It must be nice being a man because no matter how mediocre, unremarkable or directionless you are, there’s comfort in knowing someone has been socialized to look at you like a leader.
Nigerians are engagement MACHINES and brand managers across sectors are realising that more and more. You will wonder why one obscure act is suddenly taking an interest in Nigerian culture, slang etc. If you know you know
The analogy I’ve adopted about my relationship with God or church in general is that, it is like a hospital.
Healthy people don’t visit the hospital, sick people do. You don’t have to be perfect to approach God.
I saw the movie Sista on Amazon Prime & I have to commend all the actors for bringing their A-game & most importantly @BiodunStephenO for telling such a beautiful & emotional story🥹 This scene made my tummy turn because who dey give these children of nowadays the audacity???
In all my years of reading romance novels, the most irritating trope is the “angry bad boy + prim and proper girl” combo. I’m too old for bad manners to be attractive bffr😩.
It’s a sad day. My country, Sénégal, is in shambles. Protests have broken out everywhere.
I am typing this using a VPN because all social media have been blocked.
I have always known Sénégal to be a peaceful stable democracy. But today, I am confronted with a new reality.
The TLDR of a much more complex problem:
2 years ago, the main opposition party leader was accused of rape. Since then, many protests have been held to denounce it as politically motivated ploy to keep him from running for the presidential election. The fear was that the current president would run for a 3rd term, even though the constitution was recently changed to limit presidents to 2 terms. Over a dozen people have died during these protests. Today, he was acquitted of the rape charges but sentenced to 2 years in prison for “corrupting youth”. Mayhem ensued. Thousands of youths marching and fighting police, demanding that the charges be dropped and that the current president stepped down.
I couldn’t work today. I am not sure what tomorrow is going to be like. On one hand, people out in the streets are exercising their political power to protect democracy. Anarchy is sometimes the only course of action. On the other hand, I fear for my daughter and mourn the peace I once took for granted.
Eccl 10:10 If the axe is dull and he does not sharpen its edge, then he must exert more strength; but wisdom [to sharpen the axe] helps him succeed [with less effort].