THE LOVING CHEAT OR THE SERIAL MONOGAMIST?
I wrote this article for ThisDay in July of 2008. Felt the need to republish it after realizing that a lot of guys around me would still relate to it today....
View ArticleWhere Are They Now?
I recently read Omowunmi Akinnifesi’s blogpost; ‘The Blessing and The Curse of The Beauty Queen’ and I could instantly relate. She talked about the pressure to keep up appearances and live a certain...
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No MO’HITS?
You have to give D’Banj a lot of credit for knowing just how to stay in the news. In the last year or so, we’ve gone through the Presidential interview, through the election campaign concerts, to the...
View Article@Ebuka’s Shrine: Sex With A Thief
This Lagos heat has become a nuisance. At every opportunity I get, I’m either taking a bath or looking for a pool to dive into, or errr grabbing a cold beer. Okay, we all know that the beer part is...
View Article@Ebuka’s Shrine: Wedding Plans
So, I have concluded that weddings do the exact opposite of what they do for women, to men. But then, someone said I’m just boy and not a man which probably explains why that would be my opinion. And...
View Article@Ebuka’s Shrine: As Big Brother Nigeria Begins…
I first noticed that South Africans had stopped calling it ‘Big Brother Africa’ when I went on one of that country’s biggest entertainment websites ‘justcurious.co.za’ and noticed the talk about ‘Big...
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@Ebuka’s Shrine: Fine Girls Everywhere
The weather in Addis Ababa as I arrived for the World Economic Forum on May the 8th, was 11° Celsius. Coming from Lagos where a 20° temperature was considered winter, I was ready to enjoy every moment...
View Article@Ebuka’s Shrine: How Many More Will Die?
My only sister has 3 kids. The first two are currently in boarding school while the much younger third, is already as independent as they come. My sister isn’t complaining, as she constantly talks...
View Article@Ebuka’s Shrine: Verified by Twitter @IamDencia
“Don Jazzy needs to wash his head! At this rate, Tweetoracle will get verified by twitter before him.” That was one of the many ignorant tweets by a few Nigerians on twitter in reaction to the news...
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@Ebuka’s Shrine: The 10 Hottest Athletes at the London 2012 Olympic Games
Nigerian girls have been watching the London 2012 Olympics just to see fine ajebutter boys in the Nigerian basketball team. It’s almost annoying because while we’re screaming and hoping that they can...
View ArticleEbuka’s Shrine: The “Other” Musicians In 2013
If you were in Lagos through the Christmas holidays, you’re probably still trying to catch up on sleep and wean yourself of all the partying that went down. Decembers are usually packed full with...
View Article@Ebuka’s Shrine: Women Belong In The Kitchen
Women seem to be the most vocal against stereotyping them in what they like to call “our mother’s traditional roles.” A woman’s place is not just in the kitchen anymore. Women can and should have...
View Article@Ebuka’s Shrine: My Football Superstitions
I’m very superstitious; especially with soccer. Let me take you through a few of them. At my father’s house in Abuja, I only watch football games of teams I support, sitting on the center table. If...
View Article@Ebuka’s Shrine: Overrated Lagos
Whenever I tell Lagosians that I was born in Benin-City and lived there for 10 years after that, they always give me that “what the hell were you doing there” look. I used to find it quite offensive...
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@Ebuka’s Shrine: Davos Notes – WE LIKE TO PARTY
I had crashed a party with another Nigerian friend I met at Davos and we weren’t even sure who the organizer was at that point. We just heard good music and saw people holding glasses of alcohol and...
View Article@Ebuka’s Shrine: DAVOS NOTES – TIME TO RESHAPE
A number of us Global Shapers were with the Prime Minister of Netherlands in a private session and I remember how startled he was at my question. I had wanted to know what his advice would be to young...
View Article#Wimbledon: Shock As Serena Williams Knocked Out By Alize Cornet
Top seed at the 2014 Wimbledon, Serena Williams suffered a shock loss to France’s Alize Cornet. The world number one had looked in complete control, only for Cornet to come storming back and record a...
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@Ebuka’s Shrine: 10 Most Fascinating Nigerians Of 2014 (Part 1)
I’m not a fan of lists or rankings because they come with way too much controversy and it’s almost always impossible to find two people who agree on any single list. But I’ve always been a huge fan...
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@Ebuka’s Shrine: 10 Most Fascinating Nigerians Of 2014 (Part 2)
I’m not a fan of lists or rankings because they come with way too much controversy and it’s almost always impossible to find two people who agree on any single list. But I’ve always been a huge fan...
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@Ebuka’s Shrine: 10 Most Fascinating Nigerians Of 2016
It’s the third edition of my ‘Most Fascinating’ list of Nigerians and we can all agree that no year in recent history has been as intriguing as 2016. Way too many people and events threw up drama this...
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