I remember a certain glass verse stuffed with colourful hibiscus ravishing and riveting “don’t touch this vase, I starved to buy it” mama would always warn. But I was just ‘five’ curious, adventurous, dexterous. One day, Mama returned from daily hustles, met the glass vase in fragments. An unintentional booboo. Spurred by ingenious curiosity. It broke mama’s heart. Mama yelled. Grinding her teeth and snarling under gruesome breaths. “May your children ever disobey you!” She raved, saying more vile things I can’t remember now. At night, mama washed my feet and body, clothed, and fed me. The broken vase didn’t…
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…Continued from last week. At that moment I could feel my heart racing and couldn’t help but stare at him intently. Everything in me wanted to kiss him but I did not want to seem ‘slot-like’ so I suppressed my emotions. The sound of the intercom ringing jolted us back to reality as he stepped away to answer it. As I was regaining my composure, I noticed him better. He wore a navy blue suit and a white turtleneck t-shirt. I couldn’t hold in my compliment. “You look really sharp today doctor Obi,” I said, “are you going somewhere?” “Thanks”…
Business for Africa and the World, Africa 2018 held under the theme “Bold Leadership and Collective Commitment: Advancing Intra-African Investment” took place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt on the 8th- 9th December 2018, and was hosted by His Excellency Abdel Fattah El Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt. The objective is to accelerate equitable and sustainable growth through deeper regional integration and collaboration to boost investment in Africa, as Egypt prepares to take the Chairmanship of the African Union in 2019. More than 1000 participant from over 50 countries and several international institutions attended the summit. …
…Continued from last week. There was a long, chilling, silence. “Why, Dapo, why? So, all our plans were mere dreams?” “I’m sorry Florence”, was all Dapo could say, scratching his head. Flo, believe me, I still love you. I don’t know how… I don’t know why… believe me when I say I’m sorry, I really am”. Florence raised her head. Her eyes caught the time. It was exactly three hours after she got there. “I’m going home,” she said, getting up. “I’ll drop you, let me get the key”. It was a silent drive home. “Turn off the engine and…
Laugh Quote The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public. – George Jessel Wise Guys Answer To Stupid Question Question: Seems like you don’t know how to have fun. Do you? Wise Guy: Sure I do. Tell me when it starts. Corny Chat Up Line For a moment I thought I had died and gone to heaven. Now I see that I am very much alive, and heaven has…
Our new column, Traditional and Contemporary, focuses on the Ankara fabric spliced with contemporary designs. 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 week one, week two, week three, week four, week five, week six, week seven, week eight, week nine, week ten, week eleven, week twelve, week thirteen and week fourteen. View this post on Instagram A post shared by African Fashion International (@afi_sa) on Dec 10, 2018 at 8:53pm…
This is the season of weddings and parties; of course, Nigerians aren’t slackers when it comes to adequate style representation. Perhaps you have a closet full of asoebi’s that’ll never see the light of day again and you’re hungover from the last whirlwind of asoebi-related drama, but that hasn’t dampened your excitement to grab another asoebi for your friend’s wedding. Now, it’s down to styling. With a ton of asoebi styles floating around the internet, it’s difficult to get it wrong or not land yourself on the best-dressed list. We’ve curated a visual inspiration for your next sartorial ‘slay’ silhouette.…
In all honesty, we men are aware that most of us flout our responsibilities and are quick to give excuses or ludicrously deflect the blame away from us. Telling inexcusable tales of why we are not men of high integrity and honour. Deep down we aren’t unaware that taking responsibility for our actions or inactions is the mark of a man who is taken seriously by both friends and associates. We all admire men who we see as responsible personalities and citizens. Dr Elizabeth Medlock’s five steps to help us face, accept our truths and grow can assist us in taking…
Hi, I’m Ngozi Ufere and when I was a little girl, you had to forcefully peel me away from a cake, literally. I had the regular sweet tooth featured in normal-sized kids or maybe a little less sweet because I was underweight for most of my childhood. To be honest, I was more intrigued by the allure of having a cake than the actual cake itself; the scattered crumbs and the slightly nibbled-on cake was always proof. But you’d have to kneel before me and proclaim my supremacy as the queen of the Ufere family before I’d consider sharing it with…
Catherine Shaffer, Simon Fraser University and Elizabeth Saewyc, University of British Columbia For some teenagers, involvement in dating relationships can result in experiences of violence, which can have harmful effects on health and well-being, and are associated with higher levels of depression and suicidal thoughts and poorer educational outcomes. It is often assumed that girls are more frequent victims of dating violence than boys. Findings from a recent study we published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, however, challenge this belief. Drawing on data from over 35,000 students aged 12 to 19, we found that reported rates of dating victimization…