Its five years today since I graduated with a PhD in Real Estate and Planning from the University of Reading. An accomplishment I would never have dreamed possible 6 years earlier or even the year before the actual graduation. The road to Dr. Edozien was fraught with obstacles and many setbacks. I tell anyone who asks….‘how did you manage to…
Marry a man with potential. If you are a single girl, chances are you’ve heard this piece of wisdom repeated time and time again. But how do you differentiate between a man who has potential and a man who hasn’t? What traits do these potential carriers have in common? What does it even mean to be a man with potential?…
I was absolutely blown away by this video. Although the figures in the article relate more to the US, Africa and or Nigeria can’t be far off. I’d even like for us to question further what we tell (and show) our young girls on more general terms. Does our culturally biased (and even parochial society) upbringing somehow prevents us from…
They say people cover our nakedness, so I often wonder why people beam with so much pride that they have no friends. I think people need people. We aren’t built to live in isolation. However, I understand the need for self preservation and protecting yourself from the fall outs and disasters of certain friendships. Maybe I am just lucky. I…
Everyone is getting married and now so is your ex! Not just talking about just any EX – Its HIM. The one who you thought was THE ONE! Here is a case in point – Chika met Ike, they both fell in love. They had disagreements like any other couple but worked it out, he made vague references to marriage…
I hate dogs. Never liked them and I’m unlikely to ever do so. Although, a huge percentage of my dislike for these creatures stems from fear, I’ll also be the first to admit that I find some of their habits quite disgusting! All the slobbering and drooling dogs do, leaving their thick spittle dragging for miles as they lick their…
I hate pain. Any kind of pain, physical and/or emotional. I hate pain so much that I can’t stand to see anyone else in pain. This is why I avoided tweezing my eyebrows for so long. The thought of someone plucking hair from my eyebrows literally caused my forehead to tense up and form unpleasant wrinkles at the corner of…
In the last week Tiwa Savage and Rihanna have given us a lot to talk about. Neither of them are strangers to criticism. Tiwa has received huge backlash for her choice of outfit in previous videos and Rihanna taunts us with daring outfits on every red carpet. There seems to be an arbitrary line between risqué and sexy and although…
We love to watch them. We copy their makeup, style and even dance moves. Women in the entertainment industry have become staple role models for millions of women around the world. But what does it take to be a female entertainer? What gender specific challenges and barriers do they overcome to be in the coveted spotlight? To get a glimpse…
I loved the group Salt and Pepa when I was growing up. I remember how I would record their songs from the radio and then have all the lyrics memorised in barely a day. (If only I had paid as much attention to my Math and Physics homework, perhaps I would be a Shell Engineer by now. Oh well!). Just…
