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Is AI Changing How We Write, or How We Read?

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 12:00:07 +0000

I was in Junior Secondary School when my English teacher told me the rule of a comma coming before “and”. For many years, the knowledge in my head was that a co...

#features, #technology, #ai, #writing, #flyingeze

Titilade Ilesanmi: How Body Image Struggles Are Passed Down Through Generations

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:30:22 +0000

For years, I wondered why it was so important to love our bodies, dress well, and take care of our appearances. I came to realise that these practices weren’t m...

#features, #bodyimage, #titiladeilesanmi, #bodydysmorphia, #flyingeze

Why Ada Osakwe Wants the World to Taste African Cuisine

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 12:00:01 +0000

In August 2025, Ada Osakwe opened the first U.S. location for Nuli, a health-forward fast-casual restaurant that showcases African superfoods and locally grown...

#features, #adaosakwe, #africancuisine, #nuli, #flyingeze

Sesnie Zemichael Is Giving African Children New Smiles Through Cleft Care

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 07:21:22 +0000

44-year-old Sesnie Zemichael was not meant to be in Nairobi, at least not in the way that she arrived. Conflict in her homeland brought her to Kenya in 2020. Wh...

#features, #africanofilter, #birdstoryagency, #velmapamela, #cleftcare, #cleftlip, #sesniezemichael, #smiletrain, #flyingeze

Some Nigerian Players in the Premier League for the 2025/26 Season

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 12:50:03 +0000

The Premier League is often considered the biggest league in the world. It’s a league that produces stars, and where stars move to boost their careers and incre...

#features, #football, #premierleague, #samuelchukwueze, #toluarokodare, #olaaina, #taiwoawoniyi, #frankonyeka, #alexiwobi, #christantusuche, #calvinbassey, #flyingeze

I Never Knew I Could Graduate With a First-Class Law Degree

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 10:50:31 +0000

My academic journey wasn’t a walk in the park. I initially aimed to study Law at the University of Ibadan, but a missing document upload affected my chances of...

#features, #firstclass, #olabisionabanjouniversity, #olapadeoyinkansolacomfort, #flyingeze

Dotun Ayeni: How My Mother Will Be Remembered–A Trubute

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 10:00:38 +0000

My mum, Elizabeth Olufunmilayo Asipa, passed on Saturday, May 3, 2025. She would have been 72 on May 9, 2025. I got the call around noon on the day. I was at my...

#features, #dotunayeni, #elizabetholufunmilayoasipa, #tribute, #flyingeze

Suzan Aguiyi-Ironsi: Why Nigeria Needs Special Legislative Seats For Women Now

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 15:20:39 +0000

Can Nigeria harness its political structures by intentionally including the women who represent half of its population? Out of 469 lawmakers in Nigeria’s Nation...

#features, #senatornatashaakpoti, #ayishaosori, #louisaeikhomunagbonkhese, #specialseatsbillforwomen, #flyingeze

Understanding The Business of Talent Management with Alexander Okeke in Today’s “Doing Life With…”

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 11:00:34 +0000

Doing Life With… is a BellaNaija Features series that showcases how people live, work, travel, care for their families and… everything in between. We are docume...

#features, #olamide, #bndoinglifewith, #doinglifewith, #alexanderokeke, #talentmanagement, #flyingeze

A Journalist’s First Experience of the Osun-Osogbo Festival

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 11:20:30 +0000

Photo Credit: Pelumi Salako On the 5th of August, Pelumi Salako arrived in Osogbo to witness and cover the Osun-Osogbo festival for the first time as a document...

#features, #osunosogbo, #pelumisalako, #unescoworldheritagesite, #flyingeze

Abisola Owokoniran: Are Lastborns Really Spoilt Brats?

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 14:50:10 +0000

First, I would like to ask about your position in your family. Are you the firstborn, secondborn, thirdborn, or the lastborn? After you answer, please consider...

#features, #children, #abisolaowokoniran, #lastborns, #flyingeze

Rita Chidinma: Don’t Allow Your Childhood Write The Script of Your Marriage

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 11:00:02 +0000

Nkechi hated losing. As a child, she was very competitive. She raced her brothers to the gate every morning, and if she didn’t win, she sulked the whole day. At...

