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I saw the headline, read it once, and kept scrolling. Somewhere in Nigeria, people had died…again. And I felt nothing. Not shock. Not grief. Not even the reflexive “ God abeg ” that used to escape my mouth automatically. I just kept…

Article · 4 min read

While reading Tomorrow I Become a Woman by Aiwanose Odafen, I found myself thinking about something beyond the abuse itself.What stayed with me was how difficult it was for Uju to leave, even when she knew she was being ...

Article · 5 min read

(Alexa and Toyin are chilling in their room)Alexa: Ahhh, ah ah, Toyin, Toyin(Taps Toyin hurriedly)Toyin: Wetin na... Alexa: Check the Faculty Group chat, Omo this is wickedness ooo (Worried and Panicking) there is fire ...

Article · 5 min read

When I wrote about the burnout generation, I thought I was writing about exhaustion. I wasn't. I was writing about grief, the quiet grief of becoming strangers to ourselves in the pursuit of becoming everything else....

Article · 3 min read

African fashion brands are a really big deal and easily one of the best things on the continent right now. One would have expected these pieces to be affordable enough to resonate with the economic realities we face across the Great…

Article · 1 min read

Sometimes, someone does something that probably wouldn't bother you if it came from anyone else. But because it's your friend, it does. And still, you let it slide. They're sensitive. You don't want to hurt their feelings. You don't want…