Isioma had come back from school, and her mama had called her her favourite name “mara mma nwaanyi” meaning beautiful lady. Welcome my daughter she had said, you must be very tired. Bring your school bag. She collected it from her. Held her by the hand and took her inside. Papa good afternoon, I knelt down […]
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Sleep, good food, scenery, shopping are probably what most people want when they go for a relaxing holiday right? Anyone who lives in Lagos knows that feeling to get away from the hustle and bustle now and then. The economy this year made travel more challenging for many families thanks to the exchange rate fluctuation.
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Fifebi sighed. Why was he even trying to argue this out? He wasn’t sure why. His guts like the many million times had pushed him to keep fighting it out. That voice was telling him the same thing this time around. That he only needed to win this battle once, and then possibly forever! Dad….
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It is increasingly difficult to teach our children about our roots as we become more developed or modern as a Nation. We start to lose out on some of the traditions that form the essence of who we are as a people. It is interesting that God created us in different Nations and people for
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Aria looked weary as she trudged along the sidewalks. It was a bright day, sunny…hot sunny, she thought. She missed London. She frowned, thinking why the hell did her mum take the job she got here, even if she wanted to relocate to her “fatherland” as she called it, why couldn’t she just leave her
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DALM| Why all the scanty dressing in the Olympics? The 2016 Olympics holding in Brazil is ongoing and most people are watching it in their homes or catching the highlights on You Tube. I have always loved watching olympics from childhood and have carried on the tradition with my children. Evenings these days will find us
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Should you have to decide between aso ebi or school fees? Tired, Bukky dumped her bag on the bed. She grumbled as her phone rang. Then she made a face as she looked to see who was calling it was her sister in law, calling from the U.S. Her first daughter was getting married. “Hello Aunty
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DALM: Keep Calm…..And Give Me an App Okay, I’m a working mother of 5, juggling the demands of kids aged between 13 (read fashionably lazy teen) to a 6 month baby (read adorable but exhausting bundle of joy and broken sleep). In addition to this I am running a small business in Lagos (read “101
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Segun looked shocked as both his parents entered the principals’ office, he knew he was in for it big time, Ha! He shouldn’t have followed through with Timo’s idea of sneaking out of school that day. Sneaking out of school was supposed to mark one as a “big boy” around Tiwase School. Up to this point
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Most work-life balance conversations are between stay at home versus career mum; but what about mumpreneurs? Like all mums, mumpreneurs need a day off too and have a lot to manage. The career mum might struggle with juggling her 9 to 5 (or more like 5 to 9), and deal with missing some milestones. For
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