It’s difficult to have control over many things today. Even having control over your space is getting more and more difficult. Before, one had to worry about calls from numbers, persistent beeps and late and early calls which weren’t emergencies. Video calls have made interactions more fluid and life-like, but this has come with its…
In one of our previous articles we chronicled the great anticipation of a Cameroonian movie, “Therapy”. The dream has been materialized as the movie is now available. The gigantic realisation of the movie came alongside another breathtaking movie, “The Fisherman’s Diary.” These two distinguished movies are proudly Cameroonian and have featured prominent Nigerian names like…
Today, I see more and more women and girls wearing their natural hair or embracing afro or African hairstyles than was the case some ten years ago. When I spot some of them, I literally want to do a victory dance. But I cannot help wondering if this is just a trend or something deeper.…
Humans are social creatures and need the approval of their friends, family, colleagues, and community at large. That’s why peer pressure and social/cultural pressure work. That’s why we struggle to conform; we want to be accepted. What I’m trying to say is that it takes more than good law (I’m tempted to write ‘good…
Recently, I’ve regarded these yellow cars that dot our streets from a rather new perspective; as a microcosm of our society. Taxis! Yes, I’m talking about taxis. To the average denizen, they might just be a means of transportation but to a keen observer, almost every taxi ride leaps over the bounds of a business…
I am not in the habit of paying too much attention to the outfits of celebrities. But after seeing the photographs of some Cameroonian celebrities who graced and “ungraced” the red carpet of “Broken” movie premiere, I could not hold back, especially after seeing a friend trying to justify the unjustifiable when a fan of…