Imagining sitting by the window of a moving vehicle, only to witness the obscene display of people defecating openly without shame.
Your bank account balance should never determine your fashion taste or style. The truth is that a few people have the money to spend on pricey...
Even as a teenager, I knew there was something different about her compared to the other girls. She had a mind of her own; she was...
Our #BellaNaijaWCW this week is a software developer who describes herself as women in tech enthusiast. Ada Nduka Oyom didn’t set out to build a career...
The world is fast changing, hyper-connected, ever more complex, and becoming more fragmented. We can leverage these trends in a way that shapes our future to...
“Feels different with you gone,” he texted me at 6:53 PM on Monday, February 25. It’s been known to take without permission, consideration, and discrimination. It’s...
In the just over 100 pages of Be(com)ing Nigerian: A Guide, Elnathan dedicates a few to writers like himself; to journalists covering Nigerian news daily, including...
Have you ever embarked on a life-changing journey or begun the process of a life-changing venture? This could be a new relationship, marriage, starting a new...
‘’It happened,’’ Big Aunty’s voice eventually ends the silence, ‘’It definitely happened.’’A loud shriek tears through the room. ‘’My daughter oh, my daughter! I am finished!’’...
Perhaps the scam is life itself. Maybe adulting is not the cause of our woes. We have been sheltered from the harsh realities of life so...
Nigeria has been undergoing massive tech development in the last few years, but the truth is, much of that development is in some of its big...
Vasectomy is a surgical form of male contraception which aims to prevent sperm from traveling from the testicles where they are produced to the penis where...
The people in Lagos are less friendly and less kind; the pace, very fast; the housing, less value for so much money; transportation, not enough; healthcare,...
The ability to work effectively with others on a task involves learning to listen well, respecting the opinions of others, communicating effectively and embracing each other’s...
Therapy helps. But when it comes to emotions, therapy is about management more than anything else. And what you want is a shift in consciousness. I...
Most people will agree that the more willing we are to help others with either our time or money, the better off we all are. But...
Bread! Who does not love soft fresh bread out of the oven? Our staple Nigerian food. Staple meaning “a necessary commodity for which demand is constant,”...
Remember the references to body bags and suggestions as to how to deal with ballot box snatchers? If my children were old enough to vote, honestly,...
In Drunk, Jackson Biko tells the tale of Larry, a Kenyan man whose uninhibited propensity for alcohol consumption takes a disastrous toll on his life.
In fact, it costs almost two times more to build in Nigeria than you would in India
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