How to protect Nigerian culture and history in the 21st century
Two questions need to be answered. First, why are we ignoring the fact that our culture is slipping away from our fingers? The next would be what do we do to salvage our culture and make sure we pass on our rich heritage to our children? Nigeria is an amazing country proudly located in Africa. The […]
Some of the most beautiful countries in Africa
Did you know that Africa is the second largest continent in the world in terms of landmass and population, after Asia? Africa is a stunning continent, and even though it is underrated by many people, the reality is that it is one of the most diverse continents in the world, with beautiful people, cultures, traditions, […]
How Beauty Standards Differ Across The World
What does it mean to be beautiful? Is beauty thick with fleshy thighs and back rolls or skinny with a trim waist and collar bones or does beauty mean light skin or bronzed, dark melanin skin? Does beauty mean to have thick lips or thin ones or a flat nose or a pointed one? Does […]
Review: Coming 2 America and What It Means For Africans
Exotic locations, wild animals, vibrant African costumes, amazing musical performances and funny characters. You’ll find all this and more in the newly released movie; “Coming 2 America”. Black actors and film producers have been putting in a lot of work to ensure that African stories are told by Africans. While this is commendable, it is […]
Thames Town: The city that is called a Ghost Town
Check out this town in China that looks like England and see why it is called a Ghost Town! Do you ever wish you can visit another country probably for vacation? But then you check your budget and realize you can’t meet up with the financial demands of traveling out of your country. Oops! It’s […]
7 Tips That Can Help You To Survive A Breakup
It’s in times like this that the tears freely flow. You can’t explain why your heartache is this intense and you wish this dark feeling and emptiness would go away, like the wind, but it doesn’t. You have tried everything, from crying to getting angry to sleeping just to avoid all the rush of destructive […]
Is it possible that slavery has affected us as Nigerians?
Once upon a time, Nigerians lived their normal lives, going about their daily activities, until the trans-Sahara slave trade and trans-Atlantic slave trade began. History has it that Africa suffered slavery for about 14 centuries which is quite long enough to cause a lot of negative effects on a continent. Stories surrounding slavery are very […]
EndSAR: Lagos Has Fallen But No One Claimed Responsibility
Some say it’s best to start from the beginning, so we’ll do just that, we’ll start from the hot humid air hanging around Lagos on a certain Tuesday, the saturated traffic heavily marked by yellow danfo buses, and the youth corper commuting to work with a smug grin on his face. His name was Ralph […]