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Last-minute Valentine shopping for the significant man in your life is not hard especially after reading this list. In fact it’s actually quite easy to figure out what he wants and you can easily get any of these items under 24 hours. Now I’m not saying buying your man a pair of boxers or singlet […]
I’ve been natural for three years and it’s been a journey. And a not-so-easy one too, there are many things I wish I had known before embarking on this journey but it took a lot of learning and re-learning to get me this far. There are lots of content on the internet that will leave […]
Traditional marriage among Yoruba people today is nothing like it was in the past, today Yoruba Traditional Marriage is more or less a glorified Aso-Ebi show and not even considered a real wedding. A large part of the Yoruba culture has been Westernized and most practices are practically non-existent in this day and time but marriage […]
A short story series about a lady’s encounter with love and finding out the true meaning of love during her NYSC program. PART 1: Love and Deployment This is NOT a love story no matter how many times I use the word ‘love’. I know it’s a bit misleading, or maybe a lot, […]
If you’re looking for how to propose to your girlfriend or what to say when proposing to your girlfriend then this is the wrong post. But if you want to pop the Q and you’re not quite sure what your partner’s reaction will be then read on.When you’re in a relationship, there are certain things […]
Have you ever heard the Yoruba slang/term: Omo jo Ibo (which means the child looks Igbo)? Well whoever coined that term was referring to me. If you’re reading this you already know that I’m not Igbo, my blog is literally called Yoruba Chic so why do I feel the need to declare in shouty capitals […]
You can say Christmas is coming early for writers this December. Are you a writer and you’d like to win 10,000 Naira this week and coming weeks in December? You can in the #30DaysOfFlashFiction by Farabale Africa. The 500 word flash fiction contest which started this Monday 3rd December is still very much open. Submissions are open […]
For someone who has only travelled out of Lagos a few times, attending the Ake Festival this year was a huge deal for me, especially because I was going on my own. In this post, I’ll be sharing all my thoughts and expectations on the 2017 AKe Festival and how it turned out. This could […]
REVIEW Simi is one of the most talented and hardworking artistes in Nigeria. The song Owanbe is from her recent album “Simisola”. Owanbe literally means “It is there”, it refers to something notable going on somewhere and is mostly used to refer to mega parties thrown by Yoruba people which usually involve a lot of […]
I celebrated my birthday last month and I was treated to a fancy birthday dinner date with my boyfriend. We both didn’t know where to go initially so we had to check for restaurants nearby on Google and finally settled on The Orchid Bistro. We’d both never been there so it took us a while […]