Dear Conquered Generation (Part 1)
Dear Conquered Generation, I write this with a familiar grief, the kind that settles over you when you look at a thing of immense beauty and realize it is being dismantled from within. We became a co…
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Community
Mutual support, solidarity, social responsibility, and the practices that hold people together.
Dear Conquered Generation (Part 2)
Dear Conquered Generation, We became a conquered generation the moment we stopped understanding numbers beyond symbols on the page. It cuts deeply to the heart of a silent crisis: how a lack of quan…
Dear Conquered Generation (Part 3)
Dear Conquered Generation, A quiet sadness settles over me whenever I sit in a room full of brilliant minds and realize how lonely we have become. Perhaps we were not conquered only by foreign powers…
A City That Forgot to Dream Bigger
What does it mean when a city keeps building places to eat and sleep but nowhere to work? Working in a restaurant or a hotel is not a bad life. But it is not everyone's dream either. And a city that c…
Monogamy as a Social Construct
Do you think marriage should have an expiry date?
Always left behind
Oghenekaro left without a word. Without my consent. That Friday morning, it was raining; it was cold. The universe was aware. The roads anticipated his coming. Travel… He dressed, ready to hi…
Consequences: the Silent Companion
It does not negotiate. It does not show empathy or consider tears
Daniella
Maybe she believed a child would see her as human.
The Economics of the Broken Pipe
A government water main bursts on Abiona Street, creating a massive, muddy puddle that blocks the road. Initially, the residents complain bitterly about the government's failure to fix it.
Our Future is in the Fire
We have lost nearly everything there is to lose as a nation.
The Myth of Conscience
Its frame of reference is your own standards
NIGERIANS
The leader you choose is a reflection of you.
The Invisible Infrastructure
Trust, Apprenticeship And The Making Of African Markets
Drowning With Steeze
The world is not structured for us to conquer in isolation.
Why I Write This Down
I wanted to write down my thoughts, experiences, and what’s happening around me. I wanted to place them beside the thoughts and experiences of others, to see whether we were living through the same patterns in different forms.
Submission? What if My Skin is Made of Rebellion?”
The essay explores the concept of submission and its role in society, particularly how it affects women. While submission can encourage order, respect, and harmony in institutions and relationships, it often places unequal expectations on women, limiting their freedom and ability to defend themselves. A personal experience at the University of Uyo illustrates this imbalance: a female student stood her ground against a man occupying her reserved seat, only to be criticized for refusing to submit. The essay questions whether society’s demand for submission truly promotes harmony or simply enforces inequality, concluding that dignity and fairness must take precedence over blind obedience.
When Kindness Needs a Media Team
When kindness is constantly displayed in front of cameras and broadcasted for social media applause, it often ceases to be kindness. More often than not, it becomes business: give a small portion to the poor, record it, post it, gain views and public admiration, and in return earn far more than was given.
The Questions We Stopped Asking
What happens to success when no one can see it? If we remove the urge—and the platforms—that let us display wealth, would we still chase money the same way? This reflection examines how social proof, metrics, and performative success have reshaped our psychology, and argues that we may need to return to a simpler habit: asking better questions about purpose, value, and what truly improves human lives.