Memoirs of a PH Cab Guy: Last Trip, Wild Night
By Ghanaman After skipping work on Monday night so I could attend the Mayor of Pitakwa Comedy Show, I resolved to make up for lost time the following day. So come Tuesday, I got ready,…
Category: Blog
Diary of a PH Cab Guy: The ride she almost didn’t escape from
By Ghanaman When I called Ella after accepting her order to discuss terms, she didn’t even give me the chance. In a worried tone, she asked me to just locate the hotel she was in…
My Heart Is Broken. My Friend Is Dead
We are all going to die. That is a truth we know. But no one ever wants to be the one writing about the death of a parent, a sibling, or a friend. The first…
Onyinyechi Okpala’s “A Decade on the Mic”- A Book Review
A Decade on the Mic is Onyinyechi Okpala’s way of telling the world that she is on a journey, and that in life’s journeys, there are no shortcuts. This is not your everyday book. It…
7 Minutes with China: Why the Violence in the League Won’t End
Nigerians watched in disbelief, first on live television, then on social media, the violence in Ilorin just after the match between Kwara United and Rivers United. Fans, football analysts, social commentators, and concerned citizens have…
Diary of a PH Cab Man: Suya, Small Hope and Big Wahala
By Ghanaman I have always looked forward to Saturdays. Somehow, they favour me. Maybe it’s because it’s the day I was born, or maybe it’s just superstition, but Saturdays are usually fruitful, especially in my…
7 Minutes with China: Have the Super Eagles finally landed or just drunk on form?
For nearly two years, the Super Eagles were a hard watch. They were disjointed, predictable, and flat. It was a team that looked like it trained together on WhatsApp and met for matches at the…
DiaryOfa ShortGirl: A situationship that didn’t last
Recently, I decided to have a boyfriend. Just maybe to keep me company on WhatsApp, or maybe to have someone I could, you know, have sex with. But it didn’t happen the way you think.…
Memoirs of a PH Cab Guy: When a ride became a rescue
By Ghanaman I’ve been dealing with a streak of hard luck over the past few weeks. My car has been bleeding me financially, from one mechanical problem to another. The most recent was the steering…
Memoirs of a Cab Guy: When Police Became the Fear
By Ghanaman I wasn't finding things easy on Thursday night. As I come out, traffic choke everywhere. Even for GRA, all the major junctions within were very difficult to navigate through. I lost two hours…
