Badagry, a coastal town in Lagos state, Nigeria is one of the most important locations on the African continent as far as colonialism and the trans-Atlantic slave trade is concerned. This small town played a pivotal role in the trade which saw millions of Africans forcef…
I first learnt about ADHD from a Tik Tok video, the ones with a dancing person pointing to texts on the screen. I had heard about ADHD before this eye opening video but I never knew what it exactly entailed. I did not know it was a mental illness, it seemed rather like quirky character t…
On the Topic of Men's Rights: Do Men's Rights Activists Even Want Rights? Not so long ago in my opinion, during the suffragette movement, many women fought for something that is pretty basic really; the right to vote. I may consider it quite humorous now, but at the time, a piece…
I like to tell myself that I became a feminist at age 10 or so (if I remember correctly); that was when my mom told me I spoke like a women’s rights activist. I don’t exactly remember the subject of this discussion however, I reckon it was something about women and what I thought was unfa…
If you had access to a time machine, where would you go. This time machine could take you back several millennials in history or take you back to a few seconds ago. Perhaps it could transport you all the way to dawn of time to witness the big bang theory for yourself, to see planet b…
Falling in love and being in a relationship with a significant other has always made the promise of being an adult look alluring. Being kids and watching the concept of love and marriage around us, a large number of us may have looked forward to “golden adulthood” when we, like th…
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About Me
- Patience Otis
- Hi, i am Patience Otis and I am a freshly minted lifestyle blogger. On my blog and across my social media pages I write about social issues that I am passionate about which cuts across different areas of activism. I am also a story teller and my prose pieces can be found on my blog site and social media platforms as well.