ICYDK: First I was Unoma, then I became Mama Chiedu
© Numero Unoma Motherhood has always been a mysterious fairytale land for me, despite the fact the I am a mother of three. Of course,… Read More »ICYDK: First I was Unoma, then I became Mama Chiedu
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ICYDK: Blood is thicker doesn’t mean family first!
© numero unoma Who knew! I knowwww…it seems a bit weird to begin a column titled ICYDK with those two words, but who knew that… Read More »ICYDK: Blood is thicker doesn’t mean family first!
ICYDK: Mayday means m’aidez, so epp somebody!
4 May 2022 © Numero Unoma Who you epp? Is that not what you, me and Olamide are always saying in this our country? I… Read More »ICYDK: Mayday means m’aidez, so epp somebody!
ICYDK: I Can read you like a book
© Numero Unoma When in London, one of the things I enjoy most about taking the Underground is a very specific sort of people-watching. I… Read More »ICYDK: I Can read you like a book
ICYDK: Nothing changes if nothing changes
© Numero Unoma Exactly a year from today, we will be awaiting the results of the 2023 election with bated breath. Will you have voted?… Read More »ICYDK: Nothing changes if nothing changes
ICYDK: Kiswahili is not an African Language
© Numero Unoma Just weeks ago, the African Union adopted Swahili as an official working language. Hmmmm… I have attended and also presented papers at… Read More »ICYDK: Kiswahili is not an African Language
ICYDK: All is fair in love and war
© Numero Unoma I have resisted commenting on the Russia-Ukraine war, mostly because analysing the bad news (as I call news) is not my ambit,… Read More »ICYDK: All is fair in love and war
ICYDK: Something must kill a person
© Numero Unoma They say none of us is getting out of here alive, and that you’ve got to die of something. I think it’s… Read More »ICYDK: Something must kill a person
ICYDK: Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
© Numero Unoma Yup, fools rush in. This is probably the only reason April fool pranks work. One could say the population of humans on… Read More »ICYDK: Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
ICYDK: The glass is always fully full
© Numero Unoma Have you heard the joke about how, while the optimist and the pessimist were arguing about whether the glass is half full… Read More »ICYDK: The glass is always fully full
ICYDK: Everything is made in China, except babies.
© Numero Unoma Ni hao, my people! That’s ‘hello’ in Mandarin…as surprisingly many Nigerians know already. There’s hardly one of us that does not own… Read More »ICYDK: Everything is made in China, except babies.
ICYDK: When God takes you out, it’s a date
© Numero Unoma How does one ponder one’s mortality without being morbid? Easy! By understanding that to truly live, is to live in the moment.… Read More »ICYDK: When God takes you out, it’s a date
ICYDK: Ignorance is not Bliss, Really
© Numero Unoma When people say “all die na die”, please ignore them, it is not true. Yes sure, you’ve got to die of something,… Read More »ICYDK: Ignorance is not Bliss, Really
ICYDK: Vitoria é certa! [caveat]
© Numero Unoma Today’s title takes inspiration from what was originally the Mozambican freedom fighters’ rallying call and rebel yell. Unfortunately, it has become one… Read More »ICYDK: Vitoria é certa! [caveat]
ICYDK: I am not happy with you
© Numero Unoma Whenever I hear the statement “I am not happy with you” I can’t help but think, “How so, when we’re not married?”… Read More »ICYDK: I am not happy with you
ICYDK: There’s No Shortcut To Success
By numero unoma Today we Christians begin the fasting period of Lent, and then in a month from now, our Muslim sisters and brothers will… Read More »ICYDK: There’s No Shortcut To Success
ICYDK: Yesterday, today was tomorrow
© Numero Unoma Happy New Year, People, and welcome to my column, ICYDK! In case you don’t know, ICYDK means in case you don’t know. … Read More »ICYDK: Yesterday, today was tomorrow
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