Chiomah's Blog

Flora Solomon Lange : Wife, Mum, Designer, Nurse and everything in between!

May 18, 2018 2 Comments

Flora Solomon Lange has an alluring beauty with a congenial nature. Through trained as a nurse she is also the brain behind thriving fashion house Folange Code and also has a beauty line. Lets hear more from this mother of one as to how she holds it all together! Please tell us a bit about you and your growing up years My name is Flora Solomon Lange , (Nee Flora Smith), born 26th January 1990, to a family of 6, 2 sisters and a brother , a mother and a father. I am from Anambra State, Dunukofia L.G.A. and I am an […]

INSPIRATION, MORE

Trevor Noah: Born a Crime – Some memorable quotes

May 7, 2018 3 Comments

This book was recently read by the book club I belong to and it was such an easy and enjoyable read . To be honest I was not expecting much but boy was I pleasantly surprised! This collection of short stories by popular comedian Trevor Noah is set in his native South Africa and takes the reader back to his growing up years with his mum, younger brother and interesting extended family. I have always been fascinated with the history of racial segregation stemming from slavery in the West and apartheid in South Africa so the fact that this was one of themes […]

INSPIRATION

Mary Slessor – Lessons from a Queen indeed

April 19, 2018 6 Comments

Mary Slessor is a true heroine and her impact was felt throughout south-eastern Nigeria. Many think all her work was focused on Calabar but that’s far from the truth. Although stationed in Calabar she moved to different areas and as a result killing of infant twins was wiped out all over the south eastern Nigeria. In fact I only recently learned that a friend’s mum and her twin brother from Abba in Anambra State were hidden for months to escape death until Mary’s influence came to bear. One striking thing about Mary was that she preached the Gospel in an endearing way – […]

RELATIONSHIPS

Joke Aliu: For the love of the law

March 26, 2018 5 Comments

Joke is an accomplished lawyer with one of the nations leading law firms. Let’s talk about this lady’s love for the law. Tell us about yourself (family, profile, education etc) I was born into a family of 5 children and I found myself right in the middle. I have a feel of what it is to have both older and younger siblings. I have an older sister and brother and I also have a younger sister and brother.I studied law at Nigeria’s premier university, the University of Ibadan and I went to Law School in Lagos. I got a masters […]

INSPIRATION

Guest Post : Back to School by Azuka Ogundeji

February 21, 2018 5 Comments

For many going back to school is a major aspiration and once you achieve that there is a major feeling of achievement and fulfillment. Personally, I had long desired to go for a second masters degree but kept putting it off, so when I finally decided to go for it in my late 30s and with two children in tow it was daunting!Thankfully its all done and dusted and crossed off my to do list. I can thus totally relate with our first guest post of the year written by the indefatigable Azuka who writes about her recent educational pursuit. As […]

INSPIRATION, RELATIONSHIPS

Tinu Asegieme : Love and Marriage

February 14, 2018 1 Comment

Happy Valentines Day everyone! This is one celebration I am not really big on but I appreciate its focus on showing love to not just couples but all and sundry. One person who talks a lot about love amongst couples is Pastor Tinu Asegieme who happens to be one my favourite people. As a Pastor she exudes a rare honesty which allows her to speak with depth and wisdom. She has a passion for single and married women and with her husband Pastor Kennedy Asegieme runs the Marriage Institute, a Christian resource centre for marriage building and is a widely sought out […]

INSPIRATION, PARENTING

Family love: Immediate and Beyond

February 6, 2018 17 Comments

In this month of February, the emphasis is on romantic love – but one form of love that is often overlooked is “Phileo”, brotherly love. This is the kind of love that is common amongst families; kith and kin. Sadly, with the rural-urban drift and modernization, the bond and love that once existed within the extended family structure seems to be weakening, and this is having negative effects on the nuclear family as well. You hear of children who have never met some their aunts and uncles, and the traditional “going home for Christmas” has now faded away for many. There is, however, […]

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