I finished reading Dream Count.
The feeling that engulfed me when I realised I was nearing the end was bittersweet, I wanted to stay with the women a little longer.
S2.Ep.6, #Reporting4Good: Ex-Gang Members Turn Community Leaders with Vision Bearerz
After a month-long break, Vanessa returns to take you on a new journey. Welcome to a new series called Stories From Africa, where Vanessa will be “reporting for good”, as she calls it.
Continue reading “S2.Ep.6, #Reporting4Good: Ex-Gang Members Turn Community Leaders with Vision Bearerz”JAMB IS NOT THE END OF THE WORLD
JAMB IS NOT THE END OF THE WORLD
They say with derision.
But 19-year old Timilehin took her life because of it.
Her dream was to study Microbiology.
Yearning
I am filled with dreams, coiled tight within me, waiting to burst free and alive
Continue reading “Yearning”The Same Streets, A Different Me
You open your door to see your old desk from NYSC
Continue reading “The Same Streets, A Different Me”The Details of Us
I feel your love in the poems you write to me
Continue reading “The Details of Us”Forerunner
For a moment I thought I saw him entering a store, just in front of the waiting area where I sat waiting for my flight to be called. But I must be wrong because Bode would never be caught dead at an airport.
Continue reading “Forerunner”“Hey Sister”
Let’s do a quick check-in: How are you?
Continue reading ““Hey Sister””Age 20
I remember age 20
Continue reading “Age 20”A Tired Patriot
Someone asked me to describe my country. It took me a while to respond because I didn’t know where to start.