We love a good women supporting women moment. The hashtags, the empowerment brunches, the Instagram captions filled with “My sis, my blood, my backbone” energy. The speeches about how we should uplift one another, break generational cycles, and create a world where Nigerian women stand hand in hand, lifting as we climb. It sounds great….
International Women’s Month is in full swing, and as expected, we are celebrating women breaking barriers, rising to the top, balancing family and career, being strong, being resilient being everything at once. But what about the ones who don’t fit the Mold? The ones who aren’t celebrated in glowing Instagram posts or included in Women’s…
And just like that, we’ve come to the final chapter. Over the past few weeks, we’ve peeled back the layers of the Nigerian diaspora experience—unpacking ambition, the weight of Black Tax, navigating dual identities, and even questioning whether the Japa dream still holds its shine. But today, we’re closing the series with the biggest question…
“We have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow.” This quote from Lord Palmerston, (1784-1865), Prime Minister of Great Britain, (1855-1858), (1859-1865), may have gone through several modifications but at its core, it has remained not only substantially…
For years, Japa has been the ultimate aspiration. The dream was simple: leave Nigeria, settle abroad, make money, send dollars home, and live the good life. But now, a new conversation is emerging—one that was almost unthinkable a few years ago: Should I move back? It’s a thought creeping into the minds of many Nigerians…
The world is holding its breath as the American presidency governs like many African countries used to govern under military regimes—by decrees. America is trying to do it with Executive Orders. Every week, a few people hunker down in a not so bright room in the White House, seeking to find new ways to create…
There’s a moment every Nigerian in the diaspora faces—when you realize that, no matter how much you love your roots, home doesn’t feel the same anymore. It hits differently for everyone. Maybe it’s the first time you land in Lagos or Abuja after years abroad and everything feels… foreign—the heat, the hustle, the way people…
“Hello dad,” a Black girl in Houston, Texas, says to her father, “Are we going back to Jim Crow?” Dad bows his head, struggling to come up with an answer.“I’ll tell you this child,” he continued. “I think as Black people, we need to look out for each other. We must learn what it is…
Picture Jesus sitting on a stone, and teaching a gathering of people. People come with their questions. They get answers that they may or may not like. People come blind. They receive their sight. They come lame. They walk away. They come leprous. They leave wholesome. On one of those days, on a bright, and…
Last week, we cracked open a tough conversation: Are Nigerians in the diaspora really winning? The answer wasn’t as simple as “yes” or “no.” We peeled back the layers—the financial struggles, the emotional toll, and the unspoken regrets that linger beneath the polished success stories. But if there’s one factor that shapes the diaspora experience…
