Dear Diary, this ismTóyọ̀, the Elevator Princess. August 20, 2020 I recall the “Elevator Princess” an impromptu status I acquired in 2014. How did it happen again? Let me recount the tale of Thursday 21 August, 2014. Dear Diary, I stood in front of the elevator exhausted. Oh Jesus, please let me get to my…
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Lulu, till we meet again!
How do I say; Lulu, till we meet again! I can’t even express what I feel deep inside of me. How do I tell myself this is real? How do I treasure life, knowing that I will die someday? By happenstance, I met Lulu on Crimsonbow platform. An initiative for sickle cell warriors to find…
Alarmist – Do you have a friend who is an alarmist?
Alarmist! Do you have a friend who is an alarmist? Meet Tina; She’s their Queen. Mrs Augustina Amos who I fondly call Tina is one woman I sincerely love. I dare myself to call her my friend. Oh, I forgot to mention, since she is my superior at work, are we even allowed to be…
Did I just witness a crime? Oh, its been a year!
Dear Diary, Did I just witness a crime? It was 6:43 am, June 1, 2019; Oluwatoyosi, this can’t be happening! I was darn sure all was not looking well from my distance. I shrugged the feeling away and thought maybe it was my mind. A lot of fearful things pass through our minds when we…
Victoria, mummy is coming!
Dear Diary, Victoria, Mummy is coming. May 20, 2020. Now, my mum is the Onijogbon-General of Gbogbo-Agbaye, the only civilian Dictator, who is more military than her Naval Officer husband. This woman has skills even the devil dabs to! She can detect lies from a million radius; embarrass you before any crowd. She manufactures domestic chores…
The tale of Mother Hen aka EDIYE.
Growing up, going to Granny’s place was heavenly as it was a day to skip Mum’s unending commandments
What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done that seemed so right when you did it?
Lagos at night is another world, a place that fascinated and shocked me. As though some people were on the night shift to serve men of the underworld.
THE TALE OF MOTHER HEN aka EDIYE
Monday, September 2nd 2019. Dear Diary, This is the story of EDIYE *People always ask why I don’t eat chicken, I lie it is a medical condition, but we both know it is more than a medical condition, it is my sheer hatred for wicked chickens that lay devilled eggs. The medical condition only came…
Dear Diary; We must never be too big to show empathy
Dear Diary: March 2nd 2019. We must never be too big to show empathy. Just because I can be jagbajantis with my schedule, I made myself and Sam walk into the Red Cross Society Orphanage Home two hours earlier then the Lagoon Service Project team. No thanks to my selective hearing and Sam just…
Dear Diary; This is about Ashake and the mad stray dogs!
Dear Diary: 21st February, 2019. My name is Ashake and this is my story with the mad stray dogs. We have a useless neighbour with annoying straying dogs. Due to the malfunctioning of my car, I must either hitch a ride to work or be late. Being late is not even an option, because when…