Category: PERSONAL BLOG

“If you get choked by the waters of River Niger, will you stop drinking water? If those same waters overflow and destroy properties, will the village folk stop fishing?” This is how my friend responded when I expressed that since my first husband was Ghanaian, I could not date another Ghanaian because 1) Awkward. 2)One…

Umuntu wa kabiri uherutse kumbaza akazina (Potential Suitor 2) was a brilliant young man that was 1 year younger. Very much out of my box since I usually like them a tad bit older. However, since the uncles wildin’… Anyway, we met in a work context. I was impressed by his drive and intellect. He…

My sister says my type is the African Union. Consider it my way of contributing to the liberation struggle. I don’t care much for money but I care about ambition. How do girls suppose a non-scamming man in his thirties is supposed to casually afford Dubai 1st class trips and Channels? Dubai is not even…

I used to stress about loving sugar (in all its forms, **wink wink**) but I have since relaxed. I will try and eat cleaner, yes, but I will no longer overstress about the matter. Why? I’ve concluded that: I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, I don’t cheat, I don’t lie (much); small sugar will not…

The below anecdote elaborates why my life is in fact Nollywood. It is very customary for Francophone African artists to do what we call “dédicace”. That is where in the middle of a song, they sing the praises of some big names of influential Africans in different sectors. I figured it was a service that…

I am in celebratory mode this Juneteenth. Though, when you think about it, the essence of this day is audacious, a proclamation that “ok, we have changed our minds, humans are not to be owned as cattle anymore” (**Orator looks to the audience for a big fat BRAVO but is met with ancient african eyerolls.**)…

I, Chouchou des Grands Lacs, famous for my joy, found myself in hell. The nights and days merge and appear as one. The wailing there would make a man go mad. For the first time in my life, I was at war internally. I never understood mental health issues until I almost lost my mind.…

Much to the disbelief and probable displeasure of her father and mother, Genga’s first word was “Chouchou”, my nickname. (Whether or not I intensely trained her is frankly irrelevant.) She was born exactly two years ago at 7:17a. If you are a parent, receive this note as a “well done”. You have tolerated flying excrements,…

My friend, with a very entertained expression on his face, recently posed this question to me: do you think most Christians marry to get a free license to fornicate? I laughed at the question. I had never thought of it that way. In all transparency, when I did stumble into marriage that one time, aside…