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We all know losing weight is tough, but gaining weight flips both the script and the switch on that struggle. Even more so because people never take your struggle seriously. Apparently, if the issue being discussed is weight then weight gain takes all the attention while weight loss remains the underrated topic no one ever […]
People do a lot of things when they are overcome with emotion. We asked five Nigerian women the worst things they have done because they were angry. Tracy, 31 I had a terrible day at work and I was returning home when someone hit my car. I wasn’t so bothered because I had insurance. When […]
For this week’s What She Said, I spoke to Chioma, who had a life-changing experience at 19. She talks about what it felt like losing her leg to an accident at 19, how she has adapted to the change and getting a first-class in law school. Tell me about the accident. I remember it like […]
Keeping short hair literally takes your hair off the list of things you have to worry about, stress over and spend on. Low cut hair is underrated.
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You know how you can be talking about something and a man from nowhere will insert himself in the conversation and give you an opinion no one asked for? That is mansplaining. Simply put, it’s when men talk over you in a condescending and often inaccurate manner plus it’s almost always something you already know. […]
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