My thoughts on anything and everything
“How is he now?”, “We are waiting for IV o”, “What is happening?”, or one of my personal favorites, “Hope you are praying sha”. lol. A lot of young girls and ladies have heard this several times. You finish school, get to a certain age, and it seems that’s all you hear. You can’t escape …
My Aunty, Ifedolapo Ogunniyi, writes some of the most beautiful poems. I read this piece, and the depth, vulnerability and honesty really resonated with me. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did NOT GOOD ENOUGH BUT ENOUGH You said I am not good enoughJust because I went throughA road so roughThis first …
“If you want to lift up humanity, empower women. It is the most comprehensive, pervasive, high-leverage investment you can make in human beings." - Melinda Gates
Wealth Privilege Two weeks ago, Dbanj was trending all over Naija twitter. Why? News had gotten out that he allegedly had the police illegally detain a woman that accused him of rape. Not only was the young lady illegally detained, she was denied access to her lawyers, family and external support system. 2 days after, …
My name is Binta. I am 5 years old now. Everybody says I am now a big girl. I will finally leave nursery school to primary school. I even get to wear the big kids uniform. I am excited about that. Uncle Shola is our neighbour. He is happy when I tell him I am …
Recognising and Accepting Privilege Privilege is a very sensitive issue. Nobody likes to be confronted with their privilege. We all like to think we have what we have due to our hard work and diligence. Attributing our achievements to a form of advantage we have been bequeathed at birth appears like someone is taking something …
“It is one thing to know that rape is bad; It is another thing to know what constitutes rape.” That was the statement a friend of mine said that got me so riled up earlier this week. The past few days have been filled with news stories about racial injustice in America, and rape stories …
I write about my feelings working as a nurse during the Pandemic
https://medium.com/@ifyroberts/i-am-a-graduate-what-next-abca2d84ed33?sk=025c6ad637194d533d5fa47c32b3cb2f I am done! I made it! All the years of sleepless nights ( which I like to refer to as study nights, lol), social isolation (Yes, this is legit a thing that happens to University students, we are not all the happy go lucky, social butterflies, go-to-the-beach-while-on-lockdown people the media likes to paint us …
Feminism has always been a very controversial topic. Many people offer diverse opinions on what it should be and what it is not. The rise of social media has also brought several more views and opinions about this discourse. Recently, I was on twitter and I realized ‘feminism’ was trending. The entire trend was triggered …
Candid me! 