It’s been a long but intentional break from writing. At some point, in the hiatus, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to continue on this path. Let’s enjoy this while it lasts. Last Thursday while I was wrapping up for the day, a colleague asked a very interesting and controversial question- As a lady, assuming you earn two million Naira a month, can you marry a guy who earns two hundred and fifty thousand Naira? See Hot Topic!!! I quickly …
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Hello, Nelly Diarian. Welcome to the second series of confession corner. If you missed the first one you can catch up here. After the first confession series was published, I was swamped with DMs of people asking if the story was about me. I would like to reiterate that the Confession Corner on Nelly’s Diary is a safe, no-judgment space that allows you to share your darkest secrets, and fantasies anonymously. On that note, the second series is from a …
About two weeks ago, things took a dramatic turn for Nigerians living in Nigeria – the fuel subsidy removal. While it seems everything has gotten back to normal – emphasis on ‘seems’, we’ve been dealing with the new reality of the fuel subsidy removal in our everyday lives – increased fuel prices, hike in transportation fares with ripple effects on prices of foodstuffs and virtually anything money can purchase. Unfortunately, the matters of the heart are not excluded. Over the …
Feel free to judge me, because I deserve it. My younger sister’s boyfriend Victor, and I were good friends for about three years before my sister came into the picture. We met at a friend’s party and ever since we maintained a cordial relationship. We hung out occasionally, went to the cinema a couple of times and he introduced me to some of his close friends. He never asked me out and I assumed that he just wanted a platonic …
Hey guys, how have you been coping with all the dramatic events happening so far? This is just a reminder that elections are just a few weeks away. Let’s all go out en masse to vote. This is not the time to cajole anyone into making the right choice. If you like what you’ve been going through. Let me rephrase, if this period hasn’t shown you shege yet, just maybe…this isn’t for you (or you’re probably benefiting from the chaos). …