Everyday, especially with the rise of social media, the menfolk are bashed and branded “evil”. We often make generalisations about the whole “specie” based on isolated...
In recent years we have seen an increasing number of marriage breakdowns. In Europe and America, this upward trend has increased periodically over the last 2...
“I hear the World Bank says Nigeria is now the worst place to do business in the entire world.” “ I don’t believe it.” “I also...
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....
Recently, my friend, Ima, had a baby after several years of trying to conceive. I asked Ima what ridiculous things people said to her and her...
My last boyfriend once asked if I was an invalid because I wasn’t quick to do what he wanted. He also called me a dummy for...
I waited with bated breath as the phone rang, racked with nerves because I’d read of her impressive achievements and I didn’t know how she’d sound....
{The Contract is a series on BN Prose. Please click here to read part I, if you missed it} *** A heavy blanket of confusion settled...
Over the years, my family members have taught me some of the most profound wisdom I have ever learned in life. They have all said some...
It is hard not to react when someone is saying something about us that insults or misrepresents our person. Something in us will want to get...
I’ll never forget the woman. She was middle-aged, visibly sick, and surrounded by a foul-smelling odour that on closer examination, emanated from her breasts. Her diagnosis:...
I once had a coaching session with a young guy that is unhappy with himself and life generally. He had an extra year while in school...
I want to tell a story. It’s about a fictional character yet I see traces of her everywhere I turn. At first I didn’t know whether...
To be honest I am not sure why I joined Tinder. Maybe it had something to do with hearing my EX took his latest squeeze to...
I remember it now with a coy smile…that breezy Saturday morning. We sat in church with other couples, listening attentively to one of our pastors. It...
Pain. One word that evokes a lot of emotions. Unpleasant emotions. Even my about-to-be-2 year old knows this so well. “Ma yeg….is paaiinning me” is said...
I often get SOS messages from business owners reaching out for help. More often than not, they have reached a point in their business where they...
That was what I asked a neighbor that came to charge her phone in my house a few days ago. “What do you have in your...
What you see is not always what you get. As someone who spends most of her time on the Internet I should know this. How do...
I recently stumbled on a comment updated on one of these strictly for ladies Facebook group pages about how wedding ceremonies are overrated these days, with...
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