Sometimes movie characters mirror real-life personalities as is the case of Idris Elba playing the role of Nelson Mandela in the movie, The Long Walk To Freedom. Other times they come as fictional characters completely cooked up in the creative mind of the scriptwriter. For these characters to stick and have a lasting impact in the minds of the watchers, they have to play a pivotal role. For two decades, the Nigerian movie industry has produced a number of characters we’ve grown to love or loathe, in this case. And though a few of them may be older than the millennial kid,…
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The foundation of a good relationship is trust and understanding. If partners do not have trust and understanding, their relationship is more likely to be toxic and fail. Honesty helps to build a solid foundation – the first step to a successful relationship. These relationship prototypes are stable and rewarding. Relationships should not be built on falsehood. When you meet someone you like, be honest from the inception; pretending would be deceptive. In addition, you’d be incapable of investing yourself properly; rather you’ll be more focused on maintaining a façade. On the flip side, starting a relationship with honest intentions…
The name may not ring a bell because it’s of its non-affiliation to pop culture, however, if you an art enthusiast or artist, you’re sure to recognize the name, Tokini Peterside. Who is Pride Magazine Nigeria’s woman crush this wednesday. A painting on the wall may be ambiguous in meaning or it could hold just one. How then would you know which it is without the presence of the artist to guide you through the inspiration behind each art piece? (Except, of course, you much prefer the allure of uncertainty; letting your imagination do the storytelling.) Peterside has bridged this…
My dear daughter, You’re my special girl; you’ve always been special to me since you were a little girl and even now you’re grown, my feelings towards you haven’t changed. All these years, I have tried my best (or I hope I have) to show you that I’m not just your father – which has been my greatest gift, but I can be your confidant too; someone you can count on to be there for you when you need to share your joy, pain, anger, successes and failures, trusting that I will give you the best advice I can muster.…
My dear, one thing I’m happy about is that both you and your girl are Nigerians, and I take it that she also has a cosmopolitan upbringing like you. In my opinion, what matters in any relationship is not tribe or religion but rather how compatible you are. Do you both love and care for each other? Do you think you can both live in peace and harmony? And to borrow from the wording of most marriage vows, will you have and hold each other, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and health, until death do…
We reported, last month, that singer and songwriter blackface believes he’s been blacklisted by the media for claiming Wizkid stole his songs. Well, the singer wants us all to know he isn’t backing down easily. On Thursday, he shared with his three thousand plus followers that he has decided to take the legal route to get justice for his stolen intellectual property, going as far as sharing the filed lawsuit. It is clear the singer isn’t bluffing. The shared post came hours after the singer compared the two songs slow whine and superstar side by side, the latter being wizkid’s.…
Isn’t it annoying when people label you in relation to someone else and conveniently leave out who you really are or what you really do? A number of women are victims of mislabelling by the society especially when a famous male figure is in the picture. Jada Pollock, the mother of wizkid’s third child, is decrying this social wrong one Instagram comment at a time, and reminding everyone who cares to listen that she’s a lot more and has more value to give than just being ‘wizkid’s baby mama’ as she’s loosely termed – she’s a music executive and the…
The first paragraph of the statement posted by the Kofi Anan foundation, read: “It is with immense sadness that the Annan family and the Kofi Annan Foundation announce that Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Laureate, passed away peacefully on Saturday 18th August after a short illness.” The passing of the peacemaker and great world leader – at age 80, in a hospital in Bern, Switzerland – has come as a sad shock to Africans and the world. Undoubtedly, he will be missed. He inspired in words and in deeds, evidenced in the outpouring…
Despite being advanced in age, the news of the death of the soul singer has come as a shock to many. On Monday 13th of August, People magazine exclusively reported that the singer was ‘gravely’ ill at her home in Riverfront Towers, Detroit. Lifting tweets from Evrod Cassimi, a friend of the singer, it was disclosed that the singer who has been in hospice care was surrounded by friends and family. Before her passing, celebrities shared a prayer for her and her family and expressed grief for what seemed inevitable. My thoughts, my heart and my prayers are with Aretha…
His eyes were the first things I noticed, and I was hooked. A friend’s brother was throwing a party to celebrate his admission into the university, so, of course, all his friends were around. Although we were two years away from graduating from secondary school, we were accepted as suitable invitees for the party; thank goodness, it was just a lunch party. As we mingled with the other guests, the thought on our minds, (at least, my mind) was when we would become undergraduates. It seemed like such a huge ambition at the time. Well, before we got to that…