Welcome to my world! My name is Richard Akuson. My friends call me Richie and the more notorious ones – RiRi (even though I literally have...
At the end of 2014, I proposed a travel destination to a friend of mine. She wasn’t very keen, but I had been looking forward to going...
A typical workplace consists of a ‘Superior’ and a ‘Subordinate’. Simply put, a subordinate is someone who works for someone else. Now, with the whole talk...
I went back home in December for the holidays. It was fun-filled and I met a lot of people. It was my first time back in...
No one will willingly admit to suicidal ideation – the intense obsession with the thoughts of death. This is not necessarily the thoughts of taking one’s...
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. ...
There comes a point in your life when you realize who really matters, who never did, and who always will. I wasn’t a star student. Though...
I must stress that, although this article addresses one’s right to consummate a business transaction in a currency other than the Naira, I am an avid...
You are checking in your luggage at London Heathrow when the pretty lady at the counter tells you rather curtly, “Sir, your bag is overweight, please...
A few days ago I went to buy a book. In the process of getting the book, the vendor convinced forced me to buy a movie...
Imagine being told that someone you love dearly is arriving from ‘the Abroad’ and you’re all the way in Ajah. In the spirit of love and...
Dear Stella, I’m going to start by saying: ‘Well Done!’ The fact that your face is still recognizable; your voice still audible, and your opinions still...
This commentary is inspired by Olusegun Adeniyi’s “Of wailers, counterwailers and Buharideens” (ThisDay, March 31). In that piece, the ace journalist and public affairs commentator successfully...
“I never let a statue tell me how nice I am.” This is an iconic verse from A Tribe Called Quest’s classic song, Award Tour from...
I had decided a few days before Easter that I’ve had enough of Lagos. I needed the break; but I guess most Lagosians spent their Easter...
Not long before I had my son, I took some time to have conversations with eleven new moms who had dealt with something that I was...
Things are hard in Nigeria, no doubt about that. Our industries and government work suboptimally, and we’re used to it. New and old graduates face the...
“Why do Nigerians laugh? Why are we happy in the midst of the depressing circumstances in our country?” Why do we rush to share funny posts...
“Financial abuse is a common tactic used by abusers to gain power and control in a relationship. The forms of financial abuse may be subtle or...
1.You Get Paid. Look, we’re just going to get straight to the point: Every contributor on The Naked Convos gets paid. No hidden charges. You earn...
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