Okiemute Imonirhua

Sometimes when people walk away what they leave us with isn't a 'broken' heart but an 'educated' heart. After all s...

Whenever we see those young boys in traffic who come to wash car wind shields in hopes for cash my younger brother always says that it...

"So what's your spec Okiemute?" 'My spec?' "Yes, you heard all we said na so what do you like in a man?...

As she touched my face I felt my juices flowing. It was overwhelming and as I felt my creative juice flow, I knew I would write about t...

Whether you clap or not, the Sun will still shine.  Consistency doesn't seek validation and sometimes the only test you need to pas...

"My Mum always says if you don't like where you are, picture where you want to be." These are words from the 2017 movie ...

This October I had a plethora of weddings. I couldn't attend any of them because I too am dealing with a new kind of marriage - wor...

"You love music Okiemute, you can never be sad." I smiled as I responded, "I understand life, happiness is the only goal...

I am about to have breakfast this Sunday morning and while everyone else ate Moi-moi with Pap, I am having Moi-moi with Garri.  As I unw...

Do you desperately seek a change in your life? Do you want things to happen differently for you? Does your relationship with people alway...

Today she is the bride. Today my friend of many years with whom I've laughed and cried is getting married to the love of her life. ...

"You are so pretty!" She seemed to be squealing and I smiled as I mouthed 'Thank you'. She was heading for her car wit...

I almost cried as I ate. I never knew the time between chewing and swallowing could be so long. I wanted to stop but as I looked at the...

There is no fear in love for perfect love casts out fear, this is what John the disciple Jesus loved said about love (1 John 4:18). Pau...

I write this specially for you. It is the first day of the month of October, and the beginning of the last quarter of the year. You may...

Do you know you may be in chains without even knowing? So many people are in what I'll call the biggest cell in the world. We are p...

Do you sometimes feel like life is more cruel to you than it is to others? Do you feel that other people's lives are better than your...

I paused as I looked at my reflection in the mirror. I do this every time I apply makeup - step back, study my face, touch up and smile...

'Should I carry you?', I asked as she cried. She nodded and I scooped her up from the bed. Her cries had attracted me to the ro...

My mentor always says that at the end of our lives we do not regret the things at which we failed, we regret the things we wished for but...