LIFESTYLE

  Photo credit: Pinterest Olumurewa Damilola  Culture is the shared way of life of a group of people. It includes the beliefs, values, customs, traditions, language, art, and behaviours that people learn and pass down from one generation to another. In simpler terms, culture is how people live, think and interact in a society. In essence, a group of people share a similar lifestyle by observing some shared customs like festivals, dance, community development just to mention a few. This fosters unity, community growth, diversity and shared heritage. But when exactly do cultural practices become oppressive? For context, we have to understand what the word "oppression” connotes. According to Cambridge Dictionary, oppression is a situation in which people are governed in an unfair and cruel way and prevented from having opportunities and freedom. Now, in Nigeria, there are different cultures and traditions that are peculiar to certain people and tribes. But when we look deeply, so...

  Image Credit: Pinterest  Joy Olu-Ajayi  Lately, weddings have become more than just a simple celebration of love. They are now major events that attract attention from everywhere: social media, group chats, and even normal conversations. Once a wedding is very beautiful, it quickly becomes something everyone is talking about. People analyse the outfits, the décor, the venue, and even the smallest details. It is no longer just about the couple; it becomes a public experience that many admire and, in some cases, want to recreate. A clear example is the wedding of Priscilla Ojo, daughter of Iyabo Ojo. Her wedding in 2025 was widely talked about and trended across different platforms. From the traditional ceremony in Nigeria to the final celebration abroad, it kept people engaged for weeks. Just about a week ago, the wedding of Simisanya and her husband Femi Dapson also captured attention in a similar way. Once again, timelines were filled with admiration and comparisons. A...

  Joy Olu-Ajayi  Image Credit: Pinterest  To be very honest, this heat is a lot. We wake up already tired, have our bath and by the time we get to our rooms, beads of sweat have started to form on our faces, we step outside, and immediately start sweating, and even at night, sleep does not come easy and even when it does, it gets disrupted because of the intense heat. Our rooms feel like ovens and we even sleep on the floor and feel tempted to open our doors to allow for fresh air, lecture halls are also very uncomfortable when the power supply is interrupted, and just moving around campus can feel exhausting and so draining.  We are all trying to cope in our own ways. Some of us have umbrellas in hand, some rely on small portable fans, and some just endure it the best way we can. But if we look closely, some of our “coping habits” are actually making things worse for ourselves and for the people around us. First is our hygiene habits. With all this sweating, staying...

  Olumurewa Damilola. Should that be a question? Sit on that for a minute. According to Statistics, there are over 6.3 million Nigerian creators on TikTok alone. Also, there are around 40,000 Nigerian Instagram influencers identified and about 4.9 – 5.2 million Nigerian TikTok influencers accounts. These statistics show the rapid growth of the content creation space in Nigeria's media market.  In fact,  there's no arguing that as the days go by, more people flood this space. Let's be real, it's all around us. It is evident in the way your roommate wakes up earlier than anyone else to create a clean OOTD video. It is evident in that one friend that documents the process of making her art with acute determination.  What about the ones who carry selfie sticks on the street and  in the class just so as to make a video? That explains why on platforms like TikTok and Instagram, there are endless videos because people keep creating, people keep getting new ideas for ne...