Having a child anywhere in the world is by no means easy. From the stress of carrying a baby for nine months, to the stress of actually giving birth, it’s a lot for one person to handle.
There’s a lot of creepy behavior directed towards Nigerian women that have been annoyingly normalized. Most of them are often masked as jokes, so the perpetrators expect women to laugh over them. But perverted behavior is perverted behavior, and because we can only deal with one pandemic at a time, we will appreciate it if […]
As we all know, the devil is learning work where Nigerian women are. These queens of wickedness are out to destroy hearts and occasionally, a gullible Nigerian man falls for them and gets his heart broken. To get over their heartbreak, you often find men doing one (or all) of these five things: 1. Drink […]
Catcalling can be considered a form of sexual harassment, and is something a lot of women experience on a daily basis. Atinuke, 19 When I was around 11, I went to buy my little brother’s baby milk. This guy started calling me and I ignored him. He then got up and started chasing me. I […]
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A while ago, we asked 5 men to talk about discovering masturbation, and now, it is the women’s turn. With purity culture breathing down their neck, it seems like women are not allowed to enjoy sex at all, talk less on single player mode. That is why, we decided to ask six Nigerian women to […]
Nigerian women. What a phenomenon. If you’ve ever had to woo a Nigerian woman, you know it’s not exactly the easiest of tasks. Asides swimming through 7 oceans and conquering 7 mountains, there a few other things that can get you to a Nigerian woman’s heart. I made a list. 1. Give her money You […]
Love is such a beautiful and wonderful feeling. Sometimes, this wonderful feeling takes your sense for vanishing and makes you do some really crazy things. So, we asked nine Nigerian women to tell us the craziest things they have done for love. Halima, 20 I once cancelled a 70k gig because this guy I was […]
Here’s a common Twitter scenario: A woman posts a tweet saying “This man’s birthday is coming and I don’t know what to get him.” Some clowns will quote the tweet, saying she should give him 1,500 and boxers. Since women are always so confused about things Nigerian men actually want, we the nice people at […]
If you have ever used a hygiene product marketed towards women, then you definitely understand the pain 1) Scent It is either the scent is fruits or flowers, no range whatsoever. Give us something else to work with please. 2) Price A lot of times, when the product is something that has a male version […]
“Women hate women” is a statement people peddle to try and discredit all the ways women continue to help themselves day after day. Well, we got nine women to remind us, by telling us the various ways their female friends or even random women have been there for them. Buchi My roommates are basically like […]
Finding someone of the same sex attractive is more common than you think. More often than not, we get curious enough to explore that option Today, 6 Nigerian women share their first time experience with a woman. 1. Favour, 20/ Lesbian It was in secondary school. The first time I noticed her laugh, I felt […]
Nigerians in open relationships may not be the most conventional or popular couples to exist, but they do exist and their experiences vary.
A list of all of the things Nigerian women in public spaces have to normalize just to stay safe. Spoiler alert: Most of them are things men don’t have to worry about. 1. Hiding sanitary products in their sleeves, pockets or bags when going to the bathroom in public places. Why? Because there is still […]
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A good number of the most common Nigerian stereotypes about women are simply misogynistic opinions that hold no water and need to be addressed.
Being a Single Nigerian should be tagged an extreme sport that makes you easy target for pity looks and unsolicited dating help.
You want to talk to a beautiful woman in public, but you don’t know how or what to say; here’s a list of things you should absolutely not do or say.
1) “Bighead” = “I like you but I would rather play games so you don’t feel yourself too much. Mschew, why can’t you pick up all the hints I am sending you in my head?” 2) “Your girlfriend will beat me” = “Are you single? slightly single? or slightly married? let’s be guided before feelings […]
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