There are things that happen in this country your mind can’t even proces, if you sit with them too long, your head just starts to hurt.
It feels like we keep discovering new lows. Just when you think we’ve hit rock bottom, somehow it goes even deeper.
Nobody can make me feel guilty for my anger as a Nigerian woman.
Rage is a normal human reaction to injustice and mistreatment. It is warranted and completely logical
Btw, a group of women would never gather like that to harm men. Never. And even if a few tried, other women would step in, and try to shut it down. Even online, women will be talking about harm done to them and you’ll still find other women rushing in to say “but some men are good,” to balance the conversation. Even a movement that was formed to fight for women’s right, most women still distance themselves from it!
But look at that video, hundreds of men, together, in broad daylight laughing, shouting, chasing, trying to participate. No one stopping it or pulling the others back.
It’s always “not all men,” but when things like this happen, it is always men. And more importantly, it is too many men at once for us to keep pretending this is rare or isolated.
At some point, we have to stop dancing around it and say the truth plainly! So irritated!
As an intelligent Nigerian, the price for awareness is irritation and dissatisfaction. You will constantly be irritated and you can become cynical. It takes self regulation to not be angry at every point in time.
The most underrated act of kindness is simply letting people be. Let them mispronounce a word, talk too much about a show they love, or get excited about something you don't quite understand. Everyone has something that lights them up, let them shine, even if it's not your thing.
So since the Christmas Day strikes, your president didn’t think it was necessary to speak to Nigerians? America carried out air strikes in your country and not even a word to nigerian citizens? There has not be 10mins to spare for a national address?
It appears that the older Nigeria becomes, the more it regresses instead of progressing. Successors often turn out worse than their predecessors. I feel this way about leadership in Niger State, and I see the same pattern at the federal level.
The world is undergoing a reset, with stronger countries in many regions pushing back against neocolonialism and supporting smaller nations in their hemispheres. Nigeria is supposed to be the big brother in West Africa, leading the fight against neocolonial influence. Instead, it seems to be becoming a welcoming ground for neocolonialism from France and the United States.
Now, Nigeria is turning into a liability for the rest of Africa. This is sad and unfortunate.