…Continued from Chapter Seven Surely death is after me and this innocent man just got caught up in my bad luck. After moments of me screaming and the driver frantically trying to regain control, he managed to keep the car steady until we were parked by the side of the road. When the car was fully parked, he turned to see if I was okay, then said: “Aunty you get bad luck o! If you reach the house, go church make dem pray for you!” He was right, only God could save me from this evil cloud hanging over my…
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From childhood, we have been conditioned to bottle up our feelings and avoid showing emotions even when we are hurting. Truth be told, we are not superhuman; we are mere humans. We feel pain too. We hurt too. And this happens in various aspects of our lives whether it’s in minute or major ways. These hurtful feelings which we experience at various times in our lives and which we keep bottled up just because of our gender is not helping us because when we hurt, we inadvertently hurt other people especially our loved ones. Hurt people do indeed hurt other…
Yes we know, the all-black trend has been snatched for funeral purposes as the official mourning get-up and in this part of the world (cough Nigeria), you might get the “is everything okay?” unsolicited questions from strangers who erroneously attach everything gloomy to this neutral colour. But, that’s a one-sided view; black is too sophisticated a colour to be relegated and limited to one event. As a tribute to black Friday, which is today, we are leaning on black for our stylish inspiration this week and using a few fashion influencers we love as our worthy muse. View this…
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 and week eleven. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Houseofnini (@houseofnini1) on Nov 21, 2018 at 1:49am PST View…
Laugh Quote “Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?” – Robin Williams Wise Guys Answer To Stupid Question Question: Don’t you know that all you have to do to lose weight is eat less and exercise more and you’ll lose weight? Wise Guy: Right, and all you have to do is click your heels together and say “there’s no place like home” and you’ll be there. Corny Chat Up Line Have you been to the doctor lately? Cause I think you’re lacking some Vitamin Me. Racing Against You A hungry lion is chasing a scientist and a…
Have you ever watched a movie and are mesmerized by the seeming love the characters share? You almost can’t imagine them not being real-life lovers. This happens often in the movie industry, locally and internationally, especially when the actors blend perfectly into their roles. We mean Titanic-esque kind of connection. We love, love and we know you do too, so as our Throwback Thursday serving, we’re listing our favourite on-screen couple who made us resent being so single. A Patch Of Blue (1965) This movie broke several racial boundaries at the time of its release. Its storyline was centred on…
Between 2005 and 2010, one in ten married couples in Indonesia got divorced, according to data from the Supreme Court. In 70% of the cases, the wife initiated the divorce. The trend has only increased since then, rising by 80% between 2010 and 2015. Why are women twice as likely as men to seek a divorce? One assumption is that the idea of gender equality as promoted through feminism drives this divorce rate. But it’s an assumption that’s not supported by the evidence. Data from the Ministry of Religious Affairs, which administers marriages and divorces, identify at least three main…
On-screen, an actor is multi-faceted, possessing the ability to camouflage into any role and to take on the form of any character. One of such actors who has been able to pull off the perfect Ying-Yang character diversity is our Woman Crush Wednesday, Sola Sobowale. We are listing 4 reasons we love her characters. She’s hilarious, obviously Her role in the 2016 high grossing movie, The Wedding Party, placed the veteran Nollywood actress in a comedic spotlight which isn’t an unusual role for her. She’s the life of the party She reminds us of that one aunt who is always…
My Darling Daughter, Daily, we are faced with choices and the need to make quick-thinking decisions. Oftentimes, these decisions happen routinely and are of little consequence, for instance, making a choice between coffee and tea or between water and soda. However, there are times when decisions accompany weightier choices that may have a lasting impact on our lives. Such decisions spark significant changes. I have often told you that it’s much wiser to contemplate major changes because once the decisions have been made, fear becomes null. Don’t let yourself be paralyzed by the mirage of fear which is known to…
Sad news as the 37-year-old On-Air Personality and blogger, Tosin Bucknor, popularly known as Tosyn dies. The news of her death has been confirmed by her sister, Funke Bucknor Obruthe, via her Instagram page. The Inspiration FM on-air personality who battled with sickle cell anaemia has passed on due to complications of the disease as confirmed by her sister. View this post on Instagram Hmmmmm…My heart is heavy…but in all things we give thanks to God. My darling sister and besto Tosyn passed away last night due to complications from sickle cell. Love you ……. A post shared by…