Dear Woman, Your strength is second to none. Undefined maybe. You are an army of one, leading territories and championing every cause. Your ebony skin is like pure pearls, like honey and milk. Like expensive jewels, your hair, your curves, your lips, your smile, your legs all glow and radiate beauty that is beyond skin deep. You are so unique, leaving every space softer and more colourful. You are like sweet perfume, spreading fresh fragrance everywhere from the boardroom to…
This season makes me jingle!!! Don’t judge, be happy with me, for I am in love with the thrills & excitement the Christmas season brings! I especially cherish how the thanksgiving celebration heralds this season of love and merriment. I love how the year-long events have amassed into bountiful achievements. I love the gratitude it raises within me and the opportunity to look inward and count my blessings. As I grew older😊, I stopped assessing my goals at intervals and…
We had just finished dinner and were still seated, staring at our empty plates while relishing the delicious pasta, I had whipped up minutes after I came home. And then the song began… Hilarious and out of tune, however, the wordings communicated the intent, and I had a good laugh. “mummy, mummy, always giving us the best of meals, breakfast, lunch….. mummy, mummy oo… always the best…..” Daddy took the lead of the newly ensembled choir while the rest of…
Harmattan in Nigeria comes with a nostalgic feeling for me, the cold, dry and hazy weather brings back fond memories of my primary school days at a beautiful city called Kaduna State in Northern Nigeria. The intensity of the cold and dry weather caused our parents to dressed us up so warmly like Eskimos going to the Antarctica. I can almost hear the distant voices of my classmate singing our beautiful harmattan poem as loudly as only excited children can; Harmattan Naked…
“What do you love about Nigeria?” This was the question a TV presenter asked her interviewee.The later answered the question with so much ease and with all sincerity of heart, Her many reasons got me thinking and I wondered..If I were asked what I loved about Nigeria, my own country, what would I say? I realized that this same question someone answered with ease, got me pondering for minutes! However, I eventually got my answers … * I love the spirit of the…
Yipppeee! The hours, minutes and seconds finally ticked off and its now 26th of July 2015! I am super excited and I can’t keep calm! It is official that I am now 1,2,3,4,5,6.7,8,9,10….20… 30.. years old! I am so happy and most grateful to God. If you know what I have been through this last one year, you will understand my excitement. I have survived two accidents with long haul trailers that almost squashed my car and mau! I was so overwhelmed…
With a few hours left to end the month of October and 61 days left to commence 2015, I reflect with great joy and fulfillment on how exciting and pulse racing the experiences of the last 10 months has been. The month of October has been exceptional, memorable and filled with joy. Even though, there has been some near accident and death experiences; the amazing surprises, fulfilled expectations, launch of a new endeavour and some new milestones achieved by my…
