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Thank God it's Friday ladies and gentlemen! What you focus on (continuously capture) will influence how you think. How you think will influence how you act and how you act will ...
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19.06.2017
Career

Hit the Start Button

Happy New Day/Week BellaNaijarians! It takes you to get anything started or accomplished. It's up to you to achieve any dream or aspiration. You have what it takes, you are more powerful than you think; just start. This week, begin. Cheers!
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18.06.2017
Features

Father’s Day 2017: Read Dr. Tony Rapu’s Letter to a Fatherless Son

In celebration of Father’s Day, Dr. Tony Rapu, has written a letter to 11 year old Shanawole, a child rescued from the streets during a recent God Bless Nigeria/Freedom Foundation rehabilitation mission. Shanawole is now under the care and counsel of Dr. Rapu. Dear Shanawole, It’s another ...
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BN Living Sweet Spot: Ebuka Obi-Uchendu and His Girls!
17.06.2017
Features

XPloreNollywood: A Case for the Remake of Our Favourite Nigerian Movies

I read with nostalgia the ThrowBackThursday post on ‘Favorite TV shows and movies growing up’ and I must say, BN audience is made of 80s kids oh! (*running for cover*) But following that, I realized that as viewers, we totally enjoying the productions of old (They have been recently labeled as ...
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16.06.2017
Features

10 Things You’ll Relate To If You love Sleep

We all sleep. We spend about a third of our lives sleeping. It is one of the consequences of having a body. Also, it is necessary for survival. As it is with breathing, eating, farting or pooping, you do not need to go through any kind of training to master the art of sleeping. It is not ...
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16.06.2017
Features

Jadesola Odujole: The New Nigerian Gods

Thanks to Twitter Bookclub, I was opportune to read Neil Gaiman's American Gods -  a very interesting book I might add. So interesting that it has been adapted into a Television Series on Amazon. The book was described by Publishers Weekly as "Neil Gaiman's best and most ambitious novel yet, ...
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16.06.2017
Features

Atoke is Going to Manchester with Adekunle Gold & KLM!

A few weeks ago, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines announced a new campaign called 'Celebs Around Town'. Scheduled to have actress, Kate Henshaw visiting Rome, Filmmaker Kunle Afolayan, visiting New York, actress Rahama Sadau visiting Berlin, comedian, AY Makun, off to London, and musician Adekunle ...
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BellaNaija - BN Music Premiere: Jon Ogah feat. Adekunle Gold & Simi - Uncle Suru
BellaNaija - #BBNaija's Jon Ogah discusses His Coming Single & More in Exclusive Interview with BN Music
BellaNaija - #BBNaija's Jon Ogah set to drop Music Video "Uncle Suru" featuring Adekunle Gold & Simi | See B.T.S. Photos & Video
16.06.2017
Features

BN Community Centre: Baby Nathaniel is only 2 Months Old & He Needs Your Help to Live

If you’ve ever had a health-related issue in Nigeria, then you will probably understand that it is extremely difficult to fund your treatment and navigate the healthcare system. In view of this, BellaNaija launched the BN Community Centre. This online platform will feature “calls for help” as ...
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16.06.2017
Features

OfiliSpeaks: Nigeria Needs To Try A Female President

When I moved back to Nigeria in 2011 I was invited to speak on a "Building Your Business from Scratch" forum. It was a panel discussion that held at Life House which used to be at 33 Sinari Daranijo Street until it was shutdown. My addition by Ekene Onu was very last minute and only happened ...
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Tragic... 4-Year-Old Boy Dies of Dry Drowning a Week After Swimming
16.06.2017
Beauty

Nicole Ezeh: Dear Naturalista, the Natural Hair Journey is Not Expensive

Nicole: Hey Teniola, your outfit looks amazing. How have you been? Teniola: Oh, this old dress? I've been managing, my dear. Your hair looks breathtaking. You people and this your natural hair sef. I always love seeing your hair but it's sha too expensive to maintain. Nicole (while gazing ...
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16.06.2017
Features

Oreoluwa’s Maid For Me: Are You Patronising An Agent or A Slave-Trader?

