It is no secret that Blessing Okagbare did millions of Nigerians and indeed Africans proud at the recently completed 2014 Commonwealth games in Glasgow. Blessing won gold at both 100 and 200 meter races and set the games record time of 10.85sec for the 100meter race. The first African woman to achieve such a feat. On her successful performance…
Rape has become a staple conversation on almost every discussion platform. From India, the US and even Nigeria, no country is immune to the issues that surround these heinous crimes and the countless victims affected. I came across this article on thenakedconvos.com and thought it captured superbly not only the internal shame and struggles faced by victims but also how…
This has to be the VIDEO OF THE WEEK! If you are a regular visitor on Inspiredbyglory.com you’ll quickly spot that we give more credence to positive reinforcement of women’s self esteem than we do size. We are all about health and fitness but predominately about loving yourself regardless of the size label of your clothes. So when we saw…
By Mark Tuschman In the middle of the night on April 14, 2014, the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram broke into the hostels where 276 schoolgirls slept in the town of Chibok in north-east Northeast Nigeria. Corralled into trucks, the girls were held by gunpoint and abducted into the night. Boko Haram’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, later claimed that under Sharia law…
Our co-conspirator, Wana Udobang recently helped launch Jumia’s Plus Size range. The range shows a versatility of styles and colours for the curvier woman and we love it. But what we love more is Wana’s confidence. Women come in all shapes and sizes, small, not so small, tall, slim, dark, light and a lot of in-betweens. We need more labels…
The first time I met Uche Eze Pedro was in 2010 at the lobby of Southern Sun Hotel in Ikoyi. Until then we’d been emailing back and forth and she had published my articles on Bellanaija.com. She looked decidedly different from what I was expecting. I had imagined the Editor in Chief of Bellanaija.com would turn up in Louboutin heels,…
“Nothing worth having comes easy”! Someone really smart must have said this years ago! Sometimes we run away from challenges or see life’s down times as a reason to quit. Last week I came across the video of Alysia Montano an 8 month pregnant athlete who despite all odds ran a competitive 800meters race. Alysia, who came 5th at the…
Some friendships are eternal. When I met Wana Udobang 4 years ago, I never thought our friendship would blossom into something quite so special. I always say everyone needs a friend like Wana, open and honest, able to cut through the noise of the world and get through to your heart (off course it also helps that her cooking skills…
I don’t have a husband or a child and already I feel the nagging feeling of guilt when I make sacrifices in favour of my career or other life choices. The society expects an arm and a leg from us womb carriers and we in turn place lofty expectations on ourselves. The result, a balancing act of board rooms, diapers,…
