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On becoming….._A personal review by Yemisi Wada

Posted by yemisi wada | Dec 9, 2016 | Book of the month, My Perspective |

‘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 show on Toke’s life and adventure moving on. I however didn’t have to wait long as about two days after I got a message from Toke and an invitation to the Book Launch.  I had to leave the launch early and didn’t get a...

Something God really Hates

Posted by yemisi wada | Nov 18, 2016 | My Perspective |

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 on the back. ’That woman is calling you’ she says. I look up hoping to ‘eye’ the person calling us to silence that person till our operation ‘sneak in’ was complete, but alas, it’s aunty Oye. our mother’s bestie. So, mission aborted, we walk...

Ezenwa’s Business Plan

Posted by yemisi wada | Nov 14, 2016 | Haven |

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 Streets and has nowhere she calls home. At first when we tried to speak to her and the others they hid, wouldn’t answer and pretend often times that they really didn’t understand what we were saying. They weren’t getting rid of us that quickly...

The Smart Money Woman by Arese Ugwu

Posted by yemisi wada | Nov 2, 2016 | Book of the month |

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 her response was the first pleasant surprise. She apologised so profusely i regretted complaining and i got my book immediately. I decided to just scroll through and 2 hours later i was not able to put the book down. I read it till i...