Oftentimes, personal style isn’t part of our genetic makeup. Growing up we often are drawn towards a certain style choice while having strong aversions for another, however, nothing is really set in stone. This means style can be learned and unlearned at will. That’s why stylists and image consultants like our Woman Crush Wednesday, Obis Ora, are priceless. In certain life scenes your style can make or break your chances of attaining a certain level of success, hence the importance of always looking the part. Obis, who is a body positivity advocate, teaches women – through her Instagram platform of…
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David Baker, Macquarie University What will happen in the 2020s? If history is any guide (and there’s good reason to think it is), the outlook isn’t great. Here are some big-picture predictions: stagnant real wages, faltering standard of living for the lower and middle classes, worsening wealth inequality, more riots and uprisings, ongoing political polarisation, more elites competing for limited positions of power, and elites co-opting radical movements. Thanks to globalisation, all this won’t just happen in one country but in the majority of countries in the world. We will also see geopolitical realignment, dividing the world into new alliances…
Nnaemeka Vincent Emodi, James Cook University Nigeria returned to democracy in 1999. But it took another 16 years for power to change hands, with the All Progressive Congress clinching the office of the presidency in 2015. Led by President Muhammadu Buhari, the new government had three priority areas: corruption, the economy and security. The power sector is at the heart of the economy in Nigeria. In its 2014 manifesto the party promised to expand electricity generation and distribution to supply 40,000 megawatts in four to eight years. It also said it would make power available from renewable energy sources, such…
Holy Humour Building Cost A man died and went to heaven. He was met at the Pearly Gates by St. Peter who led him down the golden streets. They passed stately homes and beautiful mansions until they came to the end of the street where they stopped in front of a rundown cabin. The man asked St. Peter why he got a hut when there were so many mansions he could live in. St. Peter replied, “I did the best with the money you sent us.” Sunday Quote A man is accepted into a church for what he believes and…
Reading 1 IS 60:1-6 Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you. See, darkness covers the earth, and thick clouds cover the peoples; but upon you the LORD shines, and over you appears his glory. Nations shall walk by your light, and kings by your shining radiance. Raise your eyes and look about; they all gather and come to you: your sons come from afar, and your daughters in the arms of their nurses. Then you shall be radiant at what you see, your heart shall throb and overflow, for the…
In the night I sleep. In the morning I awake. I get up and do my chores. I hear a bell ringing, I go to it. I hear a mortar and pestle calling, I run from it. I will be back to make a difference. The goat runs from the bell, He goes to the farm in search of yams. The tortoise finds a way to listen, How he did it, I do not know. When the bell stopped ringing, I came back to the mortar and pestle. Yes!, I came back. I put the mortar and pestle…
David Mba, De Montfort University There’s a lot of truth in African proverbs, but there is one African saying that I disagree with. It’s the proverb that says “it takes a village to raise a child”. That might have been true 100 years ago, but in the modern world it takes more than a village; it takes a whole country. A village can still provide many of a child’s needs of course, but it’s a caring, well-organised and ambitious country that provides a vital ingredient of a modern childhood – a good, properly-resourced education. A good primary school education underpins…
This week, we’ve curated our favourite fashion styled looks found on Instagram from the most stylish pages. Check them below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by BellaNaijaStyle (@bellanaijastyle) on Dec 28, 2019 at 12:39pm PST View this post on Instagram A post shared by Simi (@symplysimi) on Dec 27, 2019 at 6:07pm PST View this post on Instagram A post shared by Omowunmi “Mimi” Onalaja (@mimionalaja) on Dec 28, 2019 at 7:46am PST View this post on Instagram A post shared by K Naomi Noinyane (@knaomin) on Dec 28,…
Michelle Smith, Monash University In Boys Will Be Boys, Australia’s most prominent contemporary feminist, Clementine Ford, works toward dismantling the idea that feminism is harming men. Instead, she proposes — as feminists have consistently maintained — that a patriarchal society can be as harmful and destructive for individual men as it can be for women. Ford considers how “toxic masculinity” is shaped from the moment of a boy’s “gender reveal” to her closing chapter, which – simply and powerfully — lists the names of more than 50 famous men who have been publicly accused of sexual assault and their alleged…
Gery Karantzas, Deakin University Over recent years we’ve seen an increasing number of reality TV shows on the topic of relationships. Much of the viewing audience understands these shows sensationalise relationships and that, in the “real world”, romantic relationships don’t play out as they do on these programs. But what do the viewing public make of reality TV shows about relationships when they masquerade as “science” and feature “relationship experts”? The most recent instalment to hit our screens was this week’s Seven Year Switch. The program takes four fragile heterosexual couples in relationship turmoil to engage in a partner swap…