Marriage

October 23, 2017

The Thread: How I almost married a married man

The “men are scum” trend on Twitter is a sentiment a good many disagree with. But again and again, the shocking stories women share of men dealing them a horrible hand prove that this is true. And it’s hard to argue with these experiences. Here’s Tosin Adeoye with her story: https://twitter.com/TosinAdeoye10/status/922343520031117312 Go Bond Girl on... Read More

Marriage, The Thread, Weddings, Yoruba Demons

October 16, 2017

The Thread: Here’s a different kind of marriage for you to consider

More and more, couples are no longer living by the traditional definition of marriage. Over here, we’ve always had polygamy. Outside our shores, couples practise open marriages, polyamory, etc. But have you heard of this one? https://twitter.com/brionne_brionne/status/919370978559377409 Reactions: My friend's parents have been married 30+ years living in separate homes. They live in diff apts... Read More

Marriage, Open marriages, The Thread

October 6, 2017

The Thread: This is one of the most tragic marriage stories ever

The patriarchal nature of the Nigerian environment makes marriage touch-and-go. This means there are almost always tales of woe, particularly from the female folk. From the ever-giving stables of Twitter, here’s another unfortunate marriage story that will make your hair stand on end. See below: https://twitter.com/KelvinOdanz/status/915616623981219840 Gbam!

culture, Igbo husbands, Marriage, The Thread, tragedy

October 6, 2017

The Thread: These are the problems with Tiwa Savage’s comments

In Round 2 of Tiwa Savage vs the Public, the famous singer has been the unfortunate punching bag of Twitter Nigeria. Why? Because she dared express that men and women were not created equal. Listen: pic.twitter.com/mqm6nRGleJ — THE BEAT 99.9FM LAGOS (@thebeat999fm) October 5, 2017 At this rate, Tiwa Savage will never live down her... Read More

Gender equality, Marriage, tee billz, The Thread, tiwa savage, Twitter Nigeria

October 5, 2017

The Thread: “I will rubbish gender equality for the D” | TwitterNG serves Tiwa Savage to the Sharks

Tiwa Savage has set TwitterNG on fire again. Over a year ago (April 2016), the Mavin singer’s marriage issues went viral after her husband slammed her on Instagram and proceeded to inform us that he would be committing suicide. Thankfully, that never happened. Tiwa did not play the mute wife then. She conducted an interview... Read More

Marriage, nigeria, patriarchy, tee billz, The Thread, tiwa savage

October 5, 2017

Fiction: Family is a four-letter word

by Jimi Osheidu We have always been four. Me, Dad, Mom and Roger. Roger is the Alsatian that was a gift from my Grandpa when we moved from Kaduna to Ilorin. Roger was the one who nudged out one of my front teeth when I was seven. It wasn’t really his fault, I should have... Read More

FAMILY, Fiction, Marriage, stories

October 3, 2017

Opinion: Chris Attoh and the entitlement mentality of African men

by Gabriel Olatunji-Legend I stumbled on a news story where Mr. Chris Attoh who recently announced his separation or divorce from his wife made some statements concerning his failed marriage. As a person who has studied the subject of relationship success, and how to build a happy and long-lasting marriage, I feel compelled to... Read More

Chris Attoh, damilola adegbite, divorce, FAMILY, Marriage, opinion

September 22, 2017

The Thread: It is great to be a side chick until this happens

It is the age of the side chick. Not that these women have not been in existence before now. There’ve always been concubines and mistresses carrying on business on the down low. But with the age of the internet and sexual freedom, social media is constantly awash with escapades of the side chick, sometimes celebratory,... Read More

gist, Marriage, Relationships, Side chicks, The Thread

September 21, 2017

Ex-Super Eagles coach, Onigbinde’s 30-year-old marriage dissolved by court

A Customary court in Ibadan, Oyo State has dissolved the 30-year old marriage of ex-Super Eagles coach, Adegboye Onigbinde. Onigbinde’s claim: The coach had described his wife as a wasteful spender and an unrepentant troublemaker. He had said: “My lord, with my 79 years of age, I cannot continue to die in the silence of Anne’s... Read More

Adegboye Onigbinde, dissolved, Ex-Super Eagles coach, Marriage

September 21, 2017

The Thread: This is the saddest love story you ever read

They say love comes along once in a lifetime, so when people are privileged to have a love like that in the story below, a love that goes beyond butterflies and mushiness, you can bet they are never letting go. Afterall, it is better to have loved and lost than to never loved at all.... Read More

heartbreak, Love, Marriage, Relationships, sorrow

September 18, 2017

The Thread: “The side chick must have receipts, a book deal and a Breakfast Club interview” | Twitter loses its mind a second time over Kevin Hart’s cheating

