With minimum effort, Mrs Adeleke whipped up a pot of delicious jollof rice. The aroma filled the entire neighbourhood. She was well known for her amazing culinary skills. Her friends came to her door,

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As the sun set over the Lagos streets, Aisha slipped on her red shorts and headed out to meet her girls. They were hitting the beach and Aisha was slaying in her matching outfit. The crew danced to Afrobeats

It's not just another regular 365 days. It's not just another date to mark and forget rather it is a milestone to celebrate. It is another full turn in greatness to rejoice over. Many, many, many years

Women are very powerful beings. We have the ability to carry out several tasks at the same time and frequency. We are resilient, * intuitive*, witty and beautiful and sometimes, because we are fixers,

Amaya's birth could be said to be prophetic, not in a spiritual sense but because her mom was plagued with several dreams of seeing her baby girl singing on stage. The ball was set in motion as soon as

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Hearty greetings and happy new week to all hivers all over. It is so good to be sharing with you all again today. Neighbours are sometimes a blessing and some are just walking curses. There are neighbours

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Pleasant greetings everyone 👏. Welcome to the 19th edition of the colours of the week contest. Such a joy to have this contest return (after a long break). So the highlighted colour of the week is pink

Pleasant greetings everyone. Hope you all had a fantastic day. Mornings are the most crucial part of every day as they set the tone for how the rest of the day will flow. This is why I personally try to

Thomas led Peter into the abandoned mansion. It was late and darkness crept in, casting spooky shadows on the walls. Cobwebs clung to the chandeliers, creaks and groans echoed through the abandoned house.

Pleasant greetings to you all hivers. Happy new month 👋 No matter how we try to look at the issue of marriage, or how many ways we try to go about it, it still won't change the truth that marriage is

Pleasant greetings to you all on hive and the ladies of this prestigious community. Isn't it amazing how the week is closing in on us so speedily? I have always loved Canada and the Philippines as countries

Matilda loved her twin daughters very much but their constant yapping was starting to strain her patience. "Go to bed now young ladies!", She commanded. The yapping ceased and then four little

The power of influence should not be underrated. Influence is powerful and we see influence expressed the most through peer pressure. Peer pressure influence can be both positive as well as negative. It

I have heard the saying that customer is king and they are always right but I have never really banked on it. When I require services done for me, I try as much as possible to be specific and explicit

The town's bell rang for hours. Its chimes reaching even a mole's burrow. "Something great must have happened", said Madam Bonny ecstatically to My Jones. "It seems to be so" he replied.

Some people claim that “happiness is connected to happy events” while some other people are of the opinion that “happiness is a feeling” as an expression of a happy moment or event. Whichever it is, happiness

Pleasant cheery greetings to you all. Show me a person who had never felt pain and distress and I'll show you a person who has never tried to strive. This was the thought that came to me when I saw the