Nigeria, the home of my fore-bearers, the place where I was born, raised and learnt to be me, the place where I learnt to believe that nothing comes easy and you need to work your fingers to the bones to make it, you could get lucky (if you are an ardent socialist) or you could […]
Author: Victor Ugoo Njoku

Dunnie on Her Music Journey and Relocation to Lagos
About two weeks after Dunnie moved to Lagos, she met Sean Tizzle and they made Pempe. Pempe got her multiple nods at the Beatz Awards including “Best Afrobeats Producer”. She went ahead to release her debut EP, “Seven” and capped the year with an opening at Simi’s December Concert. Dunnie is one of the beneficiaries […]

7 Fashion Essentials For The Rainy Season
The rainy season is my best season of the year. And I’m glad it’s that time of the year again. One of the best memories of my childhood was standing by the window to watch it rain. For a lot of people my age, theirs could be running around in the rain. Growing up, that […]

Legacy: A Fashion Commentary on Classics
Pause! Quick questions, please? What are you wearing? Why are you wearing that? Is it an expression of your individuality; your values; your love for details or more? Oh, you never thought of those? Let me help you. Patek Philippe’s generational adverts have this line, “You never actually own a Patek Philippe. You merely look […]

7 Tips to Eat Healthy on a Budget by Chef Daniel
It is shocking (well maybe not) that more than 10% of the world population is currently obese and that since 1975 the worldwide obesity has nearly tripled. The numbers keep increasing which explains why more people are starting to eat healthy. A lot of us think that it is expensive to eat healthy. Even when […]

“BathKandy Started as a Result of a Personal Struggle with Allergies…” Blondie Okpuzor
BathKandy founded in 2014 is an environmentally friendly, skin loving, beauty preserving, artisan bath and body company. BathKandy creates sumptuous dessert inspired beauty treats, utilizing unconventional raw materials such as garri and chocolate, infused into beauty and skincare products. Blondie Okpuzor, the CEO of BathKandy graduated with a B.Sc. in Business Management and Sociology from […]

Soil Less Farming: A Chat with Samson Ogbole, Co-founder PS Nutrac
Soilless farming is the system of agriculture which involves growing trees, flowers, vegetables, and other plants without using soil. Soilless farming boosts root hair growth. The system of farming also protects plants against earthworms and other pests. In Nigeria, PS Nutrac is leading the soil less farming movement. Aeroponics is one of the most recent […]

The Nigerian Queen 2018, Rachael Amune Hands Over Newly Constructed Borehole to Abonnema Girls Secondary School
On 15 January 2019, The Nigerian Queen 2018 Winner, Racheal Amune and The Nigerian Queen Organisation’s “Beauty for Purpose” outreach team donated a clean-free borehole to the Abonnema Girls Secondary School in Akuku Toru Local Government Area, Rivers State. This project which commenced on 9th January, 2019, is aimed at curbing the challenges of accessing […]

Genevieve Nnaji’s Lion Heart is a Classic
Sometime in 2017, the news broke about Genevieve Nnaji’s directorial debut, Lion Heart. This got fans excited, especially because of the crop of artiste involved in the project. After one year of wait, the movie premiered at TIFF 2018. And Netflix purchased rights to the movie which started showing on their platforms on January 4. […]

A Lonely Christmas can be Merry
What does Christmas mean to you? What makes Christmas special for you? Have you had a lonely Christmas before? No, never? I thought so too, until today. I saw it coming. But it never dawned on me how lonely it will get. It’s a thing – lonely Christmas. This would be my first ever Christmas […]