Do you know how exhausting it is to keep up with all the things women are supposed to do to be (and stay) beautiful? Shave your body hair, cover up your “blank fingernails,” keep your lashes full but not too fake, show up in a fresh bussdown wig or a silk press. Your breasts have […]
In recent weeks, Nigerian air travel has witnessed two major security incidents that gained widespread national attention and raised questions about adherence to aviation security. In one of the incidents, Fuji star Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as KWAM 1, was in a confrontation with airline staff and security officials at the Nnamdi Azikiwe […]
Grammy-nominated Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, and his wife, Chioma Rowland, have renewed their vows at a lavish white wedding ceremony in Miami, Florida, United States. Dubbed CHIVIDO 2025, the event saw Davido and his groomsmen clad in sharp brown suits, and featured Chioma in a stunning lacy white gown. […]
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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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