I have always silently wondered why families stick with their maids even when they do so many things that are wrong. Many women complain about how their maids do not clean well, they steal, obsessively lie, destroy cherished property and so on. But while listening to their stories, I notice the ...
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15.06.2017
Features

Cisi Eze: To That Average Hetero Man (AHEM)

Scrolling through my Twitter timeline last week, I saw tweet.  “I don’t like women with makeup.” Something amusing like that. I laughed. There’s always that average hetero male that believes he should express his opinion on how women should live. This post is dedicated to that average hetero ...
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15.06.2017
Features

Ayo Al: Who Says Your Cooking Methods Are The Best?

At NYSC camp in Dakingari Kebbi, I joined the kitchen team. I loved to cook and I also didn't find cleaning up as disgusting as some did, so I was comfortable being there.  It was time for carnival night, which meant we were soon to be out of the camp. Everyone was excited. We had elected ...
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15.06.2017
Features

8 Things That Go Through Your Mind When You’re On A Local Flight in Nigeria

In Nigeria, air travel is arguably, the fastest and nost effective mode of travel. Ideally, flying by air should save you time and stress. However, it is not exactly as glamorous as expected. The sub-standard nature of services rendered by most local airlines can be quite disappointing. It ...
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15.06.2017
Features

Peculiar Okafor: Not All Wealthy People Are Thieves

I listened in on a conversation between two women; I know, I was eavesdropping but hey, I was waiting to buy stuff and generally, I was bored. The conversation was centered around wealthy people that had been caught in various crimes and they began to say things like 'later, dem go dey carry ...
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15.06.2017
Features

BN Prose: Color Me Purple by Shaun Kalu

A rush of hazy nostalgia filled the air as I returned to University of Lagos for the first time since I graduated five years ago in 2012. As I walked towards the highly conspicuous senate building to retrieve some documents, I couldn't help but notice the lazy, draggy movement of the students. ...
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15.06.2017
Movies & TV

@Nedoux: I WON an invitation to the Lagos Premiere of #IsokenTheMovie on BellaNaija! Get the Scoop on my Amazing Experience

I was doing the online rounds just before going to bed on a Friday night when I stumbled on a post on BellaNaija inviting BellaNaijarians to participate in a contest for a chance to win tickets to attend the Isoken Grand Premiere in Lagos. In my former introverted life, I wouldn’t have even ...
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14.06.2017
Career

Transformation through Words… Poet, Writer & Spoken Word Artist Titilope Sonuga is Our #BellaNaijaWCW this Week

Titilope Sonuga is an award winning poet, writer, spoken word artist and civil engineer whose work has graced stages and pages across Nigeria and internationally. She has also dabbled into acting starring as Eki in NdaniTV's web series Gidi Up. In 2011, she won the Canadian Authors ...
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13.06.2017
Features

Moses Obroku: Kelechi, How About That Lunch?

Kelechi Umelo was my classmate when we were studying Law as undergraduates in the University. Tall and very light complexioned; our Criminal Law lecturer nicknamed him ‘Redneck’. Soon, that name stuck and we all called him Redneck, even throughout our stay in Law School. Easy going and ...
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13.06.2017
Career

Jamimah: No! I Do Not Want to be a Medical Doctor

As a young girl I loved serving and helping people. I eagerly played nurse, waitress and support system to my family. At the ripe old age of 6/7, relatives started asking “what do you want to be when you grow up?” One of my favorite people was our family doctor. He had a great personality! ...
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13.06.2017
Features

Reuben Abati: Igbo-haters, the Arewa Ultimatum & Our Nation

Fifty years after the civil war ended, Igbos do not yet feel a sense of belonging, acceptance or safety in the Federation called Nigeria. The sad part is that this belief is shared not just by the generation that witnessed the war and its deadly consequences, but Igbos across all generations, ...
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