THE KIND OF BEAUTY THAT CANNOT BE PHOTOGRAPHED
There is something interesting about the way we define beauty.... When someone asks us to describe the most beautiful thing we've ever seen, our minds…
Henry Solomon Ony...
@henryjnrr
Faux-Polymat.
THE LAST TICKET
The first time Samuel won a bet, he bought his mother a new wrapper.... It wasn't an expensive one, just a beautiful Ankara fabric he had seen at the market but the way Mama…
PUNISHMENT OR SECOND CHANCE
Imagine someone breaks into your house while you are sleeping... They steal the money you have been saving for months, destroy some of your belongings and leave you feeling…
CROWDFUNDING ITSELF ISN'T A BAD IDEA
Imagine scrolling through Facebook one evening when you come across a picture of a young person lying in a hospital bed... The caption says he needs an urgent operation, and his…
IF YOU FILM MY STRUGGLE, AT LEAST LET ME EAT
Let me ask something.... Imagine you haven't eaten properly in two are hard, your account balance is not smiling at you and you honestly don't know where the next meal is coming…
THE VOICE CALLING FROM THE KITCHEN
The first time I heard my dead father calling my name, I did exactly what any sensible man would do... I covered my head with a blanket and pretended I was still a child... My…
A POLITE VOICE, A TERRIBLE INTENTION
There is one thing I have come to understand about scammers.... they don't always look suspicious.. Sometimes, they speak politely, other times they sound more professional than…
DECEMBER IS READY, BUT MY POCKET ISN'T READY
There is something about the last few months of the year that makes people start behaving differently to the extent that even before December arrives, you can already feel the…
WHEN PEOPLE FORGET THAT POWER IS A RESPONSIBILITY
I noticed something about power.... Sometimes, you don't really know the kind of person someone is until they get a little authority over you.. Give someone a title, a…
IF I MUST WEAR A MASK, LET IT BE FELA'S CONFIDENCE - LOH310
Let me be honest.. If the Ladies of Hive community ever organised a lavish masquerade meetup, I wouldn't want to enter that place looking like somebody who came to collect food…