In my head, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is my BFF, so it's no secret that I love her. And for good measure, I've written about her quite a few times. Recently, she's been accused of throwing shade at Beyonce, and the beyhives are not having it. The Chimamanda haters non-lovers are having a good day, too. This is what happened. Remember that time in 2013 when Beyonce featured Chimamanda's speech in her Flawless song? Well, apparently, since that time, people and the media have been talking about Read More
I Like My Baby Hair
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of As I Am® Naturally. All opinions are 100% mine. In the words of Beyonce, I like my baby hair. When I was pregnant with Ada Verastic, we did not find out her sex. We wanted to be surprised. The only thing the nurse told us during one of the routine sonograms was that our baby had a lot of hair. I thought nothing of it until Ada Verastic was born and we saw that indeed, she had a lot of hair. Her hair was thick and black and curly and just Read More
5 Reasons Buhari’s View On The Other Room Does Not Surprise Me
By now, every Nigerian has probably heard about Buhari's comment about the other room. But for those who haven't, let me give you a summary: it all started when First Lady, Aisha Buhari did an interview with BBC in which she stated that her husband had abandoned all the people who supported him during the campaign and hired new people instead who have basically been misleading him and sabotaging his presidency, and that if things don't change, she will not be voting for him in 2019. Considering Read More
8 Steps To Marry A Cheating Husband
This post is specifically for women because we have seen, heard, and read too many times that a good woman has been cheated on by a bad man --- and she never saw it coming. I just had this conversation with my friend, Uju over the weekend when we were talking about a certain female Nigerian celebrity who was cheated on by her husband. I think that when it comes to women who have been cheated on by their husbands, there are two major kinds: (1) the ones who thought they married great men and Read More
Why Don’t We Like To Say Vagina?
During the BlogHer16 conference, I was blessed to be one of the Influencers working with Vagisil. As an Influencer, I attended a special event hosted by Vagisil, and although I expected it to be fun (because these BlogHer sponsor events are usually fun), the event surpassed my expectations – it was not only fun but so informative too!Three very knowledgeable women, all experts in their field - including Dr. Sherry Ross, an award winning OB-GYN, Keech Combe Shetty, Read More