#features, #marriage, #relationship, #ritachildinma, #flyingeze

My Name is Ifunanya Arinze, and This is Why You Should Watch Me

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 10:00:15 +0000

Acting has been a part of me since I was a little girl in primary school. For as long as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to be an actress. Back then, I didn’...

#features, #nollywood, #tokemakinwa, #gabrielafolayan, #ifunanyaarinze, #flyingeze

Dennis Isong: What to Do When You’re Sold Land Without a Title

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:00:09 +0000

When you think about buying a piece of land, you imagine a smooth process: you pay, you get your documents, and you start building or planning your investment....

#features, #realestate, #dennisisong, #landtitles, #flyingeze

Adebayo Gbenga Discusses Editorial Design in Today’s “Doing Life With…”

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 11:00:38 +0000

Doing Life With… is a BellaNaija Features series that showcases how people live, work, travel, care for their families and… everything in between. We are docume...

#features, #femiotedola, #bndoinglifewith, #doinglifewith, #damilarekuku, #adebayogbenga, #makingitbig, #nearlyallthemeninlagos, #flyingeze

Dennis Isong: How to Spot Fake Land Agents and Omo Onile

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:00:13 +0000

Lagos is full of promise, opportunity and endless land speculation. But for every genuine land deal in Lagos, there’s almost always someone lurking in the shado...

#features, #realestate, #dennisisong, #realestateagents, #flyingeze

Gabriella Opara: What I Found Experiencing Benin Republic for the First Time

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 10:00:23 +0000

Beginning of Benin Graffiti Mural Wall. Photo Credit: Gabriella Opara There’s a calm that the Benin Republic has that can only be experienced, not imagined. I s...

#features, #culture, #beninrepublic, #gabriellaopara, #osunosogbo, #flyingeze

Sodiq Yusuf: Welcome to The World of AI Deepfakes and Digital Manipulation

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 16:00:49 +0000

Some years ago, if someone told you they saw a video of a prominent politician admitting to election rigging or a celebrity confessing to a crime, your first re...

#features, #ai, #artificialintelligence, #deepfakes, #flyingeze

Why I Used My Guinness World Record 57-Hour Gaming Marathon Attempt for Mental Health Advocacy

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:30:04 +0000

My name is Bolade Oghenevbayenrhe Bezi. I recently attempted and completed a Guinness World Record for the longest video game marathon in the hack-and-slash gen...

#features, #mentalhealth, #guinnessworldrecord, #boladeoghenevbayenrhebezi, #flyingeze

Fortune Kpalukwu: The Psychological Impact of Authoritarian Parenting on the African Child

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 11:00:12 +0000

A few weeks ago, while trying to cook dinner, I hopped on a casual group call with my friends. What began as light-hearted banter spiralled into a deep reality...

#features, #africanhousehold, #fortunekpalukwu, #perenting, #flyingeze

Hussein Adoto: Sometimes, Doing Nothing Is the Best Medicine

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 11:00:10 +0000

Sometimes, doing nothing is precisely what you need to heal. I caught a cold over the week. When I started having a scratchy throat that wouldn’t go away, I kne...

#features, #antibiotics, #husseinadoto, #selfmedication, #flyingeze

BN Prose: Love Wasn’t The Plan (II) by Victor Ogu

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 11:30:18 +0000

Love Wasn’t The Plan is a fiction series by Victor Ogu. Read the previous here. Ilorin was already doing its magic. Ada had only been there for a few days, and...

#features, #love, #bnprose, #victorogu, #flyingeze

Our Favourite Wizkid Features of the Year (So Far)

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 17:00:09 +0000

Between 2024 and 2025, Wizkid has been particularly active. The starboy has featured on numerous songs, contributing his melodic verses and enhancing the tracks...

#features, #ppriime, #ayrastarr, #olamide, #wizkid, #tyla, #morayo, #flyingeze

Ajibade Oluwabunmi: Becoming the Pink Girl I Was Afraid to Be

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 15:20:38 +0000

I once said my favourite colour was blue. I lied. I couldn’t admit that I feared being pink. I read somewhere that “when a female adult starts liking the colour...

#features, #ajibadeoluwabunmi, #selfimprovement, #selflove, #flyingeze

Temilola Otunla: Why Offline Personal Branding Is Just as Important as Online Branding

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 11:00:23 +0000

People say personal branding is now a buzzword. I disagree. If anything, I think it’s a good thing that more people are becoming intentional about how they show...

