Musings of an average girl

Fate and destiny It’s always been said that fate is a fickle mistress, as it changes sides all the time. It makes you question whether or not ‘fate’ even exists.  Destiny on the other hand is said to never change, and that its only delayed. In that sense is it a man’s fate to have his destiny delayed? Or he just did not work hard enough? As Africans we are always blaming fate, destiny, witches, wizards or a supernatural being for our woes or gains. If things go well, its our destiny, God has done us well, God has blessed the works of our hands. But in the event of things not working out, it is surely the hand work of witches, wizards, or bad fate. We never imagine that maybe, there were no works of hands for God to bless, or that our attitude might be a contributor to the damnable fate. This isn’t a story, it’s just me musing. I’m wondering to what extent the fates affect our lives. How strong is destiny in the face of laziness and refusal to push forward?   How po...

   I should probably start off with a proper introduction of myself. I am a very average Nigerian, one of the "plentious" masses..... And i was an avid supporter of the 'PMB' group. So much so, that my house became a venue for political debates. As my mum still remembered the tyranny and dictatorship of 'PMB' during his military regime. I was quick to point out that this was/is a democratic government and there would be no room for dictatorship. In my most delusional moments, i may have said Nigeria needed an iron fist at the reins for a change. Don't look at me like that, i said may have said, ahah! Oh, and the mantra, 'Change'! My anthem became, "We need change, Nigerians are tired! We need change!" yes, o, it was that serious! The elections happened, and change it was!      And the first thing baba did after being elected was to decree that a certain media house was banned from ever coming to any outing, press conferences or briefi...