Lagos has mastered the art of distraction. At any given moment, the city is discussing at least three unrelated things with equal passion—politics, football, and entertainment—while the real issues quietly adjust prices in the background. This week, it was the entertainment industry’s turn. By the time the matter reached Aguda, it had already matured into Read More…
Work/Life
The Wisdom of the Marketplace: What Proverbs teaches about Business, Money, and Leadership
By Nkanu Egbe There is a quiet irony in the modern business world. We chase the newest frameworks, the latest management theories, and the most sophisticated financial models—yet some of the most enduring principles of enterprise were written thousands of years ago in the Book of Proverbs. It is not a business book in the conventional Read More…
When grief surfaces later in life
Ngozi is in her early thirties, married with a young child, and working in a demanding professional role. By all visible measures, she is responsible, capable, and dependable. Colleagues know her as efficient. Family members describe her as strong. Yet over the past few months, she has noticed a steady decline in her energy, focus, Read More…
From Preacher’s Daughter to Champion for Women: The Journey of Rantiade Benson-Idahosa
When Rantiade Evon Benson-Idahosa was growing up, she must have thought that her life was meant for the spiritual path because she was the daughter of the famous Archbishop Benson Idahosa and his equally influential wife Archbishop Margaret Benson Idahosa. However, things took another turn, and she became a lawyer of no mean repute in Read More…
Personal Hygiene
Many years ago, I read a story. It had to do with a medical breakthrough. Several centuries ago, when medicine was still at one of its crudest points, I’m talking about that era when patients were strapped to a kitchen table and operated on without anaesthesia or any form of painkiller. There was a war Read More…
10 Morning Habits of Successful People
I have had the opportunity to observe some people and certain lifestyle habits and found out they’re closely linked to success and highly productive living, so I will be sharing a few. How one starts the day sets the tone for how the rest of the day will go so the first minutes and hours Read More…
Building Bridges to Empowerment: UpYou! Women’s Conference
Ezinne Kufre-Ekanem is the host of the UpYou! Women’s Conference with the theme, ‘Building Bridges from Within’, which aims to address the pervasive sense of unfulfillment among women as a result of unfulfilled aspirations and dreams. The interview with Ezinne Kufre-Ekanem, the visionary CEO of Rosemary’s Furnishings and the driving force behind the UpYou! movement Read More…
Self Care 101
Self-care is the intentional act of protecting one’s own well-being and happiness, especially during times of stress. This begins with being kind to yourself. Society and family place a very huge expectation on women, and so we tend to be hard on ourselves and always blame ourselves when things don’t go as planned or as Read More…
10 Frugal Shopping Tips You’ve Probably Never Heard of Before
I really cannot explain why but the first thing we did when we heard the news of the removal of fuel subsidy was to rush to the market to buy a bag of rice for starters. As the value of the naira keeps depreciating, the exchange rates are nothing but a nightmare. If ever there Read More…
Are You Always Cash Trapped?
This topic is one that practically everyone can relate to. As a businessperson, it’s even worse because you can have a million naira in your account one day and the next day, your account is in red. For salary earners, well, salary barely takes anyone home these days and it’s easy to understand why, if Read More…