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I stumbled upon a discourse on X, where a doctor stated that from his medical statistics... Most of the venereal disease...
17/06/2026

I stumbled upon a discourse on X, where a doctor stated that from his medical statistics... Most of the venereal disease women contact, are from their unfaithful husbands. Coming down to my story. There is this woman we've always known while we grew up, we lived in the same vicinity and our both families were cordial. She was lively, cheerful and accommodating. But as time went on, everybody dispersed. We left the area and we stopped seeing regularly as before. Last year December, my sis and I were in the market when we stumbled upon her. We greeted her and we expected the same liveliness and old reunion vibes, but she was rather cold in her response and I noticed she lost her thickness.

We went home and told my mum our encounter with her. That was when my mum told us that she contacted Hiv from her husband and it has been eating deep into her. This is a marriage of close to 25 years or thereabouts. Her children are all grown and when it was time to own herself after years of sacrifice, she is fighting a sickness that self control would have averted. Imagine bearing the consequence of a sin, committed by another. You were not wayward neither were you careless. What depth of trauma!! She has been on drugs and will be on one for the rest of her life. I wonder how she comfortably faces that man at home. What runs through her mind... the betrayal, the pains and psychological torture.

Writer: Ogala Theodora

Someone once tried to commend me and in doing so, this human matched me up with another individual, while portraying the...
14/06/2026

Someone once tried to commend me and in doing so, this human matched me up with another individual, while portraying the person in a negative light. Maybe, to make me convinced that I was better or preferring me instead. It's more of saying "You are doing very well in this thing, not like this person who does so and so" I wasn't comfortable with such gesture, so I simply corrected this person that you can praise me, without involving or belittling another. You don't have to bring one down, to exalt another. Any applause you render to someone, while comparing them with another character is not genuine. It is okay to cheer someone or hail them on account of something worthy or commendable.

But dissing another individual, while trying to shower encomium on your own person is solid witchcraft. Do you know what this kind of disguised praise causes? You are eulogizing somebody and at the same time, shading another person in the same scenario, to prove what point? This situation was the pioneering hatred of Saul to David. The people sang "Saul killed a thousand, David killed ten thousand" and that was the beginning of Saul's envy. If they had just praised David after slaying Goliath, without involving Saul or comparing his exploits to David, things would have been better. Humans are different and we do great things differently. Celebrate people, without having to talk down anybody.

Writer: Ogala Theodora

03/06/2026

The social media algorithm now seems like it has a way of aligning with our thoughts. You're thinking about something and you log in, only to see images or the Internet suggestions made about what you've thought a few seconds before.

Imagine being trapped somewhere, not a prison, not somewhere decent enough, but in the forest, a thick one. At day, the ...
31/05/2026

Imagine being trapped somewhere, not a prison, not somewhere decent enough, but in the forest, a thick one. At day, the son scotches you. When the cloud gathers, the rain drenches you. You sleep on grasses, feast with insects and wild rodents. Everyday, you wake up to the terrifying image of people who could decide to kill you at any time. You are starved, repeating one clothes for weeks, you are traumatized, your body stinks because you've never had a bath. What was your offense? You didn't steal, you didn't kill somebody, you are not a criminal, you didn't commit any grievous act. Your only crime was existing, going out to work, school and minding your business.

You went out this day like every other day and never returned. You've stayed days and freedom doesn't seem close. The people moved on, the least they could do was to voice out. But what about the people in charge? they suddenly become handicapped overnight. Abduction has now upgraded from being done on the highway to meeting you in your home, school or anywhere. So where is safe? Where should the people run to? Can't even bring to a full picture the trauma, fears, pain, torture and starvation these innocent teachers and children are suffering for these long days in that thick forest. No shelter, no hope, no peace, just because you happened to be a citizen, an innocent one at that.



Writer: Ogala Theodora

27/05/2026

People with excessive flaws and questionable character assumes that every one is like them. A liar will always be the first person to doubt you, because he believes that the truth is impossible. An unfaithful person thinks everybody is like them, so they are always thrown into suspicion. A spiteful person will try to challenge the authenticity of a pure heart, because it is seemingly unbelievable. They try so much to project their reality on you, even when your intention is not what they suppose it to be. It does not matter if your motives are genuine, real or direct, these kinds of people will always have their reservations about what is positive and what often contrasts their disposition.

20/05/2026

I don't know why people get pi**ed with hasty generalisations. They get mad and attack anyone coming up with such statements. I'm never bothered or angry about assertions like that. If I see anywhere or you directly say to me "All tribes are like this" or make a negative general remark about a group I belong to, I simply ignore or scroll over. As long as I do not indulge in the disapproving things said, I don't consider it enough to be a triggering factor. I believe that the reason why people become offended with such kind of conclusive detrimental comment made about the race they belong to, is because they are guilty of what is being said. If not, why the fuss? Why should you be troubled?


