It’s mother’s day today I mean sorry It’s Children’s day. But it might as well be Mother’s day since a lot of moms are running around today trying to find something fun for their children to do. Sigh* The work of a mother is never done… Anyway it’s children’s day and the world is messssssssed…
Category: Africa
Posts about Africa
When NEPA / PHCN and fuel scarcity attack my baby’s milk – Fuel Scarcity May 2015
It has gotten personal. NEPA IS ATTACKING MY BABY! It used to be easy for me to know if there was a power outage (which is frequent in Lagos, Nigeria), when I get to my neighborhood. If I hear the blaring sounds of generators I would know that there is an outage, but if it…
When it rains it pours
I’ve always disliked that phrase “when it rains, it pours.” Maybe because it has always been used in a negative way – when bad things happen, they just keep happening… Well I’ve decided to use it in a different way, because I like to believe that when good things happen to me, they just keep…
Did God want them to die? – Nyanya bombing
I knew some fanatics would say something like that, but I guess I never dreamt I would actually hear someone actually saying that those people (Nyanya bomb blast) died because it was their time, that God wanted them to die or they would not have been there at the time… SERIOUSLY!!! First of all, God…
Let’s talk about rape
I was listening to the radio the other day, and a lady was sharing her experience of getting raped in Lagos. She was on the way from work at night and she was crossing the pedestrian bridge when three men attacked her, led her to an empty school building, beat her, took all her stuff,…