Everybody Wants To Be The Plot Twist!
These are actual messages I got from “potential romantic interests”: Exhibit A: "I am actually for real. If you give me the space to come in, I am going to make sure your life becomes a beautiful roll…
Azeez Hamirat Oluwanifemi
I'm Azeez Hamirat Oluwanifemi, a final year Mass Communication student, a writer and multidisciplinary creative (the soup with a lot of orisirisi). I find meaning in simple things and documents the in-between.
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Published Essays
FAQ: Frequently Asked (about) Q.
I got my heart broken and I broke my own heart last year. I don't like to talk about this at all but yesterday for the first time I spoke about everything with someone other than my friend group. Let…
Lucky You, Your Father is a Chauvinist!
Lucky you, your father is a chauvinist, Your worth is equivalent to a well-made pot of soup and there is no, I repeat no excuse for not mastering the “art of making the devil’s look alike a.k.a Amala…
Fear is a Poor Strategist
Fear is very damaging, it cuts deep and renders you powerless, makes you feel like a blank with no prospect. I feel it consume me everywhere and even when I hang on to the little threads of hope, I st…
Stories We Save
We have a defining problem. Not a problem in the normal sense, but a defining syndrome. Its symptoms include unnecessarily long contact names, painfully straightforward descriptions of relationships,…
What We Watch: the Rinse and Repeat Problem!
“A direct result of viewership is comparison”. As viewers, audience members, watchers, however you choose to define it, we are constantly measuring what we see. We compare characters, recognize trope…
BLACK GIRL WEAR YOUR CROWN: FRO or NOT!
This greatly introspective piece focuses on a woman navigating her anxious relationship with her natural hair as a marker of identity, self-worth, and belonging. Through flashbacks of criticism, subtle racial comments, internalized bias from peers, strangers and even her own community, her looks by extension her hair becomes a ground shaped and molded to fit societal standards of beauty and acceptance. Through the story she swings back and forth between pride, shame and survival. Wholly, the story captures the emotional pressure and struggle to reclaim confidence in one's natural self.
A Day in the Life With a Managed Sickness
A sharp and humorous slice of life story, Toke, the main character navigates a chaotic midweek day surrounding small but escalating frustrations, from an awkward encounter with a friend to a tensed race against time and a heated confrontation with a keke driver. Set to reflect the everyday life in Nigeria, the story explores how frustration, tension, pressure and unprocessed emotion can build up and go in unexpected ways. Perfectly blended with reality, it shows the shared experience of navigating an environment where frustration is constant and everyone is simply trying to manage their own.
Digital Ogun Owo: a Call for Help!
In a comical mix of tradition and modernity, Digital Ogun Owo follows a self-proclaimed ritual consultant who presents “innovative” digital solutions to old money-making practices. From video call consultations with spiritual entities to email-based sacrifices, the story-teller and their anonymous Gen Z partner attempt to bring ritualism into the tech age. Hidden behind the humor is a cry for help involving a failed ritual, an angry client, and a desperate attempt to stay one step ahead while on the run. Blending cultural references with unhinged comedy, the story pokes fun at both blind belief and the lengths people will go in pursuit of wealth.
A Language of Memories
In a mildly reflective and personal narrative, the writer talks about how memory shapes their understanding of love. Struggling to express emotions directly, they find meaning in revisiting moments both big and small that define care, connection, and belonging. Through intimate remembrance of family and shared stories from friends, the piece becomes a soft collection of what love looks like in everyday life: quiet sacrifices, thoughtful gestures, and enduring presence. At its heart, it is a celebration of love not as grand declarations, but as lived, remembered experience.
Okada Lessons
Two siblings reflect on their unusual measure of growth; a childhood experience. Though with contrasting perspectives, what seems to be a struggle for balance and safety becomes an important sign of independence, awareness, and change. Blending humor, tension, and nostalgia, the story captures how everyday moments can shape our understanding of life.