“It’s not worth it. It’s too risky. Why am I going to throw it all away for for?” That was Kevin Hart’s answer to the cheating question on the Breakfast Show after the internet went buck wild crazy over allegations of the comedian’s cheating. WATCH: https://twitter.com/JustKholii_/status/909349585092534272 In July, Radar Online went live with a video... Read More

Celebrities marriages, cheating, Eniko Hart, KEvin HArt, Marriage, Relationships, The Thread, Torrei Hart

September 12, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Rahama Sadau says her ban from Kannywood is a stepping stone; Have you seen the Fifty Shades Freed teaser? | More stories

Read some of yesterday’s top entertainment stories and others that unraveled while you slept – and are certain to buzz today. Rahama Sadau speaks on transitioning from Kannywood to Nollywood Remember Rahama Sadau? The Northern actress who was kicked out of Nigeria’s Northern movie industry, Kannywood for an action that was described as “immoral” after... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

Fifty Shades Freed, guardian, Marriage, Rahama Sadau, Samklef, teaser

September 5, 2017

The Thread: A newly wed asks Twitter’s advice on how to be a better husband. The replies are beautiful

Busy body is the curse of Nigerians. We too like to dey chook mouth for matter wey no concern us, especially another’s marriage. That’s how this one-week old husband had to let loose his frustrations on TwitterNG because he was tired of getting mostly unsolicited, heavily patriarchal advice about his marriage. Scratch that, about what... Read More

Amebo, Marriage, marriage counselling, Newlyweds, The Thread, TwitterNG, wedding

September 3, 2017

Respect the institution of marriage, Lai Mohammed advises

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, at a wedding reception on Saturday in Ilorin, advised couples to always respect the institution of marriage to build a happy home and a good nation. The minister was at the wedding of Israel Adeleye is the younger brother of the Special Adviser to the Minister, Williams... Read More

happy home to good nation, lai mohammed, Marriage

August 30, 2017

The Thread: 5 tweets that capture Nigerians sentiments about the Olori’s breakup

Olori Wuraola’s marriage to the Ooni of Ife has ended. Amebos saw it coming and put everyone on notice, including the alleged infidelity for which the marriage broke up. All was denied until today: https://www.instagram.com/p/BYaSOushBke/ After official confirmation was received from the Horse’s mouth, questions and comments flowed: Slut shaming’s a thing in Nigeria, even... Read More

Marriage, nigeria, Olori Wuraola, relationship, The Thread, TwitterNG

Vera Ezimora: This woman says wives should let side chicks service their husbands (and I’ve got questions!)

by Vera Ezimora Is it just me or has there been a recent influx in the number of posts/videos of people giving women all kinds of advice about what men can and cannot do? For example, I read a long rant the other day (from a woman oh!) saying that women who post fondly about... Read More

cheating, Marriage, opinion, Relationships, Side chicks, Vera Ezimora

Eketi Edima Ette: Hilarious ways Nigerian mothers spin the marriage talk

by Eketi Edima Ette I swear, my family is something else. ?? One of my scheduled events was cancelled. That meant I could extend my vacation, to my mother’s joy. More time to talk about marriage. I tell you, a Nigerian mother can talk about marriage in so many ways, without mentioning the word. “Kokomma,... Read More

Eketi Edima Ette, Marriage, Nigerian mothers, opinion, Pressure to marry, Weddings

[The Sexuality Blog] Half of Americans want a law to force women to take their husband’s surname, and this is not a good thing

It almost feels like since America elected Donald Trump into their presidency, America’s men have begun to chafe at many of the hard-won rights women have fought for since world war one. And if the events of 2017 are anything to go by, we are seeing first-hand proceedings that President Donald Trump has already managed... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

American men, Americans, Marriage, surname, The Sexuality Blog, women

“The man you overlooked while you were searching for the perfect husband” 5 things we learnt from Phylicia’s article

Every single woman is on the hunt for the perfect husband. Phylicia has news: the perfect man just might not be where you’re used to looking. These are the 5 things we learned. *************************** 1 Disregard these immaterial things In five years it won’t matter if he was cute. It won’t matter if he was... Read More

Christ's love, Christian relationships, Love, Marriage, opinion, Perfect husband, singles

