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What you need to know about the VAPP
The normalisation of violence across Nigeria is something we can’t ignore. Sexual, domestic and physical violence remain extremely prevalent and we are doing far from enough to address this. In 2015, the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act (VAPP) was signed in to law, but several states are yet to enact it. The VAPP is the…
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The little things under lockdown
Wow! I feel like I haven’t blogged in years. Hey everyone! How’ve you been? I know it hasn’t been an easy year for any of us and most of us can’t wait for this year to end. I’ve been thinking of coming back to this blog for a while, but I was procrastinating, because life.…
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Eating your way around Lagos in one post!
Hey everyone! I just had an epiphany, if I can call it that, but I realized that I spend all (literally all) of my money on eating, yet I haven’t done a food blog post yet! How and why are two questions I don’t have an answer to, but finally, I’m doing this! If you…
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Five feminists to follow through 2019
Hey Everyone! Happy Happy New Year! I honestly hope that 2019 is a successful year for us all, filled with POSITIVITY. 2018 was genuinely the worst year of my life, losing my mum really took a toll on me but I am so motivated to make her proud this year and just charge forth. I…
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I lost 25kg in 2 years, here’s my story
So, for the past two months I’ve received several questions with regards to my weight loss journey. I’ve decided to write a blog post on it and share my truth wholesomely, because it has not been an easy ride whatsoever. First of all, to everyone who has said I’m on drugs, I’ve had surgery or…
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Get up and get voting!
If there are three words we’ve heard consistently leading up to the 2019 elections, it is definitely Permanent Voters Card. The importance of getting your PVC can never be over-emphasized, but unfortunately, poor and dilapidated systems have made it extremely uneasy, especially for formal and informal workers, to get your PVC. We’ve heard stories about…
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White privilege beyond the West
White privilege; benefits entrenched in a society which apply to those who simply do not have an overabundance of melanin in their skin pigmentation. This is the norm in Western nations, whilst in a predominantly Black society I find it perturbing that it is also the preponderant influence over social status. I was born with…
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WE RISE INITIATIVE QUARTERLY REPORT (JAN-APR 2018)
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AU African Union DCAD Devatop Centre for Africa Development ECOWAS Economic Commission of West African States EFCC Economic and Financial Crime Commission EU European Union FG Federal Government GBP Great Britain Pound Sterling IDP Internally Displaced Persons IOM International Organisation for Migration IWD International Womens Day N Nigerian Naira NEMA…
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Reaching a state of fulfilment
Do you ever feel extremely unfulfilled? Nothing is going right, no good news seems to be coming your way, you can’t secure your dream job, you’re not sleeping right or eating right? Well that’s how I felt for almost the entire first quarter of 2018. Having resigned from my previous job at the end of…
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SA Fashion Week 2017
What a weekend! I arrived in Johannesburg on Thursday morning and to no ones surprise, I was channelled straight into work! Of course I’ve got to share my looks and speak on my favorite collections with you! WHAT I WORE Of course I was styled by @kiitaann and my makeup was done by me!…
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