It was such an honour to be featured on the cover of Guardian Life alongside the amazingness that is Stephanie Obi, Omilola Oshikoya and Itotro Eze-Anaba. The tag line read- Changing the Narrative-Women of Inspiration and it felt rewarding for the work that Inspired by Glory does to be seen in that light. In case you missed it, here is…
Whoever said love is blind probably was referring to how we miss with flashing neon do not enter signals that surround a potentially dead end relationship. But somehow, we fashion love out into a thick blind fold and proceed without counting the costs of our decisions. In this video, I highlight some of the potentially dangerous pitfalls we can miss…
This one is for the men dem! Honestly, us Nigerian women are not complicated. I can already see the men shaking their heads. But really most of us are quite simple and straight forward. I have had several conversations with my male friends where they complain about their wives, girlfriends etc and it takes me less than 5 minutes to…
Over the last three years, Atoke thrilled us every Monday with her weekly Monday banter on Bellanaija.com. As a writer myself, I understand the level of discipline it takes to produce weekly content which must meet the intense scrutiny of online readers. The online readership base, while popular, is possibly the hardest to attract. So many things, gossip, motivational articles,…
I met life style blogger, Berry Dakara a few years ago and I was a silent by stander as her love with her hubby Kess (cakes) blossomed. They were kind enough to share pictures of their super fun beach wedding with us and the Nigerian blog scene has continued to wish them well as a couple. So you can imagine…
By Glory Edozien for Guardian Woman I’ve found that the root of many of the internal issues and struggles we face as women, stem from our lack of self love. I’ve found that many of us, women, don’t understand what it truly means to be in love with self and as a consequence we miss out on what life has…
by Glory Edozien To be honest I am not sure why I joined Tinder. Maybe it had something to do with hearing my EX took his latest squeeze to Venice on holiday; or that all my friends and family seem to be talking about new men in their lives and the only stories I can share are about my ex…
A special skill is required for driving in Lagos. Whether it’s the propensity to withstand long endless hours in traffic, or the ability to drive an almost empty tank for days, Lagos drivers achieve various feats every day. But Lagos drivers are notoriously famous for other things too- such as blatant floating of traffic signals, honking at EVERYYYYYTHING and unnecessary…
I read this letter by Ferdy to his wide Lilly, sometime last year on Bellanaija.com. I not only loved the sincerity behind his words, I also completely fell in love with his portrayal of marriage. Too often we either see marriage as a destination filled with candyfloss and rose petals or as a place where each person becomes shackled to…
When it comes to relationships everyone has something to say. From friends, siblings and celebrities and even us! Recently, Hollywood Power Couple, Devon Franklin and his wife, Megan Good, shared details of their relationship, courtship, marriage and the key to their success- waiting. In the book, also titled, ‘the wait’, they share their belief that saving sex for marriage is the…
