Okiemute Imonirhua

You stare in disbelief at his phone, you still tell yourself it is a dream. A bad dream that you'd wake up from. You read through t...

You stay seated as the speaker asks if anyone else is against abortion and is not yet standing. As he counts those standing because ...

To yawn with your mouth open forgetting the simple courtesy of covering your mouth, to make slurps and have your throat gurgle as you dri...

You watch as he is taken away in the Black Maria and for the first time since his ordeal began you break down in tears. Your mother hol...

You blink back the tears as he turned to look at you. Today you would break the heart of the one man who meant the world to you. ...

You scan through the hall for her and your heart sinks when you do not see her. It was your fourth time at the church and now you a...

"You need to be calm and at least be thankful that nothing bad happened. It could have been worse you know." "Darling I k...

"If I had known the life I was searching for was looking me right in the eye and was already my own."  These are lyrics from...

By ALL means do that which you have been holding back on. What's the worst that can happen? Just know that at least you tried.

"It is like being told I can't live because I'm black." Those were the young man's words as he spoke to the Repor...

Dance because of your dreams! You are not an improved version of your old self, you are something altogether new!

I had a conversation today with a friend about balancing work and family as women - mothers and wives. This was a result of my respons...

"Most men invest their time in matters of transient value at the expense of what they should cherish, what they should value like lo...

"Okiemute do you agree?" "Agree with what?" I asked. With what Kachi is saying. "Do you think it's a Woma...

My eyes caught them and I wondered why I hadn't noticed them before. They stood on the other side of the baggage carousel in the bag...

 "I married you for companionship and not sex." He was screaming. "You must tell me what is wrong with you today."...

"Hey Aunty, good morning." I turned to look at him. His face was familiar but I wasn't sure where I had seen him. ...

I had a good time laughing today as I saw a colleague's computer screen saver. He had put up a picture of wads of Naira notes. ...