For sometime now, I have observed a lot of happenings as regards the concept of feminism. When the word feminism is mentioned, what usually comes to mind is now a twisted and warped version of what the term should really mean. A little while ago, I used to describe myself as a feminist and I even included it in my bio on Twitter....

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The debate about the "front seat" has been on going for a while now especially on social media. Recently, I came across some tweets about an issue concerning who should sit in front. "Which front seat?" You may be wondering. I'm referring to the passenger seat in a car. The seat next to the driver. The FRONT SEAT. Picture this scenario; a lady,...

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Time changes everything, sometimes for good, other times for not so good. The government and the society, especially the society have made things difficult for the average Nigerian man/woman. Up till the early 1970s, a secondary school leaver was sure of a job, clerical most of the time. The Multinational companies, Banks and the Government Agencies sought these fresh, young and impressionable men...

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Our generation(children of the late 80s and 90s) have been tagged the "ME" generation. This is so because there has been a tremendous increase in the awareness of "Self". We are most times, whether consciously or unconsciously, all about "ME". As early as the 15th century, according to Dr. Terri Apter, psychology lecturer at Cambridge University: "People who had access to self representations...

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The Austrian psychiatrist Alfred Adler, used the term "sibling rivalry" to describe the competition between children in the same family for the attention of their parents. Of course, sibling rivalry is as old as man, long before Adler coined the phrase. It is only normal that where two or more people are gathered, there must be a bit of conflict, disagreement and rivalry....

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Hey friends! Hope you all had a wonderful week? Its the weekend so cheers to it!!! So, I have a little something for you, just to exercise your brain. There's a small reward attached to it though. If you are able to give me the correct answers, I'll credit your phone with 500NGN worth of airtime of any network( MTN preferably) Here it...

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"Haba! What is it na?!", a lady hissed as we stood in the queue waiting our turns to get into the BRT bus. Some sighed, others(including myself) discreetly placed their thumb and index finger on their nose, forming a sort of peg to hold back this stench. Yes, someone had let it out. Someone had polluted the air(fart). This scene is not strange...

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I stumbled across this article written by Bonnie Selberg, published in July 1992, in "The Rotarian" magazine. So I thought to share with you as it is a touching story. Here it goes, unedited; "Do you think he'll come today?", the old gentleman asks, looking up to me from his wheelchair. It is much to early for visitors but already at sunrise he...

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Yawning and stretching and still wanting a bit more of sleep(typical me), I walked into the kitchen to start my usual round of morning chores. As I turned on the tap to start washing the dirty dishes, a voice in my head told me to look down, just below the sink. Close to my left foot, I saw a long, curly, gray tail....

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PATIENCE,not the former first Lady of Nigeria,but patience, the virtue. Patience is something that most of us of this generation lack. Where are we always rushing to? Have you noticed some people when they're waiting for elevators? They continually push the buttons like that would make the elevator move faster. "Oh! I have an important meeting to catch up with in 15 minutes",...

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This is the last NYSC gist, I promise.  So I got posted to Federal government Girls' College, Ipetumodu. I bet some of you never knew there was a Federal Government Girl's College there. Well, I was so happy but I had mixed feelings as well. "Girl's school. Girls and their wahala" I know this because I attended an all girls school in my...

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The bad news I had been waiting for broke. All NYSC camps were to be closed because of the Ebola virus. Hmmm...*deep sigh*. Another timetable had been published for our registration in camp. It would take place for only five days of which we would just register and leave. Nobody was to sleep in camp.I just scoffed when I saw it. "Yeah right,...

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Yes! I was all set for the long awaited NYSC experience. After hearing all the exciting and thrilling stories about camp and waiting for a whole year to be called up, finally, it was time. As I sat in my school's sport's complex, waiting for my turn to approach the student affairs officers who were handing out the call up letters, my heartbeat...

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Ok, this is my first blog post ever and I just want to say a big welcome to everyone visiting. I'm yet to set the template and layouts to my taste and to your viewing satisfaction as well. So permit me this one post.lol! As most of you already know, my name is Ogochukwu or Evita. Some of you know me as Agnes.hehehehe!!...

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