Letters

Hi. It’s two days to 2023. And since Jan 1 won’t be Friday, permit me to wish you a happy new year here and now. I know many people have been dropping nuggets and advice on what to do to…

Have you ever wished you could become so important that nobody ever forgets you? Maybe you have, maybe you haven’t. But today, I’ve come to tell you the one little yet great thing you can do to never be forgotten…

You didn’t hear from me last Friday and didn’t even bother to check up on me. Is that how we roll now? It’s not fair o. I’m still your person. Anyways, I know you have your personal issues so I…

On this day nine years ago, I attended one of my secondary school’s cultural day. My mom dressed me up in the typical Ibibio woman’s wrapper and blouse and I set out in one of her shoes. Unrelated but my…

I just remembered the day my dad caught me talking to a guy around 9 pm on a street after mine. This guy who later became my boyfriend was giving me sweet words while I walked close to him, shoulder-to-shoulder.…

Is there anything worse than a wrong investment? I didn’t say ‘bad’. I said ‘wrong’. They’re two different things. Let me paint a picture: Say you invested in a legit business and along the line, you experienced losses more than…

Permit me to retell the story of my friend, Anita, whose boyfriend said she had “an irreparable big tummy”. I knew he was joking but it appeared Anita took it way too far.  She refused to take his calls.  And…

Mary picked up the dress and dropped it almost immediately. What kind of bra would she wear that would suit the backless design of her dress? Her eyes met the strapless bra sitting pretty on her bed and she stretched…

“I trust you. . .  You’ll figure it out . . . I know before the end of the day you’ll figure something out.” Those were the words Chuks said to me this morning when I told him I didn’t…

I spent most of my childhood grappling with a stinky low self-esteem. It was so bad that I was afraid to mingle with my mates because I felt they were better. Even though I was one of the smartest kids…