I recently realized that my brain has this coping mechanism where it either buries or camouflages memories I find excruciatingly painful or severely embarrassing. It hides...
Many days have since passed, still, I can’t shake off the dreadful feeling that came with the early hours of October 20, 2020. I remember waking...
It takes a male’s sperm and a female’s ovum to form a zygote. That is basic biology. Society, however, expects that the male and the female...
I recently went to see the movie “Crazy Rich Asians” at IMAX lekki. I had read reviews and concluded it was a cheesy movie that would...
“Ahu enwe’u nno.” I remember My grandma (God bless her soul) made that comment every single time she farted and we complained. As a child, I...
I have never understood why people, willingly, dress up in the middle of the night and risk the horrors of the street just to go squash...
Claire Idera is anything but your normal fashion illustrator. Deeply influenced by fashion and culture, Idera is known for her contemporary designs and has a growing...
I heard the strangest thing this morning. A lady left her husband of about 13 months over dirty dishes. Apparently, the man had been forming ‘fit-fam’...
The first time I met the parent of someone I was amorous with (I’ll call him Chuka) was when I was about 16. By amorous I...
Last year I met a guy. A friend, Ladi, who was visiting from the US had introduced us on a night out and he took my...
Aham Ibeleme is a Lagos-based photographer who shoots fashion and celebrity portraiture. He has an evident penchant for portrait photography, something that he has showcased over...
Sun-kissed days, sand between my toes, pulsating music, laughter, fresh coconut water, grilled fish and peri-peri prawns, ocean waves, the cold sea breeze…these are the memories...
One of the worst feelings in the world is going through a break-up. It doesn’t even have to be romantic, it could be between you and...
If you follow my column ‘Nkem Says’ on here at BellaNaija, you probably already know a lot about me. But if you don’t (*side eye*), I...
The first thing I say when I am on a date is: “I don’t like people easily”. And I do this to give the person a...
When I was growing up in Aba, there was this mad man we called “Anya Faya”. His upper eyelids were permanently turned inside out. It was the...
I have always been averse to people setting me up with potential partners. This is not because I am stuck on the ‘original’ belief that a...
People turn up their nose at you when you suggest anything remotely derogatory about your parents, especially your mother. This is understandable. Culture, religion, and morals...
Every girl has her ‘goody bag’. For some, it is facial beauty or the way their body looks. For others, it is the ability to “quickly...
Growing up in the eastern part of Nigeria, we dreamed of getting married before having children: you meet a man or woman, introduce him/her to your...
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