THE OMBUDSMANI have picked a name among my boys — ‘The Ombudsman.’ This is not because I suffer the curse of having a legal background — far from it…Nov 5, 20231Nov 5, 20231
BEING CHIMAMANDA’S DAD PART III had no business drinking that night. I should have stayed home, read a book and helped with the baby. It took me a while but I learnt to…Mar 2, 20231Mar 2, 20231
Published inTuntufye SimwimbaComing soon…Ideas, opinions and other types of literature coming soon.Dec 25, 2022Dec 25, 2022
BEING CHIMAMANDA’S DAD (PART 1)The day Chimamanda was born I had a terrible stomachache and two meetings. Her mum and I had seen her on the hospital monitor multiple…Aug 28, 20222Aug 28, 20222
Mwetu, Would You Be My Valentine?I can’t sleep correctly; I get restless. I toss, wiggle and turn every second. You won’t enjoy the luxury of sleeping on my chest longer…Feb 14, 2022Feb 14, 2022
Published inIt’s a Country of DrunksA NIGHT TO PRIESTHOODIn case it is not to be too much of a frolic, let me begin with my first encounter with a naked female body. I will belabour. I am afraid…Jun 20, 2021Jun 20, 2021
Slave MarksOne day, you will have a beer. You will not hurry the bottle. It will be undeserving — even disrespectful — of the new-fangled alcohol…Nov 11, 2020Nov 11, 2020
Published inIt’s a Country of DrunksWAS APAM WRONG IN TURNING DOWN THE PRESIDENTIAL PICNIC?Indeed, those who have mentioned it have done so with clarity, ironclad conviction and no attempt at restrain. Those ones, have been…Mar 1, 2019Mar 1, 2019
Published inIt’s a Country of DrunksHOW NOT TO TALK TO US, FAT PEOPLEI am fat without apologies. Roughly six years ago, I gained twenty kilos within a period of two months. Nobody prepares for that. There is…Jan 6, 2018Jan 6, 2018
Published inIt’s a Country of DrunksLIZARDS AND SLEEPThat is what ladies do really. They hit you in the middle of the night: “Tuntu, I can’t sleep.” And, somehow, you’ve to ring the god of…Dec 29, 2017Dec 29, 2017
