TV shows live relatively short lives in Nigeria, the reality variety not any exception. They come into our lives with pomp and pageantry, but sneak out. The list of shows that were once part of our lives is long, headlined by Glo Naija Sings and Amstel Malta Box Office. Is MTN Project Fame West Africa about to join these defunct shows in the retirement home of television programming?
We had discussed him before, when we just met, your now estranged business partner and friend of about ten years. Let me confess here that when you told me of your history with him and the intention to be all professional and keep it business like, I saw a problem. For me, it wasn’t about Okafor’s law.
Dear Morenike, Many people get married to the wrong person. They marry the person they do because that is who…
We pamper our men in every way. We sort out their clothes in the morning, all laid out before they wake up. All they have to do is stand up, have their bath and get dressed. Please note that the wife is also a working mother, who needs to get the kids ready before the nanny comes, pack their lunchbox, and get herself ready for work to ensure she clocks in before 8am.
Ashawo (slang, dirty) (noun)
Nigerian pidgin for someone who exchanges sexual services for money (synonyms: sex worker, prostitute, olosho).
Ethinc hostilities have been brewing steadily in Nigeria, and on the 6th of June, they erupted. The youth wing of Arewa Consultative Forum declared Igbos persona-non-grata in Northern Nigeria. This followed recent calls for secession from pro-Biafra groups led by Nnamdi Kanu. Do these agitations suggest Nigeria is better split apart?
You see, the problem is, my husband thinks we are happily married, and if you consider the important things, you may say we are. We have a good marriage, and if I weren’t such an evil person, I would love him right back.
Ever wondered how to get into the weed business? This contributor talks to a teenager who has spent years sourcing and selling weed in Lagos, Nigeria. Read to discover the decisions that got him to this point.
Will a typical Nigerian man accept a woman who probably has more sexual exposure than him but has never had ‘sexual intercourse’ as a virgin? Join this contributor as he examines the modern day definition of the word ‘virgin’.
A good soundtrack can transform a movie from a regular one to a classic. Wonder what music can do to a great story? Read this series to find out.
They sat under a tree. The leaves were falling. In another country they’d call it fall, but it was really just windy. Good windy, not the gusty type that got sand into your eyes; just that cool calm one that washed over a person’s face. The one that brought a strange type of hope with it.
I didn’t care initially, until you loudly ordered for the coldest bottle of Star they had in stock, to the laughter of your friends who had all ordered cocktails. I turned. The lift of your eyebrows at me confirmed you were the beer drinker.
