Housemaid Chronicles – 3/4
EKAETE ME: "What's your story?" EKAETE: "The man said that she’s looking for a Calabar girl to come and work for them. You know they call all of us Calabar,…
EKAETE ME: "What's your story?" EKAETE: "The man said that she’s looking for a Calabar girl to come and work for them. You know they call all of us Calabar,…
AMAKA ME: “This is a freestyle sort of thing. Just tell me your name, age and your story.” AMAKA: “My name is Amaka*. I’m thirty-five years old. I came from…
Not too long ago, I sat down with a few lovely young women for a chat. They shared one thing in common—they were either housemaids or had been housemaids at…
I am a creative. As a creative whose chief channel of expression is through writing, there’s nothing that bedevils creatives, which I haven’t suffered or for which I haven’t fallen.…
On Friday the 11th of June, 2021, was the opening night for Flower, The Musical at the Glover Memorial Hall in Marina, Lagos. It was a star-studded evening as a…
It's the way we are in Nigeria. Even though it's none of your business, our people will turn to you, a random stranger in a vehicle and say, “Sister, you…
You’re reading this because you’re interested in joining our online storytelling course. The August session will begin on the 12th of July and will last for a month. To be sure…
From a dungeon carved out under the ground, Joseph was dragged out before the Pharaoh and asked to interpret two dreams. He had only one work experience on his CV…
The moment I started reading it, I knew I had to share this brilliant satire on Nigeria's current situation, written by Aishatu John. Enjoy. *** A man goes to his…
It was the third day of The Resurrection. The stadium of the Middle Belt Province, formerly known as the National Stadium, Abuja, teemed with bodies as people pushed through the…