Tag "Nigerians"

Series (Non-Fiction) 51 Comments

THE DIARY OF A NIGERIAN FUCKBOY (Entry 3)

Dear Diary, Nigerians never change. It is no surprise that after all these men in power come to developed countries like the US, they are not moved to change the

Editor's Desk 22 Comments

The Road from ‘Only’ to ‘However’

This post was penned by Pius Adesanmi as a Facebook post. It is a product of the recent viral news of the Ondo State-based victim of antigay violence, the young

Series (Non-Fiction) 25 Comments

RANTINGS OF A RANDOM (Gay) NIGERIAN (Entry 40)

The other day, my friends and I were arguing about the principle of “converting” straight men; whether it was really a thing, whether straight men could actually be “converted” or

The Happenings 55 Comments

Photo: Where is Korede Bello during all this Headies drama?

LOL! This I spotted on instablog9ja’s IG page, the comments section of one of its Headies updates. Kai! Nigerians sha. In this person’s mind, he has given Korede Bello the

Editor's Desk 46 Comments

WHY SHOULDN’T WE ALL BE HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS?

I am no lawyer or human rights activist. Heck, I can’t even remember all the human rights there are in existence. What are those rights again? There should be more

Editor's Desk 45 Comments

That Piece About Sex, Nollywood and the Nigerian Hypocrisy

Originally published on thisisafrica.me If you’re one of Nollywood’s millions of fans around the world, you can’t fail to have read some of the sensational headlines in the blogosphere and

Our Stories 28 Comments

‘Don’t You Have Any Other Thing To Advocate For?’ Said the Homophobe to Bisi Alimi

Nigerians are still very much as homophobic as they’ve ever been. It’s a saddening thought, one that wells up inside me whenever I come upon social media threads handling LGBT

Editor's Desk 30 Comments

Much Ado About Linda Ikeji

So, blog queen, Linda Ikeji has been trending all over the Nigerian blogosphere over her acquisition of a new home in the Lagos high-brow, Banana Island neighbourhood. Such hackneyed phrases

Our Stories 20 Comments

Sex And A Straight Man’s Point Of View

This piece was originally published on adebayoadegbite.wordpress.com, and titled ‘On Sex And Voyeurism’. I read it from a twitter feed, loved it and simply had to share. * This piece

From The Net 14 Comments

Tweet Of The Day IX

I’ve been seeing this tweet floating about on the social media, causing quite the stir it was so obviously designed for. This is another thing that buttresses something Dennis Macaulay