Opinion: The place of a woman in Nigerian marriages today

by Izuchukwu Okafor It’s pretty regular for people to associate the past with being more sane, more organized and essentially better than the present. The Good old days. Closer to home, there is an understanding being perpetuated that marriages in the time past, the unions of the 60’ to 80’s were the periods where there was... Read More

Marriage, nigeria, opinion, orange culture

Rumour has it that actress, Ireti Doyle and husband, Patrick have parted ways

This piece of information seeped to us through the grapevine and has left us just as shocked as the rest of you. Nollywood blog, Playground.ng reported hours ago that the Doyles have split up. So far, it is still very much unconfirmed news but it’s already very hard to bear. Iretiola and Patrick Doyle have... Read More

Thinking Through

actress, ireti doyle, Marriage, nollywood, Patrick Doyle, separation

The Thread: These are the ultimate solutions to cheating

As Nigerians take to Twitter to share how they found out their partners were cheating on them, two tweeps have proposed interesting solutions to the matter. See below: Instead of cheating why not just stay single and mingle around? Ahmeannnnn, that way you're hurting nobody and getting the secks u want. — Her Fokken Majesty... Read More

cheating, Marriage, masturbation, nigeria, Relationships

The Thread: “Women are cheating savages/geniuses”- An exposé

Twitter NG’s discussion today is on cheating. It might have something to do with the revelation @asikiyageorge54 threw out yesterday. [In case you missed it]: “The Thread: I helped my boss cheat on her husband and now he’s coming after me” Crazy stuff, I tell you. Now the conversation has moved on to who is... Read More

cheating, Marriage, Relationships, The Thread, Twitter NG, Wonen

“How is it homophobia if my religion does not permit me to support same sex marriage” | 7 takeaways from Zinga’s TNC piece

While same sex marriage has been embraced in most parts of the world, it’s a conversation Nigeria is struggling to have. Whenever the topic arises on social media, it tends to descend into the pit with advocates flinging tags like “hater” “homophobic”, and critics hurling abuses every which way. Contributor to The Naked Convos (Nigeria’s... Read More

7 takeaways, Christianity, islam, Marriage, nigeria, opinion, Religion, same sex marriage, The Naked Convos

[The Sexuality Blog]: Asoebi Bella proves marriage articles will always work when everything else fails

You probably haven’t heard, but a few days ago, BellaNaija, Nigeria’s most respected entertainment media house announced they were diversifying. They didn’t exactly phrase it like that, but anyone who knows, knows. They announced this diversification without ceremony or fanfare on their own website, perhaps to downplay just how big what they just did could... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Asoebi Bella, erotica, Marriage, The Sexuality Blog, websites

Eketi Edima Ette: The most ridiculous things Nigerians say about marriage

by Eketi Edima Ette #WhatSomeMenSay “Young women of these days are so quick to scream ‘divorce’ at the slightest issue. Our mothers went through worse and did not leave their marriages. They were submissive to their husbands and took pride in raising us, the children. The bible says that a wise woman builds her home.... Read More

Cultural perceptions, Domestic violenc, Eketi Edima Ette, Marriage, nigeria, opinion

D’banj reportedly expecting first child with wife, Didi Kilgrow

Nigerian entertainer, D’banj is reportedly expecting his first child with wife, Didi Kilgrow. According to an exclusive report by Linda Ikeji’s Blog, the couple are currently in the United States as they await the arrival of their baby. Dapo ‘D’banj’ Oyebanjo married Didi Kilgrow in a secret ceremony in July 2016. They reportedly started dating... Read More

baby, D'banj, Didi Kilgrow, Don Jazzy, Marriage

“Melania Trump’s hand holding block game is strong” | 5 things we learnt from Luvvie Ajayi’s hilarious article

We thought Donald Trump had escaped stinging criticism at home when he set off from the White House on his first international tour. Despite expectations to the contrary, we hoped for his own sake, Trump would sail through the tour with nary a hit. [In case you missed it]: The Thread: “Don’t start WW III,... Read More

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The Thread: Trouble in paradise? Melania avoids PDA with Trump for the second time in a row

For the second day- and time- since the Trumps proceeded on their maiden international tour around the world, Melania Trump has scorned Donald Trump’s hands. Confused about what we mean? Watch: https://twitter.com/DaniellaMicaela/status/867057615926435841 When the Trumps set out from Washington, their first stop was Saudi Arabia. All went smoothly until Israel, their second stop. As Donald,... Read More

Marriage, melania, obama, Relationships, social media, The Thread, trump

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