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Too Many Heads Bowed: Subservience and the Nigerian Society.
30 October 2026, 13:00 WAT
Too many heads bowed, a lot of them bowed for no other reason than the fact that society expects it. Bowing is a supposed show of respect in Nigerian society and it varies by tribe and class. I say supposed because the so-called respect we try to uphold as a society hasn’t been positively upheld, in fact it has become a means of exploitation and gaslighting from top to bottom.
Why Am I Writing? I have no idea because I am not a writer.
24 September 2026, 13:00 WAT
Why am I writing? I have no idea because I am not a writer, but I do have angry thoughts, loads of them, along with curious ones, and maybe a few disruptive ones. Am I writing or am I venting? That’s another question. Because depending on how you look at it, being Nigerian means you’re probably angry all the time.