#features, #branding, #temilolaotunla, #flyingeze

Dennis Isong: Buying Land in 2025? You Should Know These

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 12:00:14 +0000

Before visiting a site or speaking with an agent, it’s important to ask yourself: Why am I buying land? Is it for building my home, for future resale, or for re...

#features, #realestate, #dennisisong, #flyingeze

Adaugo Nwankpa: Why Energy Is the Backbone of Modern Life

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:00:09 +0000

Innovation, healthcare, technology, and even food production are reliant on the energy sector to power them. Energy holds up the functionality of other sectors,...

#features, #adaugonwankpa, #energy, #energyinafrica, #flyingeze

Titilade Ilesanmi: A Letter to Every Mom Trying to Fit Into Clothes That No Longer Fit Her

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 15:00:13 +0000

Dear Mom,I want to speak to your heart, because I’ve been there. I remember after I had my son, I walked into my closet thinking I’d just pick up from where I l...

#features, #bodyimage, #titiladeilesanmi, #flyingeze

Mutana Wanjira Is Turning Kenya’s Independence History Into an Immersive Forest Experience

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 09:00:57 +0000

Mutana Wanjira, founder of the Sounds of Freedom nonprofit organisation based in Nairobi, created the Cinema in Nature project, which brought the stories of Mau...

#features, #kenya, #africanofilter, #birdstoryagency, #velmapamela, #cinemainnature, #karuraforest, #mutanawanjira, #soundsoffreedom, #flyingeze

BN Prose: Love Wasn’t the Plan by Victor Ogu

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 15:00:38 +0000

Lagos was moving mad. That’s how Ada could describe it. Not because Lagos did anything new, but because the tension became overwhelming. The hustle, traffic and...

#features, #lagos, #victorogu, #beautifullovestory, #fiction, #fictionlovers, #naijaromance, #thriller, #flyingeze

BN Book Review: Merged Chapters by Olasubomi Sofowora | Review by Mfonobong Inyang

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 10:00:17 +0000

Whenever I pick up any literary work to read, beyond the letters, I want to glean from the author’s spirit. I want to know those things that they had in mind wh...

#features, #mfonobonginyang, #bookreview, #mergedchapters, #olasubomisofowora, #flyingeze

Kehinde Ajose: A Brand’s Survival Guide in Kemi Adetiba’s To Kill A Monkey

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:00:29 +0000

As a business visibility strategist, I analyse how brands are built and how they crumble. While many look to corporate case studies, the most potent lessons oft...

#features, #kemiadetiba, #buccifranklin, #kehindeajose, #tokillamonkey, #flyingeze

The Media and Marketing Vibe With Udochi: What is The Essence of Joining a Community?

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 14:00:09 +0000

No one teaches you how to belong in digital spaces. They just say: Join a community, engage and learn. So I did. I joined three in a week, on Slack, Telegram, a...

#features, #media, #udochimbalewe, #community, #mediaandmarketingvibe, #slack, #themediaandmarketingvibe, #flyingeze

Olufunke Olowosoyo: My Experience Visiting the Ile-Ife Palace

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 15:15:58 +0000

There’s something surreal about walking through the same palace grounds that have hosted Yoruba kings for centuries. In a digital world filled with trends and f...

#features, #culture, #heritage, #olufunkeolowosoyo, #flyingeze

Elohor Ogaga: How Do You Know When It’s Time to Stop?

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 12:00:10 +0000

Do I stop trying, or do I take a break? Should I leave this relationship, this job, this city, or am I just exhausted and need to catch my breath? These are dee...

#features, #life, #contemplations, #elohorogaga, #flyingeze

Dayo Akinbode: How Can We Build a World Where Access Is Not Defined by a Passport?

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 09:00:16 +0000

I should be celebrating right now. But instead, I am sitting here, heart heavy, mind swirling with emotions I can not quite name. Emotions ranging from pride, f...

#features, #marathon, #dayoakinbode, #passport, #entry, #flyingeze

Money Matters With Nimi: Ways Parents Can Maximise the Long Vacation for Their Children

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 17:00:14 +0000

The long vacation presents a unique opportunity for both parents and their children to make the most of the time available. While relaxation and downtime are es...

