by Teakisi | Apr 30, 2018 | Culture, Family, Thoughts & Reflections
By Eunice Aber I was recently engaged in a conversation with my colleagues on the topic of bride price. I actually find myself engaged in this conversation more times than I care to. The issue of bride price, along with its exorbitant demands, is not just a Ugandan...
by Ayandola Ayanleke | Apr 23, 2018 | Culture, Empowerment, Lifestyle
By the time you are reading this, you are probably thinking it is stale already … you are absolutely right, but read it anyways. I was obsessed … scratch that … I am completely obsessed with Black Panther. I knew so much about the movie before I...
by Natacha Umutoni | Apr 18, 2018 | Culture, Poem, Thoughts & Reflections, Uncategorised
The pain, the grief, the loss Is felt at the core of our souls. We live with grief. Every day. Beyond the dirty past, beneath the hard scars are fresh wounds We live with them. Every day. Grief is our second rib. Our constant companion Existing without her is...
by Teakisi | Apr 9, 2018 | Culture, Education, Empowerment, Thoughts & Reflections
By Sola Ogunbiyi Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is without a doubt, a vocal African feminist act. She literally wears her identity as a woman/African as a badge. She is simultaneously an inspiration and a nuisance to many, it’s not a wonder you find her name in the search...
by Teakisi | Apr 5, 2018 | Culture, Empowerment, Entertainment, Thoughts & Reflections
By Sola Ogunbiyi The Igbo people from Eastern Nigeria have four market days namely: Eke Afo Nkwo Orie In Igbo, ‘Oko’ means a man, ‘Orie or Oye’, means a market day, so ‘Okoye’ means a man/boy born on Orie market day. Technically, Okoye is a man’s name, but a different...
by Teakisi | Mar 23, 2018 | Culture, Current Affairs, Empowerment, Thoughts & Reflections
By Reem Gaafar A short while ago, I read Chinua Achebe’s reclaimed novel, Things Fall Apart,. The book is set in Nigeria in the late 19th century and tells the story of a fictional male character living and flourishing in the heathen pre-colonial African times, with...
