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How to Make Your Doctor Cry

In Nigeria, the doctor is that one person almost everyone sees as invincible. In fact, having one as a member of your family is like a hydra-headed trophy. From making illnesses virtually disappear, to saving lives; these group of people

How to Enjoy Your Life

Life can be hard. So hard that sometimes it’s difficult to see why you need to love yourself and feel comfortable with who you are. Weight loss coaches and diet programs tell you, ‘you are too fat’, your eating habit

Jaggery: A Substitute for Refined Sugar You Should Try

Sometime last year in one of my WhatsApp chat groups, we were discussing healthy living and the refined sugar issue came up. By this time I, like many others, had been coming up with different ways around it: using brown

A Message From Your Natural Afro Hair

Dear Owner, At first, you may have doubts about keeping me in my original state. This is understandable, as you have for a long while been used to applying relaxers to make me straight, or covering me up with artificial

Uncle’s Corner: Do What You Can While You Can

Have you ever been in the company of the old? I’m sure we all have. At one point or the other we’ve had the privilege of being with our grannies. For most of the middle aged today, it’s with our

How to spice up a get together

Growing up, I remember my parents used to dress up for dinner parties hosted by clubs like Rotary or Full Businessmen Fellowship. As a kid, I just loved knowing they were going out as a couple to wine and dine.

5 Things You Do That Could Result In Long-Term Health Problems

There are many of our daily activities which seem normal that could result in health problems in the future. There are many common ones, but we’ll only take 5 in this article: Sitting for long hours Working 9 to 5

How to Get your Makeup Artist to Give You the Best

Every lady loves to look her best for essential functions like weddings (either as the bride, part of the bridal party or asoebi girls), dinner parties, Alumni reunions, baby dedications, celebrating iconic birthdays, and all that jazz. As long as

Chocolate Puff Puff

The sinful flavor of this chocolate puff puff is what makes it extraordinary. We love chocolate and trust that we can never go wrong with it. This snack can be eaten as breakfast or appetizers. Make yours and enjoy the

How to Cook Beans Pottage (Ewa Riro)

Beans pottage is one Nigerian staple that costs little and goes with a lot of carbohydrate. Beans generally has a natural taste, but you can choose to go creative by adding fish, eggplant, yam, plantain or potato to your beans

Did you Know About the Arts and Crafts Village in Abuja?

Arts and Crafts Village, Abuja, is a market for beautifully created African crafts. The centre, managed by the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), is located in the city’s central district, between Sheraton Hotel (which is opposite its entrance

Chimamanda Inspires Us to Wear Nigerian

The market for Nigerian-made fashion had until recently been between the path of nonexistent and unknown in comparison to the fashion invasion from America, Asia and Europe. Fashion is taking a large segment of the made in Nigeria pie, in

Why the Constant Use of Indoor Insecticide Sprays Is A Bad Idea

Would you rather use odourless insecticides which mask the awful smell that is characteristic of harmful chemicals, or would you go for insecticides whose effect lessen as its smell fades? Most people would go for odourless, but the correct answer

What Not to Do When On A Condolence Visit

It’s common knowledge that the loss of a loved one can be very heartbreaking. That’s why when we learn that a friend, colleague, or acquaintance has been bereaved, we feel the need to do something. As Nigerians, most times, we

7 Things to Do About Your Receding Hairline.

One day in 2014, I looked in the mirror and discovered I was going bald. I had just taken out braids and planned on getting another immediately, but alas, my hairline had receded and my forehead now appeared endless. What

The Most Realistic Weight Loss Advice I’ve Ever Heard

When it comes to losing weight and keeping it off, there’s certainly no shortage of advice and tips. The sheer volume of weight loss products and programmes available today indicate a great demand. For some, weight loss has even become

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