By Funmilola Alao Someone recently asked me what local food I love the most. I didn’t hesitate to say Amala and egusi. It’s not just that well-cooked Amala and Egusi tastes so delicious it could make you bite your tongue over and over, especially when fortified with assorted dried fish Read more…
By Lilian Aina In Nigeria, more is usually expected of the woman and her not living up to the weight of society’s expectations would drag down her, unasked for, dignity. We see this most especially in the way women are expected to have a polite way of dressing i.e them Read more…
By Titilayo Adekoya I love music, most of the time I think it loves me too, but other times it seems we are total strangers. You see, I have the weirdest playlist in the world. They say you can tell a lot about a person by looking at their playlist, Read more…
By Lilian Aina Saying fashion can be used as a weapon is of course, a metaphorical way of using how the clothes we put on can be a way of people getting to know us before even introducing ourselves i.e sending a message. It’s like when Edward Bulwer-Lytton wrote that Read more…
Dear diary, (Warning : mild to serious spoilers up ahead) So last week I read a new book. And another one, I do that a lot. Many people think its weird being nose deep in a book most of the time; I actually find it rather revigorating after energy Read more…
By Roselyn Saseun and Pelumi Okelade When you start out reading this book you’re likely to think “this could be kinda interesting”. We already know that female lead character is sick, so one of two things is to happen: either the author was going to pull the “I am going Read more…
When injustice and impunity overwhelm a society, nothing and no one is spared. Nigeria has for too long been overburdened by injustice and flagrant disregard for the rule of law, and the time has come to act. As a publication operating in and out of Nigeria, we at L’avis Magazine Read more…
Your art sucks. When I use the word “art” in reference to it, I do so in politeness, to you, not the…thing you have forced upon the powerless canvas/paper/wall. It is a pathetic imitation of what is useful, and is of no worth. You may think I am being overtly Read more…
So you fancy yourself a poet. You’ve written verse upon verse for adoring readers- specifically your romantic interests- who praise you for the “sweetness” of what you just did. What you just did is actually a grievious literary crime, punishable by angry stares from me in public. Here are 3 Read more…
A Twitter user has come under intense criticism for comparing an oil painting by the legendary Vincent Van Gogh with a similar one painted more recently by Chinese artist Haixia Liu. Comparing the famous 1888 “Café Terrace at night” by the Dutch great with Haixia’s artwork of the same scene, Read more…
