Tag: Lagos
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Visa Application Tips for Nigerians
Visa applications are often very stressful. It’s JAMB all over again particularly for first-time applicants to the United States, United Kingdom and other developed countries. However, with a little insight and some effort in the right direction, your application is sure to be successful.
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Obama Out.
All good things must come to an end. After 8 years, our favourite President is leaving office and gave his farewell speech in Chicago. I am enamored by this great man, his love for his country and his family. But reactions to his exit on Twitter have ranged from:
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Announcing the Winner of our Christmas/New Year Giveaway!
I want to say a big thank you to everyone who participated in our giveaway and helped make it a success!
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A Head Start on the New Year
Today is the first page of a new chapter. Lets make it a bestseller! Happy New Year!🎉🍻
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Review: Shoprite Doughnuts
No review is complete without a baseline, so short of the road-side doughnut, Shoprite doughnuts sets that minimum standard.
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How to Fix Your Broken Heart
It’s the end of the year and we aren’t taking any baggage into 2017. So, this post is to help you stitch the pieces of your broken heart together and get it pumping again. Think of this as a sort of resuscitation.
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Book Review: On Becoming Toke Makinwa
In June 2015, news hit Nigerian media sites that Anita Solomon was pregnant by Maje Ayida, Toke Makinwa’s husband. The scandal lingered because his marriage to the media personality was only a year and six months old. Maje went on to make numerous public apologies on social media and gave an interview on the issue.…
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Project: Love in Lagos
I started smiling and waving at frowning tired motorists in traffic and often enough they waved and smiled right back. For some reason, this made me exceedingly happy.
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Turning at 30
Turning 30 is a milestone every woman has an opinion about, most of which aren’t pleasant. I remember coming home on my 30th birthday feeling quite shocked about how good 30 felt. I had crowned the day by going Salsa dancing in Victoria Island and all that spinning and twirling had me dizzy with excitement…
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Asos Returns from Nigeria
These are dark times for us. Our naira is at an all-time low and shopping online from any foreign country is nearly unaffordable. However, we are Nigerians and how does that saying go? “No matter the economy of the jungle, a lion will never eat grass!🦁”
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Dinner at Ocean Basket, Johannesburg
Ocean Basket is a seafood restaurant chain with outlets around South Africa, and a branch in Victoria Island, Lagos. Not everyone is big on sea food so a few of my colleagues were hesitant. However, with really good reviews on Trip Advisor, and its proximity to our lodgings, I convinced them to take a chance.
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Tips on Learning to Swim as an Adult
Now, at 31 and free of parental restrictions, my aspiration has been rekindled, and I’m finally learning to swim. As an adult, this experience has been very frightening, exhilarating and fulfilling in so many ways and I’m just dying to share a few tips with you.
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South African Visa Requirements for Nigeria (2016 Update)
If you have a reason to go to South Africa from Nigeria, perhaps for business or pleasure; it is helpful to keep in mind that the requirements for a South African visa change often. Worse, these requirements are slightly different from those stated on the VFS Global Checklist. This difference cost me a lot of time and…
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Tips to Achieving 10k Steps A Day
Lots of Health organisations including the UK National Obesity Forum, America Heart Association and notably, the Japanese Ministry of Health (the first to propose this number), have recommended 10,000 as the magic number of steps an individual needs daily to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle.
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Review: A Unique Logo by Wordsmith Designs
I needed the perfect logo and thankfully Dotun Fadairo of Wordsmith Designs came to the rescue.
