Valentine’s Day in Nigeria often comes with predictable scripts: traffic, fully booked restaurants, overpriced menus, and the pressure to post proof of romance online. But there is never one way to celebrating Valentine. Sometimes, the most meaningful moments happen away from tables set for Instagram. If you’re looking to do Valentine’s Day differently this year,…
Nigerian literary icon Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is grieving the heartbreaking loss of her young son, Nkanu Nnamdi, who passed away following a brief illness. He was one of her twin boys and was just under two years old. The news was confirmed on January 8 through a statement released by Adichie’s communications team, requesting privacy…
“Yinka, where is your husband?” “In our time, we didn’t do this…” “Let me advise you.” We all have our fair share of the ‘African aunties’ moments, and really some people have it worse than the others. If there was an Olympic sport for unsolicited advice, we know Team Africa would be going for gold….