At one point in time, a group was recommended for me to join. I did join but days later, I felt the strong urge that i d...
17/05/2026

At one point in time, a group was recommended for me to join. I did join but days later, I felt the strong urge that i didn't need to be here. Should I say I lost my peace, but kept forcing my stay. Maybe with time, I will align. Maybe I'm only experiencing beginner syndrome. Maybe, I'm yet to get used to the system. A lot of maybes, a lot of reasons to stay, a lot of reasons to remain but only one reason to leave... "I don't belong here" Instead of opting out, I kept giving excuses for staying, till I couldn't. Yes, they were doing the right thing, their move is an inspiring one, the organization itself was a propeller to growth and becoming. From the outlook, they were Just perfect to be one of them.

But why can't I be here? Why did my spirit fight so hard to accept my stay there? It was after I left, I realized that I could belong, but not fit in. Because a network is flawless, does not automatically call for my inclusion.There is a place for everyone and everybody has a space to fit in. And in trying to forcefully affiliate with a setup not designed for you, you end up missing the target, wasting time and becoming unproductive at the end of it all. Where we are, plays a crucial role in what will be made out of us and what we will be shaped into. So In trying to fix yourself somewhere, you should first ask yourself the purpose, what profit will it be to you and what problems will it generate if you linger.

Written by: Ogala Theodora


As children growing up in a Nigerian home, we were raised under parents who were disciplinarian or the "no-nosense" kind...
10/05/2026

As children growing up in a Nigerian home, we were raised under parents who were disciplinarian or the "no-nosense" kind of upbringing. But it has never gotten to a point where punishing a child becomes synonymous with killing that child. What I find abnormal is raising hands on an adult, someone who is in their mid 20's. It's not something I'd relate to, so I sincerely see it as an anomaly. There was a certain level we all grew to that my dad stopped raising hands on us, he resulted in other methods till we all left home. And also, there are many sane disciplinary measures to adopt in handling a child/children, no matter the gravity of the offense, and beating is the least effective.

A father aggressively goes physical with his child, subjects her to bodily torture and what people could say is that, the father has the right to correct the child, nobody disputed that. But What I find embarrassing is hitting an adult and what I find more disgusting is assaulting the child under the cloak of "discipline" See, abuse is abuse no matter who is involved. Whether it is a father, mother, teacher or an elder. Because it is a father does not make it correct or right. The more irritating thing is the men and women who are justifying the act. It really shows how people have normalized abuse because of the kind of home they grew in. Discipline and ill-treatment are two different worlds.

Instead of asking what triggered such hard treatment, so you can apportion blames, what happened to asking, what will a child do that should warrant such torture? Is it till he kills the child? Or is murder part of discipline? I hope the persons supporting this act will maintain the same energy when it is meted out on their child by an outsider. I can't imagine at this point in my life, my dad trying to raise hands on me or my grown siblings for whatever reason, he wouldn't even think of trying, because there are certain things one has outgrown. I was never raised in such an awful kind of parenting, and I myself or anyone will not try to use it on any child that comes through me.


It's almost very hard to stay a week in this country, without bad news that will ruin your mind. As security operatives ...
29/04/2026

It's almost very hard to stay a week in this country, without bad news that will ruin your mind. As security operatives assigned the duty of protection of lives and properties, you barged into the home of an innocent young individual by 2:am and shot him. After the homicide, you claimed that it was a mistaken identity. So while you were cracking your gun to shoot, while the victim was probably pleading for his life, you never settled to listen or to know whether you are fighting the real enemy? Is this how you gamble with people's lives? No questions, no arrest issued, you just kill an innocent person because you have a gun. What level of unprofessionalism is this, who makes mistakes with a life?

And then there is another group somewhere, who executed a young man in broad daylight. You claimed to have found a pistol in the parcel delivered to him and the only thing you could think of as a security agent, is to crack your gun, murder him and have the video recorded. What happened to fair hearing? Even when it was obvious that it was a set-up, he kept speaking but you were not willing to listen. What happened to an arrest and detention? Even the real criminals are detained before judgement. Who gave you the right to kill anyhow? These are people's children. What a lawless country without humanity, where lives mean nothing. How did we become comfortable with murder, Such cruelty!


A family announces the birth of their new born, the comment section is filled with congratulatory messages and well wish...
27/04/2026

A family announces the birth of their new born, the comment section is filled with congratulatory messages and well wishes. Three days later, the same family announces the death of the new born and the comment section is now flooded with blame and accusations. "It is not everything you post on social media, privacy is key". So from the impulsive judgements, the new born probably had died because the family announced the arrival at the time of birth, If the family were sensible enough not to do so, then the baby would still be alive. Definitely, there were some Internet spirits that attacked the child after the broadcast, which led to the death of that innocent baby.

I am not disputing the place of secrecy, especially where necessary and applicable. But we have people who never posted the birth of their newborn, but the baby died. We have private marriages that never made it to the media, yet the marriage didn't go or end well. Whereas, we have people who disclose the news of every significant milestone in their life, yet their testimony is preserved. As humans, we cannot escape fate, because eventualities are bound to happen. Whether it was broadcast or not, the baby would still have died. Circumstance can befall anybody, even when trying to be strategic or careful. You don't blame what is bound to happen, you don't find faults with the unpredictable.

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