China’s health authorities have reported a major surge in patients suffering from chikungunya fever, a mosquito-borne viral disease, in the country’s southern Guangdong province. The outbreak has rekindled global anxiety over widespread infections, five years after COVID-19 first emerged in China and disrupted lives and businesses in Nigeria and across the world. Between […]
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To begin with, that your parents worked two jobs to send you to a private university does not quite make your story one of poverty, because no matter how many meals were skipped or how many sacrifices were made, the ability to make those sacrifices in the first place already sets your family apart. Millions […]
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The term “power couple” may sound too contemporary and corny, but it has always existed across centuries and industries as a fixed dynamic: two romantically involved people who are extremely successful in their respective careers, command a level of influence, complement each other, and are of great value to society. In a society like […]
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There’s a new body in town. The cultural space created for larger bodies is narrowing once again. The skinny body is back, and its return isn’t surprising. It’s familiar. It’s expected. And most importantly, it’s strategic. The reality is that thinness, particularly thinness shaped by Eurocentric, classed and gendered ideals, never ceded its position as […]
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By the end of most weeks in Nigeria, the question of what to eat on Sunday used to require no thought. It was rice. That much was fixed. The details might vary — jollof rice, white rice with pepper stew, fried rice if there was time — but the baseline remained. Sunday was a rice […]
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There’s literally no day you’ll scroll through social media without stumbling upon some version of “divine femininity” or some woman expressing the need to “turn off her brain” for her man. It’s everywhere. TikTok, X, Instagram, YouTube. This increasingly popular idea that femininity requires mental and emotional shrinkage is intellectually insulting and fundamentally at odds […]
If there’s one thing Nigerian women do well, it’s proving — over and over — that innovation, resilience, and sheer brilliance aren’t exclusive to any gender. The country boasts the world’s highest proportion of female entrepreneurs, with approximately 23 million women commanding 41% of micro-businesses nationwide. Furthermore, women own 40% of small businesses in Nigeria, […]
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Love is in the air, roses are blooming (or wilting depending on the sun in Lagos), and your wallet is… well, let’s just say it’s feeling a little shy right now. Nigeria’s economy is giving us all a run for our money, we’re feeling the pinch, but that doesn’t mean you should skimp on showing […]
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The topic of female body hair has been a subject of debate for centuries, with varying cultural norms and personal preferences shaping societal views. In recent years, there has been a growing movement among some African women to embrace their natural hair, including pubic hair. Chidera Eggerue’s 2020 documentary, Bring Back the Bush: Where […]
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It’s 2025, and yet somehow, conversations about women’s sexual histories feel like they were copy-pasted from a 1950s etiquette manual. You would think that after decades of feminism, sexual liberation, and an entire internet full of too much information, we would have retired the idea that a woman’s worth is tied to her “body count”. […]
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Finding the perfect Christmas gift can feel impossible, especially for someone who claims they want nothing. This year, with tighter budgets and a greater focus on practicality, people seem to value gifts that make life easier, bring joy, or support their goals. At Bside, we asked people what they really want for Christmas, and the […]
It’s almost Christmas time again and to borrow the words of Mariah Carey’s masterpiece, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” love is truly “in the air.” Every corner of the festive season hums with it—whether it’s in the lyrics of holiday songs playing in malls, the “With love from…” messages on gift tags, or […]
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