children – Viva Naija https://viva-naija.com Never far from home Mon, 11 Sep 2017 08:46:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.1 https://viva-naija.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/cropped-Viva_Logo__Pink_Green-e1494830651288.jpg children – Viva Naija https://viva-naija.com 32 32 TruLittle Hero Awards 2017! Do you know a young hero? https://viva-naija.com/trulittle-hero-awards-2017-know-young-hero/ https://viva-naija.com/trulittle-hero-awards-2017-know-young-hero/#respond Fri, 08 Sep 2017 11:17:13 +0000 https://viva-naija.com/?p=24769 The TruLittle Hero Awards is an event organised by Cause 4 Children Limited with the support of London Borough of Newham and National Lottery. The aim of the event is to recognise, celebrate and reward outstanding achievements of young people ages 7 years to 16 years in the UK. This remarkable event continues to grow […]

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]]> https://viva-naija.com/trulittle-hero-awards-2017-know-young-hero/feed/ 0 Humans are equal as humans https://viva-naija.com/humans-equal-humans/ https://viva-naija.com/humans-equal-humans/#comments Wed, 06 Sep 2017 15:06:40 +0000 https://viva-naija.com/?p=24761 There’s this elderly man that worked temporarily as a driver for my mum. I met him when I went home in 2013. We got into a conversation one day, one talk led to the other, and he told me that he has TWELVE children. I mean 12. He said it with all pride and joy, […]

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]]> https://viva-naija.com/humans-equal-humans/feed/ 1 Marriage scares the hell out of me https://viva-naija.com/marriage-scares-hell/ https://viva-naija.com/marriage-scares-hell/#respond Thu, 17 Aug 2017 15:32:23 +0000 https://viva-naija.com/?p=24380 The thought of marriage scares the hell out of me. This is worse because of the fact that I’m a compulsive loner. The thought of having another person invade my space for the rest of my life scares the shit out of me. The thought of the fact that someone is going to feel entitled […]

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]]> https://viva-naija.com/marriage-scares-hell/feed/ 0 Raising Bilingual Children in Diaspora https://viva-naija.com/raising-bilingual-children-in-diaspora-2/ https://viva-naija.com/raising-bilingual-children-in-diaspora-2/#comments Tue, 23 May 2017 09:15:53 +0000 http://rachelonamusi.wordpress.com/?p=1 I remember growing up as a young girl in Lagos, and we had cousins that were never spoken to in Yoruba. I thought it was Da Bomb cos I thought they were so so posh. Now I stay trying to watch Yoruba films and learn the proverbs of old. I’m in love with women like […]

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]]> https://viva-naija.com/raising-bilingual-children-in-diaspora-2/feed/ 3 We should never denigrate a woman’s chosen path https://viva-naija.com/never-denigrate-womans-chosen-path/ https://viva-naija.com/never-denigrate-womans-chosen-path/#respond Tue, 17 Jan 2017 20:43:34 +0000 https://viva-naija.com/?p=19487 A stay-at-home mom is not inferior to a career mom. Purpose isn’t people-defined. It is self-defined, even if it is people-based. This means that your purpose is meant to add value to humanity. The number of people you add value to is immaterial. What matters is that in your life journey, you are able to […]

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]]> https://viva-naija.com/never-denigrate-womans-chosen-path/feed/ 0 TruLittle Hero Awards 2016: Celebrating Our Young Heroes! https://viva-naija.com/trulittle-hero-awards-2016-celebrating-young-heroes/ https://viva-naija.com/trulittle-hero-awards-2016-celebrating-young-heroes/#respond Fri, 18 Nov 2016 15:26:08 +0000 https://viva-naija.com/?p=17873 TruLittle Hero Awards is an event that is not for profit being put together by Cause 4 Children Limited with the support of London Borough of Newham. The focus of the event is to recognise, celebrate and reward outstanding achievements of young people under the age of 17 years in the UK. This remarkable event […]

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]]> https://viva-naija.com/trulittle-hero-awards-2016-celebrating-young-heroes/feed/ 0 Remarrying 4 months after the death of a spouse: Right? Wrong? https://viva-naija.com/viva-naija-asks-what-is-the-appropriate-length-of-time-to-wait-after-the-death-of-a-spouse-before-remarrying/ https://viva-naija.com/viva-naija-asks-what-is-the-appropriate-length-of-time-to-wait-after-the-death-of-a-spouse-before-remarrying/#respond Thu, 24 Dec 2015 19:22:02 +0000 https://viva-naija.com/?p=7625 There is a story doing the rounds on social media at the moment – a widower with 2 kids who lost both wife and child at the birth of the third. Four months after the death of his wife, the poor, grieving widower has now found true love again. With his late wife’s good friend. […]

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]]> https://viva-naija.com/viva-naija-asks-what-is-the-appropriate-length-of-time-to-wait-after-the-death-of-a-spouse-before-remarrying/feed/ 0 TruLittle Hero Awards 2015: celebrating achievements, rewarding excellence! https://viva-naija.com/trulittle-hero-awards-2015-celebrating-achievements-rewarding-excellence/ https://viva-naija.com/trulittle-hero-awards-2015-celebrating-achievements-rewarding-excellence/#respond Sat, 12 Dec 2015 18:30:54 +0000 https://viva-naija.com/?p=7228 On Saturday, 28th November, 2015, TruLittle Hero Awards lit up the East London community as many young people and their families flooded The Discovery Centre to enjoy all the performances that the event had to offer. Furthermore, the event was graced with the presence of the Mayor of Barking & Dagenham Councillor, Simon Bremner, as he joined […]

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]]> https://viva-naija.com/trulittle-hero-awards-2015-celebrating-achievements-rewarding-excellence/feed/ 0 mazi abe’s side: Like father like son – what goes around comes around? https://viva-naija.com/mazi-abes-side-like-father-like-son-what-goes-around-comes-around/ https://viva-naija.com/mazi-abes-side-like-father-like-son-what-goes-around-comes-around/#respond Fri, 04 Dec 2015 15:30:53 +0000 https://viva-naija.com/?p=6824 Friday Reminiscing HMMMMMMMMMM, WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND ? I remember when Alhaja will be reporting one of my many escapades to her mum, my grandmother, Mòmò gbòbûro. “Aaaah màami, don’t beg for him o! This boy will kill me before my time. When I got to his school, I was rolling on the floor, […]

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]]> https://viva-naija.com/mazi-abes-side-like-father-like-son-what-goes-around-comes-around/feed/ 0 If you have no daughters, tell these to your sons – Cautionary Tips For Parents https://viva-naija.com/if-you-have-no-daughters-tell-these-to-your-sons-cautionary-tips-for-parents/ https://viva-naija.com/if-you-have-no-daughters-tell-these-to-your-sons-cautionary-tips-for-parents/#respond Sun, 01 Nov 2015 18:40:17 +0000 https://viva-naija.com/?p=1690 The world is not as safe or as simple as it used to be. Tell your children the following tips. Follow the advice herein yourself. Be safe. Be happy. For parents and children: Your neighbour is not your “uncle”, his name is Mr. Koro or whatever, not uncle. Do not tell your children to address […]

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