Opinion
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MY SEXUALITY AND ME
This article was an assignment at Chimamanda’s Creative Writing Workshop I attended in June. I have tweaked it very slightly for my blog. The original now belongs in the memory and laptop of Chimamanda and my other classmates sorry. LoL ENJOY!!! This is totally out of my comfort zone. Writing about sexuality. Please me I’m…
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USELESSNESS; Of Women and Men
When I first moved to Takoradi, in Ghana’s western region, the first profiling I got from neighbours had subtle hints of she’s just like all those useless girls. Takoradi is like Nigeria’s Port Harcourt. The oyel city. So it is not uncommon to see black girls following oyinbo, the expatriates who live there doing drilling,…
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I WAS DEPRESSED AND DIDN’T EVEN KNOW IT.
It is very ok to not be happy all the time. I hear people say they wake up every morning with a conscious effort to be happy no matter what. While this is somewhat commendable, I do not associate with that league. I think if you have to make a conscious effort to be happy,…
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A GOOD PARENT LEAVES AN INHERITANCE FOR HIS KIDS
A good man, leaves an inheritance for his children’s children. It’s what the good book says. Unfortunately in our part of the world, especially in Nigeria, it rarely happens. A man cannot even put food on his own table, let alone leave an inheritance for his children. Perhaps we can blame it on poverty, but…
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CONCRETE GIRL….. By Ed-Samuel Adegboye
#LongRead Her skin was smooth and coffee brown, she was starting to show the soft curves that would lead many-a-men astray, her eyes were captivating; brown, large, beautiful eyes. Her laughter reminded me of the tinkling of a wind chime, it sounded almost magical, the grace with which she moved captivated even I her father,…
Tope Owolabi 