LOUD WHISPERS: Please Help Me Understand

Perhaps there is just too much nonsense going on Perhaps folks young and old are simply behaving badly There are many things that do not add up They might not all seem connected Trust me, they are Please help me understand How an entire country was rendered ‘cashless’ because of new notes How all old […]
The Toxicity Of People and Its Management

At some point in our lives, we would have encountered people with toxic qualities. Toxic people do not necessarily mean bad people or people we hate, they might be friends, family members, or even our love partners. Who can you call a toxic person? Someone with toxic qualities is either abusive, unsupportive or someone who […]
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome : (What You Need To Know)

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal disorder causing enlarged ovary with small cysts on the outer edges of the ovary. Its cause is not known but it involves a combination of genetic and environmental factors. A lot of people including myself do not know about this condition. I heard about this for the first […]
LOUD WHISPERS: Before The Next Eulogy

A few years ago, I wrote a Loud Whispers essay called ‘Before the Next Eulogy’. It was about breaking the culture of enablement around gender-based violence. The recent death of the talented gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu after years of domestic violence is so painful because of its predictability. My maternal grandfather was known as a […]
Who Is A Strong Woman?

For long, women have been seen as weak, frail and having nothing much to contribute in certain fields. The strength of the woman was typically attributed to her biological productivity and ability to condone and endure pain. When the story changed, and women were found thriving in things that were assumed to be beyond them, […]
The Silent Rape Culture…

Seyi worked for this boss once. The perfect way to describe her boss would be to say that he was borderline disrespectful. He had a comment about everything the ladies wore to work. How a lady’s shirt was too big it seemed like she was trying to hide a pregnancy, on some occasions, he would […]
Fact Change But God’s Word Remains

The bible says in the book of John that “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” The truth of God’s word stands sure, come what may. No matter how hard the problems of this world hit you, God’s word will still be God’s word. Most people have been plauged […]
Do I Have Amnesia?

There is something medicine refers to as dissociative amnesia. This is when a person blocks out certain information often associated with a stressful or traumatic event thus leaving the person unable to recall that part of their life. What this means is that one could experience harassment and be so traumatised that they forget they […]
That Red Thing

I read a message a while back of a lady narrating what growing up and going through menstruation was like for her. She recalled how she would go to the store and wait until all the men had left the store before buying her sanitary towels. Also, just the other day I had read another […]