Written by Gbemi Trabaye For those who are new to this series, welcome, and for previous readers – welcome back. The first three articles I wrote unearthed feelings that I had never been brave enough to confront, revealed hidden truths, and exposed buried memories, some intentionally so. Through this process of writing, I’ve found a certain freedom—an unexpected release that feels safe but also deeply challenging emotionally. As I write this, we’re a few days away from Valentine’s Day, and …
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Par Boukari Ouédraogo Le tir à l’arc est l’une des expressions culturelles du Burkina Faso. Les femmes se mettent à la pratique de la discipline autrefois réservée aux hommes. Le tir à l’arc est désormais au …
Written By Precious Ologunwa “Even after ten years of losing my husband, I cannot publicly say I have a love life or that I want to remarry,” says Sade, 50. Her hesitation isn’t just grief—it’s fear …
82% of romance readers are women, and most of them discover the genre between the ages of 11-18, which is precisely the period when their ideas about love, sex, and relationships are still forming. I am …
By Ifeoluwa Suleiman I spent half my life trying to negotiate with a God I was told couldn’t handle my hunger. On Sundays, I was a masterpiece of suppression. I wore long skirts that swept the …
Written by Oladoyin Alana Music has the power to make you express, feel, be heard, be relieved, be charged and be entirely yourself. And when music is in the hands of some, it becomes a weapon …
Written by Precious Nwosu Just like I do before writing any piece, I typed “safe sex” into Google’s search bar and as if in a race, widely cited definitions popped up on my screen within seconds. …
“Your destination is on the left,” the Google Map voice told her fifteen minutes later. As she stopped the car at the black gate in front of the lovely one-storey house, her hands began to shake …
The call came at exactly 6:32 in the morning. She was already awake, counting down the minutes as the time drew closer. She had not slept well the night before; she was anxious and shaky, wondering …
Valentine’s Day does not start in February; it starts at the beginning of the year. From the first week of January onwards, you start to see memes, quotes, tweets, countdowns, suggested Spotify playlists and the whole …
After we broke the kiss, we gazed drunkenly at each other. “You smell so good,” he whispered, kissing my neck and jaw and then the curve of my breasts above the neckline of my dress. While …