Arts & Culture

When we were Young Part 2 – by Abidemi Adebola “Sometimes our best love moments are like a flash, leaving timeless memories never to be forgotten”  What love did  1996 I met Kadijah for the first time at the video club. We wanted to borrow the same movie and only one copy was available. I

When we were young Part 1 – by Abidemi Adebola “The things we did for love decades ago will feel like gibberish these times”  The things we called love  1995  I began to have sexual fantasies; I loved Tony Braxton’s lips and when I watched her sing, it did a lot of wonder to my

Dealing with a broken heart? – How to move on! “Sometimes it takes a heartbreak to shake us awake and help us see we are worth so much more than we’re settling for.“Mandy Hale Don’t cry when the sun is gone, because the tears won’t let you see the stars. This article was written and

Ditch your Smartphones Now – You are addicted already “Nomophobia is Phone Addiction and you are probably an addict”  You can’t stop the beeps and messages from coming in torrents, but you can control how you react to it Not until recently, the word Nomophobia- the fear of being without your cell phone, was not

To my Mama – Short Poem by Jolade “There is nothing as powerful as mother’s love, and nothing as healing as a child’s soul”  By Jolade Come a little closer mum Have I told you? You are one of a kind The gentleness and kindness of your heart Yes, that you so generously share The

To Partner or Not? – business mistakes to avoid “The only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risk”  Mark Zuckerberg By Jolade Have you ever thought about starting up a business with someone or a group of people? It has been proven over time that great businesses are built on effective partnerships

Love Starts Innocently – by Abidemi Adebola True love isn’t found, it is built Abidemi shares an interesting “fictional” story that would get you wondering how long your innocence lasted before love claimed it. They say people fall in love three times or more in a life time, how this happens we do not know

A Fresh Start – By Jolade “A Fresh start is not a destination but a mindset”  Happy new year folks! Yeah, we can release the bated breaths now. No doubt 2020 was a challenging year for the most part, unprecedented times if you ask me. I am young enough to know nothing about the Spanish

RAPE = HATE. SAVE THE WORLD FROM ITSELF PART IV – By Deji Sowunmi “Blaming her meant that she was at fault, that she must have done something for this to happen to her. And so, it could never happen to their innocent, sweet, obedient daughters.”Mina Rehman – Author ‘Women who slay Women’ Hello, it

The Workplace Bully (Part II) – By Adebisi Blaq D ear reader, you probably wondered why some people are bullies. You also probably wondered what happened eventually to Bibi and me. In this part 2 of The Workplace Bully I will explain how you can turn into a bully and what the bully and the

RAPE = HATE. SAVE THE WORLD FROM ITSELF PART III – By Deji Sowunmi “The truth of it is, the shame was not mine, and for all victims in similar situations, it is not ours. The shame is reserved for every creep who has ever touched us inappropriately. The shame is on the abuser, not

RAPE = HATE. SAVE THE WORLD FROM ITSELF PART II – By Deji Sowunmi “Your body belongs to you and you alone, and no one has any right to touch you without your consent. Consent is momentary, temporary, and only valid for the specific activity to which it is given. ” Deji Sowunmi Hello again.

Is the fault in our stars?(Part II) – “How long should you try? Until.” “The light at the end of the tunnel is your life; it’s the tunnel that is temporary.” Michael Josephson D efiance With drooping shoulders, I sauntered into the 5th floor of the federal ministry of communications building at Obalende, where my

Chronicles of Jangalla boy – Part 5 “I never came first again after that term” My extra lessons teacher was an extremely brilliant man. I know they say do not speak ill of the dead but that has nothing to do with my assessment of his brilliance. He had a very pronounced impact on my

Chronicles of Jangalla boy – Part 4 “I became a Jangalla boy” I never thought we were poor. After all we had a VHS player with a selection of the best indian movies at the time. Love in Tokyo was my favorite. We also had a colour TV. Not the big wardrobe type which occupied

Chronicles of Jangalla boy – Part 3 “I lost. Again!” I had just lost an election and like everytime i faced a set back i had made a rash and perphaps hasty decision. Politics was no longer for me. I still had a slim but difficult chance to leave school with a first class and

Chronicles of Jangalla boy – Part 2 ” I was just more experienced” I was considered a brilliant chap in primary school and i absolutely carried loved carrying that toga. In reality, I was just more experienced than younger kids at doing what they were mostly doing for the first time. I didnt know that

Chronicles of Jangalla boy – Part 1 “I should write about this” I always thought i was going to be a footballer which was surprising. The perception of footballers has changed dramatically over time and many parents would, if given a choice, opt for the glitzy thrill of nights at the Bernabeu watching their son

The evolution of Neo Soul Music – I am not letting go (Part 1) “Neo means new. Soul is timeless.” N ow You Know I discovered this genre of music in early 2000s while staying at my cousins’ during holidays from the university. They were a tad older and were totally sold-out and ardent followers

10 Worship Songs in my morning Playlist “Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise. The gift of language combined with the gift of song was given to man that he should proclaim the Word of God through music.”—Martin Luther B ecause the morning shows the day, I try really hard to