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Can we talk about how tough it is for women to find an OB/GYN in Lagos? – Ella Temisan

|February 26, 2022

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Can we talk about how tough it is for women to find an OB/GYN in Lagos? - Ella Temisan

Before I begin this piece on another of my Lagos episodes, let me warn you. I’m going to be candid about my body parts. If you’re going to pre...

Living in Lagos can kill you – Ella Temisan

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|February 19, 2022

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Living in Lagos can kill you - Ella Temisan

The thing is that I have known that Lagos can kill a person to be a fact for the longest time. But having it proven over and again before my very eye...

The many things I have done to survive in Lagos – Ella Temisan

Posted by Lilian Osigwe

|February 12, 2022

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The many things I have done to survive in Lagos - Ella Temisan

If there’s anything I’ve realized in Lagos life, it is that people love grass to grace stories, especially the grass part. Everybody wants to hear yo...

Help! My Nigeria dream life is too expensive for me – Ella Temisan

Posted by Lilian Osigwe

|February 05, 2022

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Help! My Nigeria dream life is too expensive for me – Ella Temisan

Or I might be too cheap for it, especially with the way things are in Nigeria. I haven’t decided which one it is yet. I am the one that wants to hire...

Here’s the most important advice single pringles will get this year – Ella Temisan

Posted by Lilian Osigwe

|January 29, 2022

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Here’s the most important advice single pringles will get this year - Ella Temisan

Just like that, it’s February. The month of love for couples and loneliness for the single ones. The month for money spenders. Anybody that finds love in Fe...

This is your reminder that it’s okay to accept help – Ella Temisan

Posted by Lilian Osigwe

|January 22, 2022

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This is your reminder that it’s okay to accept help - Ella Temisan

I know I complained about Joy, the help I hired last year to clean my house weekly. I had good reason to. She was too rough with the aged plumbing in the house and...

Where did communal child rearing go? Bring it back! – Ella Temisan

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|January 15, 2022

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Where did communal child rearing go? Bring it back! - Ella Temisan

BRING BACK COMMUNAL CHILD REARING: I remember how nervous I was in church last Sunday. I was sitting in my new dress, waiting for my cue to take the second reading...

Two important skills you need to have when living in Lagos – Ella Temisan

Posted by Lilian Osigwe

|January 08, 2022

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Two important skills you need to have when living in Lagos - Ella Temisan

Let’s talk about two critical skills you need to survive in Lagos. But first of all, happy new year once again! I hope your celebration was swell. An...

Anybody that says they are not feeling Christmas in Lagos is lying – Ella Temisan

Posted by Lilian Osigwe

|December 25, 2021

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Anybody that says they are not feeling Christmas in Lagos is lying - Ella Temisan

In Lagos, Zenith Bank did not put their Christmas decorations on time – they’re not feeling it. Civic Center did not light up this year – they don’t want to celebrate thi...

Unwanted rat guests and a Christmas on exile – Ella Temisan

Posted by Lilian Osigwe

|December 18, 2021

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Unwanted rat guests and a Christmas on exile - Ella Temisan

I’ve lived in this apartment for some time and the worst pest-related experience I’ve had is seeing dead cockroaches on the floor and nothing to do with a pesky rat....