If I had written this post at the time it happened, the title would have “Today Is A Wrong Day To Mess With Me”.
Lemme xplain. I got emails in my mailbox in the afternoon about my last article (Love & Be Loved). Getting emails from happy readers is really not a new thing (Thank God), but getting them from readers who read my piece on “Champion Newspaper” in Nigeria is definitely a new thing because I do not write for Champion Newspaper.
So here’s the deal: On one hand, it’s a good thing that they published my article there because it is getting my name out there for more people to see and know. It’s good publicity, you know? It’s building up my CV. But on the other hand, they have no right to publish my article without asking me first. How can a big newspaper like Champion do something like this? Don’t they know about etiquettes? Let’s not forget that they are making money off me in Nigeria oh. Damn, I’m getting angry all over as I’m typing this. This type of thing pisses me off 2 my bone. I actually found their website online and tried calling both of their numbers…but I was told “the number you’re calling is not reachable @ the moment; please try your call again later”. Why am I not surprised? I tried emailing them immediately, but then my internet fumbled. I guess that was God tryna stop me raining curses on them. This matter is not closed; definitely not. I’m still gonna try & contact them.
At first, I was thinking maybe they didn’t have a way to reach me concerning the article, but then I realised that couldn’t have been the case. They had to have known and published my public email address too. I mean, how else did the readers reach me? I try my best to make myself very accessible, which is why I openly and publicly display my email address, so that anyone can get to me. So you see why I am so pissed @ this damn Champion Newspaper people?
How am I supposed to feel? What am I supposed 2 do? I really dunno. Hmmm. Did I mention that today is the second day in my menstrual cycle? That means hundred times more likely 2 get pissed. Damn, these people have really screwed with my day. I’m gonna go ahead and send them that e-mail since their business numbers are not working. Damn Nigerian people.
SHIIIIIIT!!!!!!!!!!!
Verastic, what are u waiting for? I say what are you waiting for? Abeg sue them for copyright infringement, but wait o is that there offence sef? I no be lawya o, but i know dey get offence. Nonsense and bombastic
vera i say we sue them for copyleft infringement. use of ur material without authorization. they just backed their car into the wrong driveway cos we wont stop until they feel the fire in us.
Trust me, y’ll, I would love 2 sue them, but this na Naija now. How am I supposed 2 do that? Who will listen 2 me sef? Better yet, am I supposed 2 go 2 Naija 4 the sake of suing some1? Our justice/legal departmant ain’t that good. Y’ll know people can get away wit all degrees of murder, so my case will just be ‘noise’. Sad, ain’t it?
Exactly… it’s Nigeria… sue? If only it were that easy.
You must be BEYOND annoyed! Pele oh… hope it doesn’t make you stop sharing your words.