they said we could have it all… they just didn't tell us how.
“However far the stream flows, it never forgets its source“- Nigerian Proverb. This is a story about home, about the people who are more than just our neighbours, about the place that raised us and has an imprint on the person we have become. This is a story about going back to the root of…
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Lagos. It is push and pull, full of life, hair raising and frustrating, demanding and stands to attention for no one. Loud laughs from people just getting the hell on against all odds. It is moments of quiet amid hours of chaos. It is frenetic and you have to run almost a thousand miles to…
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In the end what was it for and why? Stories of the Biafra war is one I heard growing up; my grand parents having lived through it- both Yoruba and Igbo origin. Stories of hope and pain; it is hard not to interlace the two with regards to this conflict. The idea though noble was…
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T there is one person who should know about career advise and elevating your brand to a space where exception manifests itself, it’s Aliza Licht. Since her days as DKNY PR Girl she has created an important space on social media, she is the one you want to call for advice on anything from red…
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Nollywood…chai! Growing up in Nigeria it was essential viewing. The quality wasn’t always great but the stories, all of them regardless of culture, had one thing in common, heart. The narrative carries the movie through, poor production quality notwithstanding. Over the years the quality has improved and stories elevated and have become even heartier. There…
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Even in death, we deserve a little bit of privacy, no matter how public a live we lived, there should be some things that remain unknown, even in death, especially about our most intimate moments. I love Frida Kahlo, I’ve journeyed around to see her art work. I find her story both compelling, fascinating and…
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I have a confession; I am addicted to Netflix and Amazon prime TV, and I am not even sorry about it. I could watch hours and hours of shows, even have it on when I am sleeping. When I cook I have on something on Netflix or amazon prime, typically something I have watched before…
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Last week I and my sister had the distinct pleasure of attending an evening with Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené authors of the Black Girl Bible and all round book of wisdom, Slay In Your Lane. Before now, there were very few books that spoke to Black women in Britain, that spoke directly to us,…
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Lola Shoneyi’s bestselling novel is brought to life on the London stage in this ambitious, funny, witty and poignant play. A show of hilarity and intrigue, tragedy and karma (a big theme in many a Nollywood films), the play revolves around Baba Segi a wealthy trader who lives in a mansion, his four wives and…
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