THE ESTHERIAN BLOG

  Source: Pinterest I am going to assume you must have heard, things are not the way they seem. This means what we accept as the truth is often an illusion and until we change our perspective we might never know the truth. One of such illusions is freedom, we believe we are free because we can do what we choose to and we are not under any clear oppression and until we look closer, we likely get away with believing it. I read a quote somewhere and it goes like this,  What is worse than a bird in a cage? A bird in a bigger cage because it believes it is free.  Freedom is the state of being free; not being imprisoned or enslaved and assured liberty. It is the power or right to act, speak or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint and the absence of a despotic government. Our fundamental human right embodies freedom and it is an integral part of who we are even if such freedom is often within limits and is supposed to be protected by the laws and government of a reg...

     Have you ever had a beautiful friendship come to a halt after a long time apart without prior disagreement or dispute but everything seems to have fallen apart and you are just another familiar face in the crowd? Maybe it was with someone you consider as your significant other but you can't point out any wrongdoing instead all the memories of the times spent together brings a smile to your face and all you can remember is the joy and happiness around? Are you like me, jumping into this with the resolve to fix and piece everything back to the way it was because of a preconceived notion that if something is good, it is supposed to last forever without much regard to the external factors and the other person? I took two weeks off social media and people in an attempt to declutter my headspace and as an escape from the constant news that is overwhelming and maybe a bit triggering to me. I am currently learning about forgiveness at Transformation Church, going through my ...

I remember during my secondary school days, there was a drama competition at the National theatre in 2014 to celebrate Nigeria at 100. The theme was, “A hundred years of existence: the story so far”. In that production, there was a revealing of the problems that plagued the Nigerian society ranging from electricity to security to government embezzling all the funds, somehow it has only gotten worse. Looking back at that story and being aware of where we are now, I have decided to do a piece to discuss the situation of things right now. Source: Twitter Taking a step back, let me introduce Nigeria.  In 1914, under the authority of  Lord Frederick Lugard, the Southern Nigeria Protectorate and the Northern Nigeria Protectorate was amalgamated to form the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria. By the late 1950s, there was a call for Independence which was granted on the First of October 1960 to form the Federation of Nigeria under the rule of Queen Elizabeth II with Nnamdi Azikiwe ...