When those around you are getting married and you’re going home to spend the evening with your TV, it can look as if everyone but you knows the secret to finding love, finding the right relationship and settling down. It’s like they all know how to get love and are refusing to tell you…
I’m an introvert so I keep a lot of what I think and how I feel in my head – much to my husband’s frustration. He is always saying, “Lape, you need to talk. I can’t know what you’re thinking if you don’t tell me.” And so, I try but I’m still not very good…
We Nigerians generally don’t mind our business. It’s a good thing sometimes. It means that if, for example, you fall over and faint, someone will probably come to your aid. Other times, our innate curiosity is just an excuse to be rude. If you know a single woman in her 30s in Lagos and aren’t…
When I was little, my mother would take me to Balogun market to buy me a ‘Christmas dress’, ‘banger’ (I don’t know what non-Nigerians call ‘banger’ 🙂 ), sparklers and other Christmas-y things. It was then that I learned to hate Balogun market. I loved the things my mother bought and I loved the excitement…
Bedroom at Four Points Points by Sheraton, Lagos Four Points by Sheraton, Lagos, part of the well-known Four Points by Sheraton chain of hotels is located in Victoria Island. The hotel has over 200 rooms, one main restaurant, a lobby café, about 3 bars, a gym, a swimming pool and a spa – quite a…
Inside Bistro 7 Bistro 7 is a quiet restaurant in Victoria Island offering simple food like pasta, salads, burgers and pizzas. It has a red, white and black colour scheme which looks cute and a comfortable, home-y looking outdoor seating area. I ordered
Nigeria’s independence day is October 1st. Last year, I did some independence-themed nail art and enjoyed doing it so much, I decided to create Nigerian independence nail art again this year. The funny thing is that green is one of my least favourite colours but it is also Nigeria’s main colour so I had no…
I’m not keen on football but with all the noise of the 2014 World Cup, I wanted to be part of it somehow and what better way to do that than by doing World Cup nail art. This nail art took me several hours! It’s the most ambitious nail art I’ve ever done and I…
Tunde Aladese 1.Describe Lagos in 3 words. Grimy. Unapologetic. Amorphous. 2. What’s your favourite thing to do in Lagos? I don’t think I have a favourite thing. Going to the beach can be nice but so can going to listen to music or going to the movies (which you can do pretty much anywhere). An…
Lagos is not for the faint-hearted. It’s a tough place and with so many people packed in a small place, it can feel crowded and claustrophobic. In spite of that, I love Lagos. Sometimes, I’m not even sure why. A big part of my love for Lagos is because I was born here, grew up…