Angela Ukomadu's Blog

 I spent the first 21 years of my life in Port Harcourt, Rivers state...I mean "RIVERS" state, so you would think I should know how to swim with all of that water body surrounding me? Naaaaa, I cannot even stand in a gutter.    Then I had my son, he is all daring and ready to go. At 7 or 8, he said he wanted to join the swimming class in his school. Trust me to say a big NO. But hubby felt and my sister Ruth said if he really wanted to do it, I should let him and not use my own fears to overshadow him. Reluctantly, I agreed.      So when I came across this Kayak story via the #NothingToDoInLagos Instagram handle, I temporarily forgot my fears and could not wait to tell the story. Hahahahha, your guess is as good as mine. I flopped big time. Now, the plan was to use the double kayak. That way I will do the paddling while my colleague films the other kayakers. I spent less than 20 seconds in the water and I was screaming to leave. The kind-hearted Kayak o...

 There is this joke that most Nigerians do not know how to "mind their business." From the body movement, the very sly cough that suddenly manifests, the side eye they give you, the look, to the " un-looking " game, they are bound to make you understand that they know what you are doing or about to do.    While this may have its positive sides of making one always cautious of never going wrong, the negative sides cannot be overlooked too. Have you seen TV adverts of condom and how the buyer suddenly starts asking for biscuits even when they came to buy condoms? Just because they saw one nosy auntie or uncle at the pharmacy! I also remember the one of Lolo1 acting as a nurse and how she reacted when two teenagers came in to the hospital to find out more about safe sex.    Well, before we continue, I am 100 percent all for zipping up until the wedding night but we cannot ignore the fact that our youths are hitting it everyday. Yes it happens. While we preach...

   Just like every part of the palm tree is used for one thing or the other, so it is for the snail🐌 too. Absolutely nothing goes to waste. The flesh is used for meat, said to be highly nutritious and low in cholesterol. The slime is used for cosmetic products that can help to regenerate skin cells and heal wounds. The shell is blended and used for poultry feeds or fertilizer! Yep yep, didn't know about that until this story.    So there is also a huge market out there for the African giant snails that are in abundance in the country. People are buying these up and exporting to other countries like the UK, America and Europe...but to send to America, the snails need to be cleaned and freezed, but for other countries, they can be exported alive as far as you do a proper documentation and meet the required health approval of the said country. America considers the creature as a highly voracious and invasive pest that poses a risk to agriculture, the environment an...

   At first sight, you will think these are cup cakes, not until you touch them. These are soaps made by Blondie Okpuzor, the founder and chief executive of BathKandy, a Lagos and Abuja based company that is into food inspired body products and home fragrances, a company she started in 2014. With many people into the business of making organic skincare products, Blondie has set herself apart by creating her products to look and smell like sweet treats...oh dear sweet tooth of mine, I love this one.    Nigeria is striving to focus on other markets apart from its dominant oil industry. There has been so much campaigns for "Made-In-Nigeria" brands and to "Buy-Naija-To-Grow-The-Naira." All of these campaigns are coming to fruition with entrepreneurs like Blondie who are producing wholly Nigerian products, selling both within and outside the country, and training others who are interested too.    The beauty and skin care industry is a fast growing business s...