I started boarding school when I was ten years old. I was excited to leave home, mainly because of the exciting stories which older cousins told...
You are a good woman. Let’s absorb that for a second. Let it sit. YOU are a good woman. You may know that, but do you...
I was returning home from work the other day and on the radio station there was a discussion going on. I tuned in just at the...
If you spend a few hours observing the antics of certain celebrities on social media, you might come away with the wrong impression about what it...
In October last year, a very dear friend from university got married in Dubai and so a handful of us friends all went for the wedding....
“So, how old are you?” Silence. Agony. Fear. Ageing is an interesting topic. You might be at a point in your life where you seem “too...
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...
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