For centuries, science has carried a quiet rebellion in its chest, the desire to conquer nature. Gravity, that invisible hand pulling everything gently toward the Earth, has often been treated like an adversary. From the first fragile flying machines to roaring rockets, humanity has strained upward, determined to rise above what holds it down. But what if the future of invention does not lie in...
Home has never been just one place. For some people, it’s a house with a gate and a familiar street. For me, home shifts. It moves. It glows from a screen at 2 a.m. It buzzes inside a WhatsApp group chat where laughter and voice notes feel like family. It lives in my little brother’s narrow shoulders, not broad, not strong in the traditional sense, but steady, warm, and familiar with shared...
A while ago, I was having one of those casual phone chats with a colleague when she dropped a statement that stopped me in my tracks. She said, “I don’t think I’m ready for this whole marriage-and-motherhood thing. Being a mother just halts your life goals—you don’t get to achieve anything.” Normally, I’ll just listen. After all, I’m a guy; how could I possibly relate to the incredible sacrifices...
You know that moment when someone cheerfully says, “I just need to find balance,” and you resist the urge to ask, “Where exactly are you buying yours from?” Because honestly, if work-life balance were a tangible thing, it would probably be sold out on Jumia or hoarded by the universe’s overachievers. The phrase “work-life balance” sounds so elegant—like a peaceful yoga pose. But in reality, it...
Kemi Adetiba did a wonderful story with to kill a monkey. In a long time, this was the first Nigerian work I had seen with actual lines, people saying words that mean something in the context they spoke about. The cinematography has to be one of the best from the Nigeria scene in recent memory. I hope this becomes the benchmark of a standard and the movie industry grows to rival the music...
When watching movies or reading about famous people, you frequently hear and read of people who are vegetarians by choice. Finding Nigerians who are vegetarians by choice is akin to finding needle in a haystack. You would find I am sure if you looked, but the higher likely hood would be finding people who are vegetarians, either for health or religious based reasons. The closest an average...
Cooking is an art you learn is region and culture specific -across tribes of same people and people of different continents and race. And so is our taste buds. Growing up around different Nigerian states has your taste buds exploring the ranges of spices, flavour and culinary distinctiveness the Nigerian community has to offer.Umami, sweet, bitter, spicy, fruity – you name it, there is not...
There are some things I find questionable about humanity. When asked where I am from, I am expected to say unequivocally where my father is from. I love my father a lot. Almost more than I love my life. So that is not the point of this sentence. Bearing a child does not necessarily make you a parent. Nurturing and raising one does. While it makes absolute sense that a child must bear the father’s...
Nkita was the first Igbo word I learnt. I do not think I knew another Igbo word for a long time after that. I am fluent in my language now. I will tell you the story of how I learnt to speak it later. During the time I spent in Enugu away from Kaduna, I managed to drink kerosene because I thought it was water. I had my first taste of breadfruit. I did not like it then. I do not like it now. My...
Today, we talk about feminism. My current favorite feminist quote reads thus: “Feminism is the radical notion that women are people.” Case in point, I attach the excerpt of legal proceedings from England in the year 1914 where Gwyneth Bebb sued for her rights to be admitted to the law society. Looking back from the year 2024, it may seem absurd. However, it is important to remind us that...