by Shally Alonge | Nov 20, 2022 | Articles, Insights
“Save yourself first.” I read those words for the first time in 2015. I was in my early 20s when I realised I was going downhill. I had no money and was responsible for meeting everyone else’s financial needs: mum, brother, groceries, and the house. ...
by Shally Alonge | Nov 20, 2022 | Articles
The sound of a siren rings in my head. With my body dripping in sweat, I turn, adjusting my eyes to the normal darkness of my room. I reach under my pillow for my watch and torchlight, my eyes bulging out of their sockets. 6 am ke?! I overslept. I rush to the...
by Shally Alonge | Nov 20, 2022 | Stories
My childhood memories are filled with stories of my ‘mothers.’ Every weekday around 4:00 p.m., we drove to Mummy Taiwo’s, my mother’s twin, office and waited for her to leave work. As my brother and I walked into her gigantic office building, ICON, we...
