By Ajima Jackson for Black Weight Loss Success Many women will agree that they not only feel emotionally crabby or irritable during their period but also feel bloated. A common concern is that you might actually be gaining real weight during your period as well. This can be especially worrisome to women who are trying to lose weight already. The truth is,…
IBG is all about celebrating women and each week we choose one woman as our Wednesday crush. For the longest time we’ve been crushing on Honey Ogundeyi the founder and CEO of Fashpa.com, Nigeria’s Leading Online Fashion Retailer, and here’s why….. She’s built/building a strong NIGERIAN brand In a relatively short time Fashpa.com has established itself as No1 Fashion…
By Melissa Michaels for Proverbs 31.org “I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed…
In recent times, Youtube has been one of my FAV finds and the channel BuzzFeedVideo is one of my go to FAV pages as well. Humour, truth and sarcasm all rolled into a less than 2 minute clip! Sisters, I am sure you will agree that there are certain things considered ‘taboo’for a woman to say and do. No one…
In case you missed it, late last week Instagram got into a little trouble for taking down the picture above twice! Photographer Rupi Kaur a photograph of a fully clothed woman lying in bed with a period stain on Instagram. I have found the debate around this picture a little humorous. On one hand the world is happy to view,…
We just LOVE it when Nigerian women are recognized as change instigators. Women standing up and making a difference in their communities. These women aren’t complainers…they are doers…and we LOVE IT (did we say that already?)….What we LOVE most about this list is the diversity of women and sectors included…from entrepreneurship to health and even activism these women are truly…
Joile has been in the news for all the right reasons this month! First it was for speaking openly about removing her ovaries and fallopian tube as a cancer preventive measure and now its for her amazing speech at the Kids choice awards, where she won the award for best villain in her role as Maleficent in the live-action reimagining…
I’ll be honest, Elaine Shobanjo is my cousin and one of my best friends but that has little to do with her featuring on the Inspire Series Shero’s list. I remember when, almost 7 years ago now, we were trying to come up with the name of her business. I always get a kick out of hearing people say, ‘Shomya…
By Suzie Eller “Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.” John 21:25(NIV) Two women approached me. They could almost pass for twins, except for the scars borne by one. “She rescued me,” the younger one…
By Glory Edozien As every single girl living in this commercial city knows, Lagos is tough. Finding a man (let’s not question if he is good, bad or ugly) is akin to finding a needle in a burning fire. To make matters worse, Bellanaija weddings will not let someone rest-constantly flooding us with pictures of beautiful brides and dapper grooms…
