Three Questions to Ask When You’re Bored in Your Marriage
As annoying as this truth is, being with one person forever will get boring at some point. At several points, in fact. The excitement you experienced when your love was brand new and you couldn’t get enough of each other, will not sustain itself. Nobody remains on that high forever, unless they fan the flame. […]
Why Taking Your Ex Back Is A Bad Idea
So your ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend wants you back, and you’re considering giving them another chance… Sure, there are times when getting back together turns out to be the best thing, and you go on to live happily ever after. However, most times, it’s simply a bad idea. Why? First off, it’s most likely that nothing […]
See Trailer For Desmond Elliot’s ‘That Which Binds Us’
Actor-turned Director and lawmaker, Desmond Elliot, has released visuals for his upcoming movie, That Which Binds Us. The film, produced by Dayo Amusa and directed by Desmond Elliot, and stars Uche Jombo, Mercy Aigbe, Chinyere Wilfred, Toyin Alausa and Dayo Amusa. The movie follows the life of Toke Nwachukwu (played by Uche Jumbo), who has […]
Song of the Week: ‘Starlight’ – Cobhams Asuquo
Starlight is a brand new song by our favourite music producer Cobhams Asuquo, released barely twenty-four hours ago. It is the latest in a series of hit singles from the award-winning producer who held the AMVCA audience spellbound with his performance only a few weeks ago. Here is what the legendary music producer says about the […]
Song Of The Week: ‘Heal The World’ – Patoranking
Heal The World was written by Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie better known as Patoranking, and we are yet to get over the new single since its release last week. The song was produced by Killashay for AmariMusiq. ‘Heal the World’ bears a strong message that things will only change if we do something. We can start by showing […]
3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Tie the Knot
There are no guarantees to this marriage thing. You can do everything you know to do, and still have your marriage not work out. But does that mean you should dive in with reckless abandon? Certainly not. Many terrible marriages would never even have happened at all if certain questions had been asked. For instance, […]
Let’s Talk About the Wife Who Wasn’t Loved
Do you know what it feels like to be married to a man who doesn’t love you? Maybe you do. Maybe your marriage is the result of parental matchmaking gone wrong. Or maybe you were just dating and getting to know each other and you fell pregnant. Now you’ve “trapped” him with pregnancy and he […]
I’m Too Lazy to Have a Fantastic Marriage
Yes, I’m too lazy. I don’t have the energy and this is why my marriage is “good”. Sure, there are people with great marriages but those ones have two heads, you just can’t see the other one with your physical eyes. Someone once likened a great marriage to ducks swimming, smooth and effortless on top […]
Fifty Shades of Love
When I think about love, I know it as the rubix cube I cannot fix. It is the puzzle I swear am done with but still find a way of going back to it like my own vomit. Love has been Blue. I wouldn’t say love has been exactly romantic because every time I have […]
Much Ado About Valentine
Hey, Valentine is in the air. February 14 is a day that is set aside to celebrate love. But first, what is love? Love is the consuming passion for the well-being of others, love is called out of one’s heart as a response to the pleasure one takes in a person or object. It is […]
MOMS’ CORNER: Slow Down and Enjoy Life
I recently had to rush my little baby to Child Emergency, an experience I never want to go through again. As I sat beside the cot watching the doctors attend to her, hour after hour, all I did was pray for the time to fly so we could return to the safety and comfort of […]
Complaining: Nigerian Parenting 101
Nigerian parents can complain sha. They are technically conditioned to highlight every trait they do not like in you so as to correct you. Unfortunately or fortunately, this correction doesn’t always come about in a normal conversation or advice to gently guide you to the right path. Lai lai, it is a shouting that can […]
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 is responsible for shortening your lifespan’, while beauty companies say, ‘you can improve your looks […]
10 Money Lessons for Friends and Lovers
“Money separates friends,” is a phrase I heard quite often growing up, and along with the quote, “Neither a borrower nor a lender be.” They formed my money philosophy as a teen. I witnessed enough “friendships” go sour because someone borrowed and didn’t pay back, to know that there was truth to the saying. So […]
8 Communication Tips for Relationships You Cherish
Most of us are already tired of hearing how communication is the lifeblood of any relationship. We get it already! How does the communication thing work? Should we just keep on chattering away? What exactly do we say? That’s what we want to know. Whether you’re looking to revive a romantic relationship, sustain a long […]
Valentine Fever
It is climbing to a steady pitch, the days are counting and rather fast I must say. I’m back to the age-long question I always ask, “Why celebrate love on a special day alone?” If I must love you for some reason and that I still have you in my space, then I must love […]