Woman’s Goat
I am writing late this week not only because I have been busy on my husband’s campaign trail, but because I have been battling a nasty cold. It started with a sore throat on Saturday afternoon. By Sunday I could barely talk, and it did not help that I had scores of visitors to attend […]
LOUD WHISPERS: When There Are No Words
Friday April 20th 2018 was one of the worst days of my life. A very close friend of mine lost her 27 year-old daughter the same day she was burying her 98 year old father. We had all gathered to celebrate the life of a wonderful man who had spent all his life raising generations […]
LOUD WHISPERS: Grandma’s Funeral
My voice has gone. My feet hurt so badly. People are talking to me and I am nodding my head but I can’t hear a word of what they are saying. I have a four-hour drive ahead of me because I have to make it to Lagos no matter how late it is. There is […]
LOUD WHISPERS: A Mother’s Pain
There is this saying, ‘You can’t dance at two weddings’. It is meant to emphasise the fact that it is hard to perform more than one task at a time. Apparently, those who coined this saying are not Nigerians. Yesterday, I literally danced at three weddings in two different cities. However, there is a price […]
LOUD WHISPERS: My Prophecies for 2018
In January last year, I wrote an article called Prophecies and Common Sense. It was basically a rant against fake prophets and their prophecies who show up at this time of the year. A friend of mine jokingly asked a few days ago if I would be making any prophecies for 2018 since this is […]
LOUD WHISPERS: Where Has The Year Gone?
If you borrow money in January And promise to pay back in June Be sure to remember that time is slippery The year goes whistling by June comes and you have excuses Bad business, late salary, school fees, father sick Regardless of how many times your chickens cross the road The year barrels on December […]
LOUD WHISPERS: Five Things That Made Me Happy Last Week
There is always so much bad news locally and internationally, one cannot help but be jaded by it all. Everyday there is someone who has been murdered, raped, kidnapped. Money has been looted (with looters conveniently not found or walking free), accidents happen on death traps which pass for roads, people waste away due to […]
LOUD WHISPERS: Being Present
I could not stop jumping up and down last week Wednesday when I got a WhatsApp message on my phone. I stared at the images over and over and kept jumping, laughing, almost screaming in my excitement. The message was a set of images from the printing press where my new book ‘Loud Whispers’ was […]
LOUD WHISPERS: Hunting The Hunter
I would like to first apologise for the delay in posting this week’s Loud Whispers. I usually finish the first draft of my articles by Saturday evening, then I give it a few more reads and make corrections till it is time to post on Sunday night. I was very pleased with myself that I […]
NIGERIA@57: Love, Hate or Confused
Nigeria is an awesome country. It is a place of rich history, endless opportunity, amazing resilience with an inexplicable capacity to absorb shocks that have splintered many a nation. As Nigeria marks its 57th year of independence from British colonial rule, here are 57 things that make you love or hate Nigeria, or simply leave […]
LOUD WHISPERS: The Death of Shame and Compassion
Recently, after the death of a good friend of mine had been announced, my attention was drawn to comments on one of the popular websites. Whilst there was some outpouring of sympathy, I was appalled at the remarks of people speculating on how my friend died, what/who could have been ‘responsible’ and so on. My […]