Osemhen’s Note: I don’t remember how and when we first got in touch with Hilda. I do remember that one week before our very first Icon Brunch, we were sold out and she asked if she could still get a ticket. Luckily, a few days later, someone cancelled and she was able to attend our…
I’m Maryam, a working mother in Abuja. I work with GTBank Plc as a relationship manager in the Public-Sector Group. I have two children, Habiba and Rayyan aged 2 years and 9 months respectively. I went to Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria where I met my husband. We dated for 8 years before we eventually got…
There is this concept I’d call the “future well-being of my family” which is suddenly omnipresent and filtering all my personal choices. A door which began to open when I got married is pretty much flung wide open now – that door that leads to the place where your happiness is strongly linked to the well-being and happiness of other humans close to you.
Osemhen’s Note: And we’re back with the Balance Series! This month, we’re interviewing Olachi who, like me, is a UNILAG Alumna. Like me, she has Warri roots. Unlike me, those Warri roots (e.g. area! behaviour) don’t show up in her personality. She’s super-charming, fun to be with and she’s one of those people who can…
