Brazen with Vanessa

Benue Killings: Over 400 People Killed in Less Than 3 Months

The Nigerian government has normalised terrorism, but we, the youth, say NO! We absolutely refuse to make that a part of who we are.

The Nightmare is Over

You imagined the worst happening to you because how dare you dream of impossible things!

La Familia

If you had to describe life and love, how would you?

To the Women of Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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.

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

The Same Streets, A Different Me

You open your door to see your old desk from NYSC

The Details of Us

I feel your love in the poems you write to me

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.