“I will tell mummy for you…” Could it be that there’s a manual or starter pack that every lastborn is presented with and made to study as they grow? Because how else can we explain how they are all so alike? Lastborns are a special breed, the babies of the house who we love so […]
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Stop the stigma! Human immunodeficiency virus, shortened as HIV, is a virus that damages the immune system. When left untreated, it escalates to another medical condition called AIDs. People living with HIV experience stigma and discrimination due to misinformation and all the myths surrounding the virus. Did you know TV series like MTV Shuga and […]
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Are you a disappointment child? Nigerian parents are a special breed and need just a little provoking to be “disappointed” in their children. Being at least two generations apart too does not help matters–they just seem to never understand why you would be so different. Let’s see how far you have gone in your “disappointing” […]
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Selfishness or self care? As we grow, putting ourselves first becomes more important. This, in society’s vocabulary, is being selfish. Selflessness, however, will always be received with open arms–especially when it takes you 6 feet under. Here are the stories of three Nigerians who came to this realization too, and now wear the badge of […]
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The unspoken Do’s and Dont’s in Nigerian homes! No one can read the atmosphere in the room like a Nigerian child. This stellar ability was, of course, not formed in a day. Every Nigerian, home and abroad, can boast of having learnt social cues under the roofs of their Nigerian parents, mostly through eye signals […]
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Before you move out, beware! So, you want to chill with the big boys? Moving out from your parent’s house is definitely a big flex. It is an identity badge for ‘confam’ independent adults that can sort their own bills. But is moving out really the proof of independence or is it a trap? While […]
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Can debts be thicker than blood? In a typical Nigerian home, the father is the breadwinner. For Olaitan, the first child of her family, this was not the case. She learnt to sort her own bills from a tender age. Hers is a story of a family that took more than it gave. Read on. […]
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I Hate My Parents Parents are considered our first nurturers. Your relationship with them carries a lot of weight in defining who you are and how you relate with the world around you. For these four young Nigerians, their parents had hard lessons to teach them about life. 1. Nix*, 22 At first, it […]
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