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by Staff writer While spending her morning with the residents of a nursing home for those who worked in entertainment, the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, had one particularly poignant …

SEVEN Find all previous episodes HERE. *** One very important thing you have to know about Nkiru’s mother-in-law is that she is a lover of children. Not necessarily all children—she rarely …

For the purpose of this write-up, call me Haunted: I feel like a ghost. I’m a 35-year-old woman, and I have nothing to show for it. My 20s and early …

by Asim Qureshi I’ve always wanted the best for my three kids, for them to do something amazing with the opportunities they have. Recently, one of them told me he/she …

by Cristina Margolis I don’t think there is any way for me to say this without sounding like a jerk, but I dread it when relatives ask if they can …

by Daniel Nkado Being fat, short, quiet, or poor, there is now an endless list of what people can be shamed for. And now engagement rings have joined the list. …

by Marcia Long When I turned 28, I decided I wanted a child. So I got married and had a child. My daughter was precocious from an early age. She …

by Jill Gleeson I don’t talk much about the pregnancies I lost, the children who might have been but never were. No one but my family and my best, oldest …

by Staff writer Usually, dog owners send their dog away if it was too aggressive or ill-behaved, but that is not the case of a dog named Binx who was …

by Staff writer Kensington Palace’s announcement that Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are expecting their first child has thrown the internet into great excitement. But here’s some bummer news: …

by Staff writer For most of us, 20s is the time of adventure. Everything is still so new so you are driven to try them all out. While this can …

by Staff writer 2Face and wife Annie just starred in a new Coca-Cola advert featuring the beverage company’s just released affordable family-sized, 1 litre bottle Coke. In the ad, Annie …

by Martins Toritseju She was beaming with joy, her smiles enchanting. The bride’s white gown boasted its radiance. Intoxicating! It was finally happening. It was like a wish come true. …

by Staff writer Numerous studies have concluded that divorce or the dissolution of a marriage does a far greater psychological damage to men than women. Divorced men are known to …

by Tori Depression is not feeling down for an hour out of your day. It’s not something to be glorified. It’s not beautiful. Depression is being on the brink of …

by Staff writer The simple answer to this question is yes. Racism is a system of belief that a person of one race is either superior or inferior to another, …

by Alex Lee We call it sham marriage or lavender marriage. In the majority of places in China, homophobia is still prevalent. Coming out as gay could cause a series …

by Daniel Nkado In a world fast tipping towards the clutches of insane hyper-consumerism, getting lost in the game has become sort of inevitable. A situation easily more pronounced in the world …

by Staff writer Twitter user Jackie has narrated her experience in finding out that her three sons are gay. “All 3 of my sons are gay,” Jackie writes. “I don’t …

by Staff writer Writing for the Good Men Project, writer and tech geek, Doug Zeigler, says he kisses his two sons every day. “I have two sons that I kiss …

by Staff writer Cartoon Network has launched a new platform called ‘Cartoon Network Africa Creative Lab’. The initiative will provide an opportunity for creators, writers, graphic artists, animation students to …

FIVE Blessing was getting ready to go meet a client when a knock suddenly came on the door. “Who?” she asked. “Babe, it’s me! Open the door!” It was Effiom. …

by Debra Grasso In the year 2003, my husband invited his former military comrade and his family — wife and 2 young children — to stay with us while they …

by Daniel Nkado Feminism is slowly turning into a fancy word — like just a title people use in order to feel sophisticated or create the impression of smartness. True, …

THREE Nkiru’s husband, Nnamdi, works with a property maintenance company whose reputation for owing their staff far outweighs their expertise in delivering satisfactory service to their customers. So when that …

TWO Over the years, Angel’s husband, Segun, has done things to bring his fidelity into query. First, he stopped sleeping with his wife. At first, Angel took it to mean …

by Staff writer This is an excerpt from a speech Michael Jackson gave at Oxford University in 2001: “You probably weren’t surprised to hear that I did not have an …

by Staff writer We live in a society that discourages men from talking about their feelings. Men are socialized to always be strong and play the role of the provider …

by Daniel Nkado Feminists describe the position of men in the society as ‘privileged’. Feminism thus fights to bring women to this same privileged position of men. Okay, all good. …

by Miz Tee Tiffany Haddish told The Hollywood Reporter all about the time she straight-up asked DiCaprio to sleep with her when she met him at a party a few …

by Staff writer It is common knowledge that unlike to their mothers, children find it difficult to express their love to their fathers. According to a new research, one in …

by Staff writer Though Azealia Banks has never been a fan of fellow rapper Cardi B, but one would think that their feud has gone a bit too far this …

by Guy Whisper Women have much more power in relationships than men do. Not just by social convention (which, believe me, is power enough), not just because others are more …

by Staff writer Regina Askia-Williams, a Nigerian former beauty queen and actress on Friday, May 11 bagged a family nurse practitioner degree from Wagner College in New York, United States. …

by Staff writer Speaking during an interview with Maria Menounos, Vin Diesel explains how Marvel sold him the idea to play the walking, talking alien tree, Groot in the Guardians of …

by Ashwin Kumar This is an illustration of how man created religion and God: Someone says, I’m gonna start a rumor. I’m gonna tell all my friends I can throw …

by Nancy Olson When I was 13 years old, my mother woke me up in the middle of the night and handed me a 410 shotgun. “Gary is beating your …

by Sam Dogen We only hear about the famous people who went to Harvard. You know, people like the 43rd POTUS George W. Bush, the “inventor” of the internet Al …

by Minh Hai Pham It’s been nine years since the day my wife and I had a good news, the day we found out that my wife was pregnant. To …

by Staff writer Three boys were coming home from school when they found themselves in the middle of a harrowing situation. A deeply troubled man was sitting on the edge …

by Staff writer Somalia is one of the four regions (Yemen, South Sudan and northeast Nigeria) the United Nations said are at risk of extreme starvation and diseases in 2017. …

by Ezeh Michael Ogonna Living in Lagos will teach you two very important life ethics: First is to never put all your eggs in one basket – the eggs I …

by Staff writer Millennials, a term now used to describe that bunch of weird-acting, difficult-to-understand young people whose existence has been mired in drama, ruckus and juvenile furor! These days, …

by Sarah Allen I grew up in a Christian household, but not a fundamentalist one. My parents were strict, but I didn’t have a problem with it. I was focused …

by Shaney Vijendranath When I decided to blog, I knew I had to be prepared for criticism. I was OK with that because I felt it was more important for …

by Brenden Shucart When I tested positive in the spring of 2005, it felt like the end of the world. HIV was this boogieman that I had been taught to …

by Staff writer Three days ago, Rihanna shared a dance video of a Lagos-based young dance crew, Dream Catchers, dancing to a song by Wizkid on Instagram, to celebrate her …

by Sprith Shrivastava Eight things I do to stay happy daily: 1. I quit Facebook: Instagram, Whatsapp, Twitter and every other social media too. I did this for a month …

by Josh Hoxie It takes a level of pomposity inconceivable to most of us to describe another country as a “shithole.” It’s unfortunately just one more of the obnoxious, racist, …

by Jason Real So you bumped into that extremely hot boy or girl at the mall and you feel your heart stop for a second. Your stomach fill up with …

by Uche Metuh I was still a young girl in Nigeria when the Anambra State Government refused to pay the workers at the Anambra State Water Board. It was the …