Maintain your lane- Golden Rule of a successful Marriage An older woman told me a story once, which at the time I felt was totally unsolicited and unnecessary but that’s story for another day. The story goes thus. In the olden days a young woman married the love of her life and was very content.… Continue reading
Author: yemisi wada
Fela and the Kalakuta ‘queens’
Fela and his Kalakuta ‘queens’ I was so excited when I heard about the show Fela and his Kalakuta queens. It was the first time the story was going to be about the queens and not Fela the legend. It came out at the same time I lost my dear dad and but for the… Continue reading
No more shades by Yemisi Wada
NO MORE SHADES by Yemisi Wada When the slap landed on her face, even before Abiola could process the pain or feel that her jaw was shaking, the first thing she did as usual was to look around as usual to see who saw what happened. To see him beat her up again. The… Continue reading
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
This is my book of the month. This book has now been adapted into a movie, which I can’t wait to watch to see if it matches the wonder the book is. This is a story basically of a girl who you find out things in her life just took a wrong turn and just… Continue reading
Why i’m not making another New Year’s Resolution by Yemisi Wada
As the Christmas approaches I’m very excited. I start to make plans. I can’t wait for the children to start coming home. ‘Which of my children finish early?’ I wonder. I excitedly call my ‘guys’ at the Airport. Putting them on notice that my treasures are coming home. I’m not scarce at the Airport, as… Continue reading
What age am I? by Yemisi Wada
What age am I? This thought came to me recently very strongly. It all started when I saw my 13-year-old son off at the Airport in London and the Nigerian guys behind me were whispering. They were gossiping about me though it was flattering I suppose. They said they couldn’t believe I was the mother… Continue reading
On becoming….._A personal review by Yemisi Wada
‘On Becoming…’ –A personal review by ‘Yemisi Wada I was away when someone asked if I had seen the ‘On Becoming…’ video on You Tube. I immediately looked for it and I must say when I watched it I didn’t understand what was coming. I thought perhaps there was going to be a reality… Continue reading
Something God really Hates
My sister and I try and sneak into the wedding reception as quietly and as incognito as possible. As usual we are terribly late even though it is our cousin’s wedding. Just as we thought we had made it and miraculously found a table with two free seats close to each other, somebody taps me… Continue reading
Ezenwa’s Business Plan
A few years ago a group of University student volunteers and I went around Lagos trying to ascertain exactly how bad this issue of children living on our streets were. One day under one of our bridges we met for the first time a genuine girl street child. That means one actually born on the… Continue reading
The Smart Money Woman by Arese Ugwu
This is the book of the month and can easily be the book of the year and this decade!! I heard a lot about the book and i had never met Arese Ugwu. I ordered it online, it took sometime to get to me because of a slight hiccup, i sent her an email and… Continue reading