On selfishness as a 21st Century ‘virtue’
These days, we seem to be bombarded with calls to embrace selfishness as a way of life. On social media, in self-help books, and in various op-eds, we
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On the middle daughter
I have a new novel out this week: The Middle Daughter. It is a retelling of the Greek myth of Hades and Persephone, set in Nigeria and the United Stat
Cash cows
I recently watched a video of a young woman living abroad, who was crying and lamenting that her brother in Nigeria, to whom she had been sending mone
On bigotry and ethnic jingoism
The last few weeks have been terrible to deal with on Nigerian social media. From the trending “Lagos is not a no man’s land”, which is basically a do
Marriage-for-tuition
Years ago, I knew a girl who was very smart. Not too long ago, I wondered what she had ended up doing and asked about her. Apparently, she made good g