The Good Life

I had bathed and dressed up my son, his sister was next. We just got into the room to dress her up when my son shouted at me while pointing at his sister       ' Mummy Z doesn't have a penis.        Where is Z's penis?' To say I was shocked would be an understatement as I wasn't expecting that. Well, I explained to him the best way I could that his sister was a girl while he was a boy and girls don't have penis. We look at our kids and box them as just kids without realizing that daily they're growing and observing and would have questions that demands answers from us as parents. From sex, to life in general. Whatever the case it is our duty as parents to prepare our kids, to teach and train them to know about life and everything there is. We are their guardians, to point them in the right direction. Kids of this generation are very inquisitive and far more intelligent than we sometimes give them credit for. If we as parents don't educate t...

An unprecedented wind has been blowing since the collation and announcement of results. A party that was barely known or recognized as any force whatsoever months ago with no single member holding any office, has got her candidates presently winning in landslides parties with their candidates who have been around for years some almost dating back to when we became fully operating a democratic government in Nigeria. The handwriting is clearly written. Nigerians are tired, they want better, they're choosing better for themselves and their future. The elections however has nor been devoid of serious riggings but in all one can still see the fight for competence, credibility, integrity and sincerity as against any other factor. As the collation center keeps reeling out results, one can only hope that the fight of Nigerian people wins over the prevailing evil but even if it doesn't there's still tomorrow and we won't stop fighting #voiceofahopefulnigerian

I want to share what I planned to write as a memoir for my secret diary... Truly, I just realised today that kids do grow up so fast and I wonder how I'd look back and they'd all be fully grown up. While returning from church today, a gospel music was playing and I was lost in thought when My son brought me back to reality with "Turn right!"  He had seen his favourite eatery where we buy chicken, chips and ice cream. I turned and we drove in. Spent a while on the queue because POS was misbehaving buy it finally got to our turn and I bought their favourite ice cream and chicken and chips, and because the place was crowded we entered the car and continued our drive home. I entered a few pot holes and he said "Drive gently please, your car has poured my ice cream" the shocker was when he said "Take it easy ok?" My Goodness!!! the maturity! I had to start asking myself all over again how old he actually is.... He hasn't turned five year...

Kpooooaaaaa kpooooaaaaa Gunshots echoing People running Collation of results ohhhhh simple thing oh. We came to the polling unit as early as early can be Time to put words into action We're taking back our nation Hype and ginger, hype and ginger It literally took forever to get everyone to cast their votes, but it was done thankfully. And then the collation finally began Next thing boys began showing up with up oh And then the gunshots began to ring out. The story of thugs attacking people and snatching ballot boxes has been a recurring incidence in many polling units. So many things plagued the elections Some parties didn't have their logos on the ballot paper. INEC officials showed up very late to their stations. Some didn't show up at alland more Well, we've done our bit today and we wait in hope. We wait!

The debate got so heated that they broke into a fight. Kunle swore that he would make life miserable for Chidi While Chidi was on his phone already calling for reinforcement Abubakar was trying to act as an arbitar but when he saw that the guys were not backing down, he let them have a go at each other. Within minutes bottles were flying Drinks splashing Cuts, scream, people running helter skelter All because everyone was defending their choice of candidate for the elections. It went from tribe to religion, financial stamina, connections, influence and affluence, such that when the spring of credibility came into the mix, the others couldn't stand it. In a few hours we would be deciding who would pilot the affairs of our country and whether we like it or not, directly or indirectly that person would also be piloting our lives. We have the chance to make a change, to consciously set the stage for our children and the generations after. No matter how bad things have becom...

Tick says the clock,tick tick What you have to do, do quick! And there goes the nursery rhyme. Time waits for no man, procrastination is nothing but a subtle thief, slowing eating away at your time and life until you wake up one day to realize the harvest of nothing. Whatever comes to mind, put to work. You see that your idea you have continuously procrastinated beginning, you might wake up someday to find another living it. Again, time waits for no man. My Grandma always told us the story of when her husband was still alive. She advised him severally to build a house. He was a very wealthy farmer who dealt in selling of fish, yam and rice. Whenever she brought the topic of building up, he'd laugh and brag to her that the house he was going to build would be a wonder hence he wasn't in a hurry and she should calm down. They continued to live on their clay house and some years down the line, his business went south, few years down the line, he died. Till today the cl...

If you know my Mum, you'd know that woman is such a great actor. We've had cause to laugh to stupor over some of her behaviour and I think it generally has rubber off on me. Is it the times when she knows the person amongst my sibling and I who have done something but would pretend not to know and keep asking us to get us to confess? Or the times she's aware of our plans as kids and feign ignorance? How about the time my sis was liking one Bobo or the time I was gifted something by a crush, or the time I over inflated prices to things or when my Aunty began sneaking around to wear trousers? Mummy would pretend oh, next thing your matter would be discussed in the morning devotion. Ever been in a situation where you already heard the gist or got the info and they come to tell you but you've got to pretend you're hearing it for the first time? Hahaha, well, a little bit differently, my daughter is fond of troubling her elder brother. This particular day, he...