Mar 2, 20208 minLetting Go of ShameThe first 15 years of my life was bliss. I was born in the city of Abeokuta, Nigeria, in 2000, as an only child to my parents...
Dec 24, 20198 minTo Capture the Light AgainMy mom gave birth to me in...Lagos State, Nigeria...but I should say, I come from a polygamous background. My dad had two wives...
Nov 20, 20199 minBehind Every Dark CloudMy father was a police officer, and my mother ran a small shop. My life started out normal...
Nov 14, 20198 minA Light at the End of the Tunnel...Lagos, Nigeria, a sparsely over-populated city with a mix of lifestyles and cultures. It was like the America of Nigeria...
Oct 27, 20197 minWhere Do I Belong?I, on the other hand, couldn’t focus on academics and seemed to always fall behind my peers. My teachers were telling me...
Oct 17, 20197 minTo Find HappinessWhat makes a happy life? Wealth? Success? Passion? For many years, I tried to figure out how to be happy. Turns out...
Oct 11, 20198 minFighting FreeMaybe it would have been a lot different if life had stayed peaceful and carefree like when I first came into this world...
Sep 11, 20197 minA Sigh of ReliefThey raised me in one of the fiercest neighborhoods in Lagos where petty thieves and prospective armed robbers were groomed...
Aug 17, 20198 minA Long Walk from YesterdayIn fact, I was 16th in the rankings, including my father’s children from his two older wives, who each had six children before...
Jul 31, 20198 minUp HillMy family was considered small because it was common in our country for families to have more than four children...
Apr 25, 20197 minThe Nature of LoveI was born into a conservative Christian family in Nigeria in 1991 as the fifth born of six kids. Our days were happy, but strict...
Feb 25, 20198 minTo RebuildI was born in 1987 and grew up in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria with a younger sister and hard-working, loving parents who encouraged me...
Aug 3, 20188 minIn the PastMy mom was a nurse, and my dad was a realtor in Lekki, Lagos. My dad was strict with me since I was the first born, but my mom had a warm...