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Tóyọ̀, the Elevator Princess

Aug 20, 2020Olú Abíkóyè9 CommentsDear DiaryBlack Race, Nigerian, Princess

Elevator Princess was an impromptu status I acquired in 2014. How did it happen again? I recount the tale of Thursday 21 August, 2014. Dear Diary, I stood in front of the elevator exhausted. Oh Jesus, please let me get to my room. Tóyọ̀ needs some sleep. I can’t stand this any longer. I was

Lulu, till we meet again!

Jul 30, 2020Olú Abíkóyè23 CommentsDear DiaryDeath, memories, Sickle Cell, till we meet again, Warriors

How do I say; Lulu, till we meet again! I can’t even express what I feel deep inside of me. How do I tell myself this is real? How do I treasure life, knowing that I will die someday? By happenstance, I met Lulu on Crimsonbow platform. An initiative for sickle cell warriors to find

Alarmist – Do you have a friend who is an alarmist?

Jul 24, 2020Olú Abíkóyè1 CommentDear Diary#4EverFriends, Alarmist

Alarmist! Do you have a friend who is an alarmist? Meet Tina; She’s their Queen. Mrs Augustina Amos who I fondly call Tina is one woman I sincerely love. I dare myself to call her my friend. Oh, I forgot to mention, since she is my superior at work, are we even allowed to be

Did I just witness a crime? Oh, its been a year!

Jun 1, 2020Olú Abíkóyè13 CommentsDear Diary#Behuman, #fearless, #June01, #Saynotorape

Did I just witness a crime? It was 6:43 am, June 1, 2019; Oluwatoyosi, this can’t be happening! I was darn sure all was not looking well from my distance. I shrugged the feeling away and thought maybe it was my mind. A lot of fearful things pass through our minds when we walk down

Victoria, mummy is coming!

May 30, 2020Olú Abíkóyè16 CommentsDear Diary

Victoria, Mummy is coming. Now, my mum is the Onijogbon-General of Gbogbo-Agbaye, the only civilian Dictator, who is more military than her Naval Officer husband. This woman has skills even the devil dabs to! She can detect lies from a million radius; embarrass you before any crowd. She manufactures domestic chores just like the way God

Re Dear Diary: This is the tale of Mother Hen aka EDIYE.

May 10, 2020Olú Abíkóyè4 CommentsDear Diary

People always ask why I don’t eat chicken, I lie it is a medical condition. Still, we both know it is more than a medical condition, it is my sheer hatred for wicked chickens that lay devilled eggs. Haa Toyooo! Almost three decades and I just can’t forget this hatred I have for Roosters. Let

What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done that seemed so right when you did it?

May 9, 2020Olú Abíkóyè26 CommentsDear Diary

It was 1st of February, 2020, the first day of the implementation of the Lagos State ban of specific private-public means of transportation based on public safety, in six out of 20 local government areas in the State. This ban affected Surulere, Lagos Mainland, Lagos Island, Ikeja, Eti Osa and Apapa. Everyone was aware of

THE TALE OF MOTHER HEN aka EDIYE

Sep 2, 2019Olú Abíkóyè6 CommentsDear Diary

Monday, September 2nd 2019. Dear Diary, This is the story of EDIYE *People always ask why I don’t eat chicken, I lie it is a medical condition, but we both know it is more than a medical condition, it is my sheer hatred for wicked chickens that lay devilled eggs. The medical condition only came

Dear Diary; We must never be too big to show empathy

Mar 6, 2019Olú Abíkóyè4 CommentsDear Diary

Dear Diary: March 2nd 2019. We must never be too big to show empathy. Just because I can be jagbajantis with my schedule, I made myself and Sam walk into the Red Cross Society Orphanage Home two hours earlier then the Lagoon Service Project team. No thanks to my selective hearing and Sam just

Dear Diary; This is about Ashake and the mad stray dogs!

Feb 26, 2019Olú Abíkóyè9 CommentsDear Diary

Dear Diary: 21st February, 2019. My name is Ashake and this is my story with the mad stray dogs. We have a useless neighbour with annoying straying dogs. Due to the malfunctioning of my car, I must either hitch a ride to work or be late. Being late is not even an option, because when

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