Nigerians are resilient survivors. I keep thinking that at the end of every year, we should all be awarded an “I Made IT” certificate. I guess...
Clogs, lumberjacks, platforms, leggings with sequined designs, bicycle shorts, these where some of the more popular clothing trends when I was growing up. I remember filling...
Two days before his final undergraduate exams, tragedy struck – Lanre Aluko-Olokun (Jazz) lost his father. While the 20 year old Business Economics & Finance student bravely...
Over 30 years ago, I was born to Mr. and Mrs. X. For many years, I didn’t know the difference between the two of them. I...
Gbenga Salu is undoubtedly one of Nigeria’s young and most promising music video directors. In 2008, the year he started directing, he won the award for...
Have you ever had to look for a dead rat? The smell from the decaying creature saturates the air like a heavy musk and engulfs your...
To live doesn’t mean you’re alive- Nikki Minaj. As we crossed over into the year 2011, I made a resolution to myself that I have made...
As the first month of 2011 draws to a close, we hope that your year has started with lots of positive action and blessings. Over the...
Wale Tinubu, CEO of Oando Plc, was recently featured on CNN International’s African Voices by CNN’s Zain Verjee. Every week, CNN International’s African Voices highlights Africa’s...
Tis the season to be jolly tra-la-la-la-la-la-la-la!! It’s exactly 4 weeks to Christmas and we at BellaNaija are excited! The year has been absolutely fantastic and...
The trick to life is to learn to LIVE with the cards you are dealt (Glory Edozien 2010). I am not much of a card player....
In the university, there were times I didn’t feel like reading. Some courses initially posed serious difficulties, but I eventually took up courage. In my first...
My fellow Bella readers I am sad to say that the end of “The Adventures of Miss Biosu” has finally arrived. Four weeks ago, I arrived...
Who would have perceived Miss Biosu finally finding love half way across the world? Well I have, and it is only right that my dear Bella...
Lami Phillips or better still, Lami is a Neo-soul singer that, literally, burst onto the Nigerian scene just a little over a year ago. Her singles,...
When avant-garde Nigerian designer Emmy Collins shutdown his flagship store on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, he said goodbye to Nigerian Media and the Fashion Industry. And for...
A few weeks ago, I picked up the Saturday edition of Punch which I spotted laying around my house. Weekend editions of Nigerian newspapers are almost...
Jos, Nigeria is currently being destroyed by the religious violence and unnecessary killings which have affected the living conditions as well as the safety of the...
It is a story that seems to be fascinating the international media, the tale of ‘returnees’ to Africa. CNN did a feature on young Nigerians returning...
The bond between two sisters is primarily initiated by a handicap- our inability to say “life is all about the choices we make”. Then there’s biology...
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