#features, #nimiakinkugbe, #vacation, #flyingeze

Miriam Wachira Is Helping Women Reclaim Their Freedom in Kenya’s Justice System

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 09:30:32 +0000

In May, a young Kenyan mother of three walked free from the grip of the criminal justice system, not because she beat the odds in court, but because someone bel...

#features, #kenya, #africanofilter, #birdstoryagency, #conradonyango, #miriamwachira, #flyingeze

BN Prose: What We Don’t Post by Toyosi Onikosi

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:00:18 +0000

Yara’s mornings often began with a glance in the mirror and a silent tally of what she lacked. At the office, there was Layla, her makeup always flawless, lips...

#features, #socialmedia, #bnprose, #toyosionikosi, #flyingeze

Jennifer Orisakwe: What If a Woman Does Not Want a Child?

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:50:41 +0000

“When are we coming to eat rice?”; “This your tummy is looking round o. Should we be expecting something?”; “You’re 30 and no kids? You better hurry before your...

#features, #women, #marriage, #fertility, #endometriosis, #pcos, #flyingeze

Dennis Isong : What You Need to Start an Airbnb in Lagos

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:30:22 +0000

Airbnb in Lagos, almost ike everywhere else, isn’t just about tourists or foreigners. Many guests are Nigeriansâbusiness travellers, tech workers, japa return...

#features, #realestate, #airbnb, #dennisisong, #rental, #flyingeze

When International Artists Use Nigerian Languages in Their Songs

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:30:35 +0000

There’s something beautiful about not understanding every word in a song and still being moved by it. It explains the magic that music is. Maybe it’s the rhythm...

#features, #asake, #davido, #skepta, #chrisbrown, #centralcee, #jhus, #stefflondon, #travisscott, #flyingeze

Kehinde Ajose: Why You Should Fall in Love With Failure

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 10:30:25 +0000

Imagine you’ve poured your heart and soul into a project, a dream, or a relationship. You’ve envisioned the applause, the success, the joy. But then, reality hi...

#features, #donjazzy, #skales, #funkeakindele, #lamineyamal, #kehindeajose, #billgates, #flyingeze

Victor Ogu: How Can You Make The Second Half of The Year Count?

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 15:30:44 +0000

It’s now the second half of the year, and for many of us, it feels like a loud alarm clock going offâa reminder that time is passing and December is approachi...

#features, #life, #tech, #purpose, #july, #victorogu, #flyingeze

Laura Nnamdi: How I Speak of a Love That Never Happened

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 11:00:09 +0000

Dear Remi,Now playing “I Will Always Love You”; by Whitney Houston.This song is the closest thing to what I feel.How do I let go of something I never had? No, i...

#features, #love, #relationship, #laurannamdi, #partner, #flyingeze

Mfonobong Inyang: Interrogating The Madman Theory – Notes For Ahab

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 12:50:02 +0000

I don’t enjoy being that guy who says, “I told you so.”;I did my bit: Supported you when I had to and called you out when I had to, with the thinking that it wo...

#features, #mfonobonginyang, #leadership, #ahab, #jehu, #flyingeze

Sinmiloluwa Omole: My Experience Flying Economy with a First-Class Attitude

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 16:50:28 +0000

In Nigeria, when people hear you’ve travelled abroad, they look at you differently. They believe you have some cash stashed somewhere. But would you blame them?...

#features, #sinmiloluwaomole, #flightchronicles, #flyingeze

Dennis Isong: How to Lease a Commercial Property

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 10:00:16 +0000

Sarah had been running her boutique consulting firm from a cramped apartment in Ikeja for three years when she realised it was time to move into a proper commer...

#features, #realestate, #dennisisong, #agreement, #flyingeze

Emeka Chuks-Nnadi Quit His Job in Barcelona to Teach Kids with Disabilities to Swim

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:20:03 +0000

The sun glinted off the rippling surface of the pool in Lagos, Nigeria. Busayo Adegbulugbe, 33, a paraplegic man whose powerful upper body and muscled arms have...

#features, #swimming, #africanofilter, #birdstoryagency, #emekachuksnnadi, #sethonyango, #swimin1day, #flyingeze

Elizabeth Agboola: Tasting the World Without Leaving Nigeria

Eze Chidiebere Paul — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:00:53 +0000

If you’ve been following my journey, you know that I’m always seeking ways to connect across borders through culture, strategy and story. But on June 26 in Abu...

#features, #elizabethagboola, #purposefultravel, #flyingeze