What Lego Pieces Can Teach You About Your Life
Do you know that Lego blocks can teach you a lot about life? Have you ever assembled a jigsaw puzzle before? It was one of the things I loved doing when I was a child. Trying to recreate the picture piece by piece was exciting for me. In the same way, I loved assembling Lego […]
5 Ways Social Media Can Help Your Business
While more than 90 percent of the world’s population stays interested in posting selfies on the internet, a few savvy entrepreneurs are seeking creative ways to deploy social media recognition for their businesses. In this article, Jovago.com, Africa’s largest hotel booking portal presents tips on how to increase your social media presence and help your […]
Top 5 Bakeries in Lagos
Nigeria may not be regarded as home to world-famous bakeries, but one of its mega cities, Lagos, has an intense cake game going on. Forget the designer boutiques around town, what could possibly be more satisfying on a hot afternoon than outrageously delicious pastry guaranteed to traumatise your bathroom scales? Do not be afraid to […]
Weekend Pleasures: Lemon Garlic Pepper Wings
I figured since we often focus on beauty regimes weekly, we should try something different. Believe me I am a strong advocate for beauty regimes (A girl/guy has to look awesome and fab, right?) This week and in the coming weeks I will be introducing another aspect of me, which is the “Foodie” part. As […]
To Love and to Glow: BH Comestics Wild and Radiant Bronzing Palette
I’m a huge fan of affordable makeup brands and if you’re a makeup enthusiast worth your salt you should know BH Cosmetics. Not long ago they introduced the Wild & Radiant Baked Illuminating & Bronzing Palette I recently just joined the Glow enthusiasts and had to cop this from TheDFstore It’s a set of 4 bronzers […]
MallForAfrica Offers Free Shipping to Nigeria for All Beauty Products
Don’t you hate it when you can’t find your favourite lipstick shade, or there are so many knock offs of your foundation, powder, eye liner, concealer that you don’t even know which is the real thing anymore? Or how rare and overpriced brushes and applicators are? For the next few days, MallforAfrica.com is going to […]
5 Essential Extensions for Google Chrome
After the launch of the Google Chrome browser in 2008, the company faced several criticisms and challenges that eventually led to the creation of Chrome’s now popular extensions and web apps. The extensions which have given Google Chrome an edge over counterparts – including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and more – are designed to make […]
5 Useful Tips When Dealing With a Policeman
“The policeman is your friend!” This statement is dreaded by many Nigerians. This perception is as a result of some reported encounters that many people have had with men of the police force which led to nasty end-results. While many have a bitter-sweet relationship with the law enforcers, most admit the vital role the police play […]
3 Car Rentals You Should Know in Lagos
For most travellers, car rental is just as essential to their plans as hotel and air ticket booking. It is important to the traveller to rent a car that not only offers modest prices along with the ease of service but that will not charge a life insurance payment. Renting a car, however, might not […]
Do You Have Your Own?
“Mama may have, papa may have…who can complete this quote?” That was the question my principal threw to the whole school during assembly time more than ten years ago (sigh…I’m getting old). She asked the junior and senior students…none of them knew. Then she moved on to the prefects. I was a prefect at the […]
The Science of Spiciness
Where in the world is spiciness more common? Does the temperature have anything to do with it? One theory says that humans started adding spices to food to kill off bacteria, while spice developed mostly in warmer climates where microbes also happen to be more prevalent. Food ordering app, hellofood.com.ng choose the 10 hottest cuisines on earth […]
Why You Should Ask “Why?”
There is one thing my father taught me and it has stayed with me all these years. He taught me to ask the question “why?” My father taught me to question things as a child. If my mum or aunty wanted to send me on an errand, my father would say to them “Tell her […]
How Experience Kills
When you think of us Nigerians well enough, you will come to find out our many errors. We have a government that promised change at all levels of governance. These leaders play on one philosophy that has held our psyche hostage. They say experience is almost always everything there is to competence. That you need […]
Being in the Spotlight
I’ve never liked being in the spotlight. All-eyes-on-me type of situations have never been my thing. During one of our weekly meetings my pastor’s wife gave this illustration about facing criticism. She took a book from the table and began to slowly raise it towards the light bulb. When the book was just underneath the […]
“From the Equator to the North Pole” – A Personal Reflection of Studying Medicine in Ukraine
Every year, thousands of students leave their countries to progress their education in lands unknown. In recent years, increasing tuition costs in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the UK and US have increased the popularity of seeking education in other countries including non-English speaking countries. In today’s post, Emmanuel caught up with Dr Oge Ezeoke, an intern at a teaching hospital in […]
British Airways Partners With SMEs in Nigeria to Grow Their Businesses
British Airways has restated its commitment to the growth of SMEs in Nigeria by announcing the re-launch of its “On Business Loyalty Programme” for growing businesses. The event, which had over 100 guests and business owners in attendance, took place at the Eko Hotels and Suites on Thursday, 8th October 2015. The “On Business Loyalty Programme” […]