Most people are currently feigning strength and wearing masks. Very few are strong enough to admit their anxieties, fears and weaknesses. Phrases like, “Are you the...
At 270 pounds and 5 feet tall, Wama Audu knew what being fat was all about, and she wasn’t going to let that get in her...
Last week, the world celebrated women – their strength, resilience and their determination for success, in a world that constantly reminds them that they are less....
Aunty Bella is our agony aunt column on BellaNaija. We launched this column in the early days of BN and periodically feature issues sent in by BN readers. ...
Because motherhood is such a vital part in the continuance of the cycle of life, there are certainly not enough days in the year to celebrate...
I am that woman who has known complete happiness at some point in my adult life but those fleeting moments of bliss wouldn’t last for long...
If you’ve never ventured outside the box, you will probably not be creative. But if you never get inside the box, you’ll probably be stupid. – Christopher Peterson I...
You can still be a part of the #KLMExperience competition! KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has amazing prizes to give and you just might be the one....
Most people think that being the youngest comes with several benefits. This is probably true; most times, they usually protected by their older siblings. I recall...
Moving back to Umuabi, Enugu after spending more than a decade in Stuttgart was supposed to be some sort of healing process. The minty ooze of...
A wise man once said you could arrest a man, but you can never arrest his mind; his ability to think and his ability to dream....
You can still be a part of the #KLMExperience competition! KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has amazing prizes to give and you just might be the one....
(Authors note: I’m dazed at how people espouse conflicting values. All that cognitive dissonance! In public, they are white, but dans la boudoir, they are black....
If you’re a DIY mum and you do your daughter’s hair yourself at home or you’d rather go to the salon and have a stylist help...
Have you bought your ticket for a chance to become a winner in the #KLMExperience Competition? KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has amazing prizes to give and...
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Author and feminist powerhouse is the cover star for Stylist Magazine’s latest issue. The author talks activism, high fashion and politics of motherhood...
As a Nigerian, there are several things and experiences that you identify with. If you can’t identify with at least five of these items, then your...
In honor of Mother’s Day this weekend, BellaNaija is kick-starting her BN Memory Thursday. It is a series that will be posted every Thursday to help us...
“My Mother-In-Law is a terrorist abeg!” This was Mosun’s lamentation over lunch last Friday. I laughed at what I hoped was an exaggeration and then asked...
You know that thing Nigerian parents do after you’re married? Sometimes , if you’re delaying their plans with the whole marriage thing, they just wait till...
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