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Whenever you think of a loan, what comes to mind?I grew up with a bad perception about loans. I was of the opinion that taking a loan is bad and signifies poverty. If we were to do ...
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09.11.2018
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The Daily Vulnerable by Chude Jideonwo: There is too much Judgement in the World

Too many people are living under the disapproving eyes of others, or themselves.Too many people are in the prison of expectation, and fear and so worried that others will see them as less than perfect, as damaged goods, as impure, as weak.There are too many people who have been ...
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09.11.2018
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Ibukun Ajayi: Push Through the Pain for the Glory Ahead

At some point or the other you've probably heard the expression, “No story, no glory” - or some variation of it. You probably did not understand what it meant or even the depth of it. I was one of those who didn’t really understand the depth of what the phrase - even though at that time in my ...
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08.11.2018
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Adanne Elechi: These Long Nails Are Stressing Me Out!

When I was younger, my ajebo was on another level. My nails were always done, I spent all my money on makeup, and even woke up at 3:30 AM to makeup while in NYSC camp. As I got older, I no longer had issues with not wearing makeup. My nails started getting shorter and shorter until I completely ...
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08.11.2018
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BN Presents Beyond the Three: Effiong Takes us to Akwa Ibom to Meet the Oron People

Beyond The Three is a new series on BellaNaija where we celebrate and spotlight every tribe and ethnic group that is NOT Yoruba, Hausa or Igbo. We invite ALL BellaNaijarians to be a part of this initiative. Today, we’re off to the south-south part of Nigeria as Effiong Okwong sheds some ...
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07.11.2018
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Atoke: Who Cares About Gender Roles When a Green Card is At Stake?

The just-concluded season of TLC's reality TV show "90-Day Fiance" had Michael and Angela, whose story together captured millions of viewers across the world. Like other couples on the show, they are expected to play out their relationship to the audience, establishing that they can be together ...
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07.11.2018
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Adefolake Adekola: Wastage of Food and Its Implications

The 16th of October is every year celebrated as the World Food Day, yet over 821 million people in the world are malnourished (United Nations Environment Program, 2018). We see millions of families, work places, schools, restaurants and food marts that waste food on a regular basis. We are ...
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07.11.2018
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Waste Remodelling Champion Olamide Ayeni-Babajide of Pearl Recycling is our #BellaNaijaWCW this Week!

Every day, humans consume products and consequently, release waste to the environment, and we must manage the waste products with the same meticulousness with which we screen what we consume.The effects of indiscriminate disposal of waste cannot be overemphasised and we must never fail ...
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07.11.2018
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Love without Boundaries Bukola Ayinde: Beyond Twisted Bodies – My Visit to Modupe Cole Memorial Childcare Home

I'd heard so much about the occupants of Modupe Cole Memorial - a  care and treatment home for children living with disabilities. With those stories, I felt like I had been there a thousand times. I was told I couldn’t go into a particular dormitory there without being overwhelmed by the ...
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06.11.2018
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How Did Your Parents Meet? Share Your Stories on BN

It's almost too easy to find a partner today. Too many options exist: social networks like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram; dating apps like Tinder, OkCupid, Badoo - so many. And if you're not one for over-the-internet meets, then the every-Saturday owambes are there for you, house parties, ...
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06.11.2018
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Otolorin Olabode: Ever Felt Like Giving Up?

I woke up on Wednesday, August 19,  2018, to find my phone absent beside me. My most prized possession. You know that vertiginous feeling of sleeping and waking up the next morning and you can't feel your phone beside you. In a school hostel. After spending hours searching for it, I tried to ...
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06.11.2018
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Your Better Self with Akanna: Who Stole the Meat?

Growing up, I heard lots of stories from friends about how they would steal a piece of meat from their mother’s pot, thinking she wouldn’t notice – after all, there was always ‘plenty’ more from where that one piece came – only for her to gather the kids round and demand to know who stole the ...
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06.11.2018
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BN Prose – Book Excerpt: My Sister The Serial Killer, (I) by Oyinkan Braithwaite

This November, BellaNaija is proud to announce a partnership with Narrative Landscape Press, to bring you excerpts of Oyinkan Braithwaite's new novel, My Sister the Serial Killer. Every Tuesday this month, we will publish excerpts from the book, and at the end of the series, we're giving out ...
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05.11.2018
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Journalist & Human Rights Activist Peter Okeugo of AVoice4Us is our #BellaNaijaMCM this Week!

One of the challenges in the advocacy for social justice is that many of the stories rarely make it to mainstream media, or when they do, go unnoticed. Another challenge is that victims rarely get justice as they cannot afford legal services. Our #BellaNaijaMCM this week Peter Okeugo, is a ...
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05.11.2018
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Chisom Winifred: Is Cyber Bullying Becoming a Culture?

Have you ever had to deal with a bully? Most of us have, at one time or another. It may have been at school or in the workplace, or it may even have occurred right at home where abuse of power is played out with alarming frequency these days.What exactly constitutes bullying? It is not ...
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05.11.2018
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Adanna Elechi: Party Loyalty – the Bane Of Many Nigerian States

Loyalty is commendable, especially when it is a two-way thing and yields positive results. It can also be dead weight, considering the fact it may not be reciprocated and simply used for personal gains.Politics, like many other relationships, thrives off loyalty, and politicians are well ...
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05.11.2018
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Money Matters with Nimi Akinkugbe: Is there Art In Your Investment Portfolio?

Salvator Mundi, the long-lost Leonardo da Vinci painting of Jesus Christ commissioned by King Louis XII of France more than 500 years ago, sold at Christie’s in New York for $450.3m, including auction house premium. It shattered the world record for any work of art sold at an auction.The ...
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04.11.2018
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#LiterallyWhatsHot: See Your Future in 21 Days

We've all had those “should-I-or-should-I-not” moments where we want to know what the outcomes of our daily decisions would be. At many points in your life, you may have even asked, “What does the future hold for me?”Everything we do, consciously and subconsciously is planning towards a ...
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03.11.2018
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Uzomaka Okafor: You Were Your Village People

You looked at me with eyes that spoke. "I love you," you said, "but cannot be with you." That wasn't what I heard when I listened to your eyes. I heard, "I'd love to be with you forever." I heard only the 'I love you', without the 'but'."Why?" I asked. "I can't actually say," you ...
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03.11.2018
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The Daily Vulnerable by Chude Jideonwo: For My Sake, I Choose Truth

I was at dinner with a mentor the other day, and he asked me, "So are you still based outside Nigeria?"Now, if you live in Nigeria, you know that being seen as ‘based abroad’ is a status enhancer. It indicates some level of options and affluence and opportunities that is a heritage from ...
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02.11.2018
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Oluwadunsin Deinde-Sanya: He Is A Thief, But…

A long time ago, I was having one of my many discussions with my sister. We talked about a range of topics and we got talking about women who have husbands that cannot tuck their manhood in their pants for long. We talked about a woman we know whose husband is highly responsible, caring and ...
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