Why I Initiated the Idea for Sweet Mother Festival – Filmmaker Otu Njama III
The name Prince Nico Mbarga might not ring a bell to some millennials or Gen Z’s but the song “sweet mother” send almost everyone down memory lane. In 1976, Prince Nico Mbarga recorded a song titled “Sweet Mother”. The song would later sell over 13 million official copies, making it Africa’s highest-selling record of all […]
Sweet Mother Crooner Prince Nico Mbarga comes Alive In New Biopic By Filmmaker Otu Njama III
The name Prince Nico Mbarga might not ring a bell to the millennials or Gen Z’s but the song “sweet mother” certainly does. Who is Prince Nico? Nico Mbarga (born 1 January 1950 – 23 June 1997), better known as Prince Nico Mbarga, was a highlife musician. He was born to a Nigerian mother and a […]
Mama Helen Oritsejafor Extends Global Book Tour to Lagos Amidst overwhelming Interests
Multi-talented business industrialist, author and co-pastor of Word of life Bible church, Reverend Helen Oritsejafor is currently gearing up for the second leg of her book tour and conversations. “Joyfully Together: Keys to Enjoying your Relationships” is scheduled for Lagos on the 7th of March at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. […]
VALENTINE SPECIAL | Food, A Love Language In And Of Itself!
Life without love is a miserable one. Be it a platonic kind of love, or the romantic kind. Love is very important in our existence. It couldn’t be any clearer that we are in the season of love. Valentine is here and we are not slowing down in our display of love and affection. A […]
10 Ways to Spice Up Your Valentine’s Day Without Breaking the Bank
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! This red color, glitter filled day is an international celebration of love, affection and the perfect moment to rekindle that spark. For the new couples out there, this must be a really exciting moment, but for the couples who’ve been together for a while, this day could become predictable, […]
ALONE, NOT LONELY – Ifeanyi & Paul Adefarasin to Host Singles’ Talk This Saturday
Being single in this part of the world can be quite a weight! It feels like living your life with a tag that reads “Something is wrong with me” because people constantly give you that why-are-you-not-yet-married look! Have you been there? Have you developed a phobia for weddings simply because you don’t want to be […]
THE CHRONICLES OF ZAZ: Mr ‘Saturday Morning Pick Up’
Zaz had always preferred early Saturday morning shopping, before the weekend shoppers came in and flooded the store with their overflowing trolleys (Even with the recession). The long queues at the till which still ended with her giving her money away always annoyed her; if they were giving out cash, that would be a different […]
The Chronicles of Zaz: One of Those Dreaded “Marriage Calls” From Mum
ENTER THE STAGE Over the years, Zaz had come to strongly believe that there was a prospectus given to African mothers when they had their first children, and somewhere in that prospectus it was explained that the act of birthing a child, bathing and raising him/her meant that the term, ‘boundary’ did not apply to […]
THE CHRONICLES OF ZAZ: Finding The Path to Love
LOVE! That was her primary ‘Must have’. How do you go about finding the path to love? By love, she didn’t mean the mediocre kind that went out the window when things got tough. She meant the 110% sort, the kind that said, ‘you are crazy but you are my crazy and I have always […]