Who Is My Knight In Shining Biceps? (Part 1)
It was a hot afternoon. I was alone but I could hear the tap outside running. I imagined that some labourers working on building sites around my house were on the premises fetching water to work with....
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I get very excited when I come across menswear fashion collection because they are not as common as female fashion collections, which still stand out but are just a tad too common. But fashion...
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New Music: The Search ft 3rty – Kid Marley
The Search is the last Official Single off “Days B4 Denim” EP dropping on the 5th of December,an alternative rap tune it features singer and producer 3rty and is about how the quest for the truth...
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MUSIC: Runtown Ft Wizkid “LAGOS To Kampala”
So far on his 17-track debut album, “Ghetto University” this track is the “bestest” sound yet! Maleek Berry delivers a sweet, slow beat that just makes you want to jump on your feet and dance! It just...
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POETRY: WARSAN SHIRE
FOR WOMEN WHO ARE ‘DIFFICULT’ TO LOVE you are a horse running alone and he tries to tame you compares you to an impossible highway to a burning house says you are blinding him that he could never...
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5 Ways To Make Your Home “African” This Season
Red, Green and white are the colors of Christmas everywhere in the world. They seem to dominate every home every December/January. This year, we challenge you to add a bit a of brown! Adorn your home...
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BOOK REVIEW: BUCHI EMECHETA; THE JOYS OF MOTHERHOOD
The Joys of Motherhood is a novel written by Buchi Emecheta. It was first published by Allison & Busby in 1979 and was reprinted in Heinemann’s African Writers Series in 2008. It goes without...
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Interview: Hoviare Freedom
I met Hoviare Freedom’s work before I met her and I have to say, I was amazed. I just had to organize an interview with her to meet the person behind these works. Here’s a look into the life of Hovi;...
View ArticlePOETRY: Panic Room
To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved – George McDonald I have scars Cuts,bruises,burns I have scars like you I can show you but you won’t see I have cuts too and bruises,yes But...
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Book Review: Beasts of No Nation – Uzodinma Iweala
“The whole world is spreading before me and I am looking up to the grey sky moving slowly slowly against the top leaf of the tall tall Iroko tree. And under this, many smaller tree is fighting each...
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Book Review: Beasts of No Nation – Uzodinma Iweala
“The whole world is spreading before me and I am looking up to the grey sky moving slowly slowly against the top leaf of the tall tall Iroko tree. And under this, many smaller tree is fighting each...
View ArticleThe Quiet Fire
PROLOGUE It was getting dark but the man was not in a hurry to get home. The day had not been progressive, he had not been able to get any work and the last thing he wanted to do was to go home to...
View ArticleD-I-Y: African Gele Updo
Most of the time, the Geles (African Headgears) we see at events are usually the type shaped out in ‘fan’ style and they are usually very pretty so most people have already learnt how to do it or want...
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#WomanCrushWednesday: Adesua Etomi
Adesua Etomi might not be a name that is as popular as that of a lot of other Nollywood actresses but this young fair-complexioned actress is steadily becoming a force to reckon with in the Nigerian...
View ArticleVideo of the Week: “Get Up and Do Something” Pep Talk
It’s funny how kids of this generation are so smart that even the adults tend to ‘fake’ knowledge on some subjects when they ask too many questions about everything. Here’s a little boy giving a short...
View ArticleMusic Throwback: My Car ft. Pastor Goody Goody – Tony Tetuila
Label: Kennis Music – KMMC 024 Format: CD, Album, Gatefold Country: Nigeria Released: 2002 Genre: Hip Hop, Reggae, Pop Style: Motswako, Reggae-Pop, RnB/Swing, Dancehall If you didn’t rock to this song...
View ArticlePoetry: A Brand New Man – 3rty
Where do you get a new self? When you tire of your own, You can always go out, When you’re bored at home, Your body, your mind, Your spirit, your soul, These are the things, We’ve permanently known,...
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Fashion: InstaarM Designs
Zimbabwean born designer Intisaar Mukadam obtained her BA (honors’) Fashion Design degree in the UK, in 2010. She has become an International name after launching her label, IntisaarM, in Harare, in...
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The Calabar Festival Is Here!
Harmattan is here. As the fog descends, ribbons and banners begin to hang from pole to pole announcing carnivals on streets and in estates across the country. But then there is the biggest carnival of...
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FASHION: Lupita Nyongó’s New Look On The Cover Of RHAPSODY MAGAZINE
Africa’s sweetheart, Lupita Nyongó debuts her new look on the cover of United Airline’s “Rhapsody Magazine” in a Star Wars inspired haircut styled by celebrity hairstylist Larry Sims, who also works...
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