Traditional and Contemporary focuses on Ankara fabric spliced with contemporary tailoring. African fashion has taken a spike in creative designing over the years and we are ultra-excited to be documenting its progress one stylish picture at a time. Every Fashion Friday, we’ll be surfing through social media streets to find design inspirations for our Pride Woman (which is you, by the way). See our weekly style catalogue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ankara Styles by Mrs Nobody (@ankarastyles) on Jun 14, 2019 at 4:08am PDT View this post on Instagram @m.a.dkollection ❤❤ Muse:@gifty__bonsu @zeebyfaith Makeup @tomikaymua @sarahs_touch Pix:@bfacephotos Outfit…
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Laugh Quote Life doesn’t imitate art, it imitates bad television. -Woody Allen Wise Guys Answer To Stupid Question Question: Are you a snob? Wise Guy: No, just a slob. That must have been a typo. Cutting Comment “You found it offensive? I found it funny. That’s why I’m happier than you.” – Ricky Gervais Married Life Once is enough During a heartfelt chat with her friend about relationships, one woman sighed and said, “You know, if something happened to Kunle, I don’t think I could ever marry again.” Her friend…
Christopher Boyce, University of Stirling Our knowledge about what it is that people need to feel happy and satisfied with in their lives keeps growing, yet the extent to which people actually feel happy and satisfied with their lives has largely stagnated. There might be small shifts each year that may enable one country to claim it is “happier” than another, but these shifts rest on narrow definitions of happiness and are rarely the result of government policies that would warrant any real celebration. Decades of research into happiness and well-being have shown us that the key determinants of well-being…
This morning, I came across a Tweet by a lady. She narrated an event that happened to her at the ATM. She was on a long queue and from her description, she was the only lady. The tweet described how the more-than-twenty men who were in line to use the ATM before her were not ‘gentlemanly’ enough to allow her to use the ATM. In essence, she believed she was entitled to use the ATM before the men who had been waiting for minutes just because she’s female. And my question is: why? Why should she have been allowed to…
Sarah Gomillion, University of Aberdeen At the beginning of a romantic relationship, passion is not in short supply. The thrills of learning all about your beloved, sharing new experiences, and having plenty of sex, create an exhilarating state of desire and romantic love. In fact, a number of scientific studies have shown that this kind of love actually changes the chemistry of the brain, making us temporarily addicted to our partner. But this flame typically dims over time, and a different – perhaps deeper – emotion takes over. Research has shown that this so-called “attachment phase” is linked to a…
Damilola Agbalajobi, Obafemi Awolowo University Nigeria’s Kaduna State has been embroiled in conflict for decades. The violence has its roots in ethnic tensions between the state’s Muslim and non-Muslim populations. The state is located in Northwestern Nigeria. It has a population of approximately 6.1 million people. The majority Hausa-Fulani tribe are predominantly Muslim and herders of cattle and the non-Muslim minority are mainly farmers. The conflict between these two groups most recently flared up in October 2018 when communal clashes left at least 55 people dead. The resurgence of violence provided a convenient talking point for President Muhammadu Buhari on…
Described by Forbes as “Africa’s Most Successful Woman”, our Woman Crush Wednesday, Mo Abudu, is the image of success most young Nigerian women aspire to be. Recognised by Forbes Africa, in 2013, as the first African woman to own a Pan-Africa TV channel, her success with Ebony Life TV since its inception in 2006 is nothing short of impressive. The network spans across 49 countries across Africa as well as the UK and the Caribbean. Through her network, Abudu has displayed creative excellence within the African movie industry. In her words to BBC, she described, “Africa has remained creatively silent…
Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes, Curtin University A large number of artefacts held in Western museums and libraries are known to have been appropriated over the ages through conquest and colonialism. The looting of African objects anthropologists, curators and private collectors took place in war as well as in peaceful times. It was justified as an act of benevolence; as saving dying knowledge. Some museums have started to try and acknowledge that their collections have uncomfortable histories tied to colonial violence. Nevertheless, Britain’s long-standing policy is not to cease ownership over its looted treasures. As then-Prime Minister David Cameron said of Greece’s…
Jo Clarke, Sheffield Hallam University The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, popularly known as Afcon, is the biennial championship in which Africa’s top men’s teams compete for the gold-plated African Nation Cup trophy. The winner will hoist that trophy after the final on Friday 19 July at the Cairo International Stadium. This tournament, organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), will be the 32nd edition of the competition and the first in which the format has been expanded from 16 to 24 teams. All 24 teams have now confirmed their places. According to a recent report by Nielsen Sports,…
The rise of depression amongst Nigerian youths has prompted celebrities and popular personalities to address the issue. Recently, the singer, Simi, who described the situation as “scary and sad” shared her thoughts on the issue which has become widespread. She believes that the struggle to keep up and the fear of failure amongst other things were responsible for depression. After a fan asked on Twitter for the singer’s input on the issue of depression, she replied: “It’s scary and sad. Especially for young men. The struggle to keep up. The fear of failure. The desperate desire for validation. Very scary.…