LIFE IN ALL SPHERES
My first blog post, dropped on this day by this time of the day. Wow! by 4:19am, when I am supposed to be sleeping but have somehow managed to stay awake through out the night. Thoughts of the day ahead makes me wish I had slept earlier. Oops! Wishes, I guess were never meant to …
MATILDA DIKIBO Some decades ago, the virginity of a woman was her worth and a determinant of her value. She was seen as a precious jewel by her rightfully wedded husband. The virginity of a woman is her pride and dignity. It's something that a woman should treasure and shouldn't let go just to anyone. …
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It is a common tradition and popular culture amongst various climes across the world for people to date, court or be in a relationship first for a certain length of time before getting married – not so certain now, but surely, there is a period between when they meet and when they actually get married, …
Photo Credit: Port Harcourt Jagaban Port Harcourt, the capital city of Rivers State, Nigeria; is a city along the Bonny River in the Southern (also known as Niger Delta) region of Nigeria. With the sudden spate of the nouvelle corona virus in the world, Africa has not been left out. Most specially, the highly populated …
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Yubedee Pyamene Anokari Getting into the university, I fell in love with Dami at my first year. For the first time in as long as I can remember, a girl actually loved me and cared - true love was here, or so I thought. I didn’t want to rush things, so I took it slow. …
Ejimofor Hannah Chiamaka If keyboards could speak, I believe that it's first sentence would be directed to the typists who stares at the monitor as they blindly punch in every key without minding if it's the heart of the keys or even the eyes. If keyboards could speak, I'd advice them to speak to their …
Comfort Eke 'When a lady gets to at least 25 years, she should be married'. In Nigeria, getting married seems to be an issue of concern in many families. Some want the grand wedding, exquisite clothes for aso-ebi. 'Our family no dey carry last oh' in their own words. Some mothers go to the extent …
Yubedee Pyamene Anokari Imagine stepping out of your house, kissing your wife and child — a toddler, goodbye, just before leaving for work, only to never return home again, forever. Never getting to see their faces anymore. Never getting to kiss your wife again, never getting to savour the hearty and loving smile of your …
Yubedee Pyamene Anokari What if I never fall in love again? what if my emotions have been dredged away by one too many deceit, heartbreak and disappointment? Only if Femi had been honest and sincere, I wouldn’t have met the devil. Just how wicked and ruthless could men be! All men are dogs and that …
Yubedee Pyamene Anokari 'All men are cheats, all men are dogs.' These are particularly the opinions of ladies who have been lied to, cheated on and played. And considering all these, one is tempted to buy into their sentiments. But more often than not, you can’t necessarily blame these men for their actions – they …
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority, or against a person who is incapable of giving valid consent, such as one who is unconscious, incapacitated, has an intellectual disability or is below the legal age of …
