Lifestyle Blogs by Lolo Mma

It is scary to be a woman in Abuja. Like me, hundreds of Abuja residents were rudely awakened to the horrors of the brutality meted out to over 100 women in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, from 24-27 April 2019, by law enforcement agencies comprising

Here's my long essay on how laws which are not gender sensitive could promote violence. Originally published in several dailies in January 2019). As Nigeria welcomes the new Acting Inspector General of Police in January 2019, the discourse on Police Reform comes to mind once again. More than a month has passed

(One of my articles published in several online dailies.Originally posted in March 2019) It has been argued that cases of violence against children are usually underreported and thus survivors, witnesses and their families are encouraged to speak out. However, speaking out can also come at a cost which further instils fear. Two recent cases come to

(One of my articles on the Police Reform Bill, posted on several online dailies in November 2018) From the 19th to the 20th of November 2018, a coalition of over 40 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) gathered in Abuja, the Nation’s Capital, to call for the passage of the Police Reform Bill. The Bill seeks to repeal the Police Act of 1943, which though has had some amendments to a few

From a dead stump springs a shoot. Adorned with gifts of life, dry branches bear fruits. A wolf and a lamb, a space to share. On the tail of a leopard, gallops a goat. A child leads the way. Plays with the cobra but will not be harmed.

If you live in me; I will live in you; One with nature One with Life. If you live in me And I live in you, You will see what is, what was and what’s to come.

Flashback 1 Chubby and ever cheerful, everyone was fond of Gracie especially Uncle Frank who was already sliding fingers through her blouse to fondle her breasts. Gracie was about

The beats boomed on Sola’s speakers today as it did some 40 years ago when their dad saddled all five kids up to live with him in another city. The kids were told both

I am the source of all life,  Yet without you the cycle is incomplete. I am the vessel  From which the rites of passage 

Originally published on 25 March 2014. Several years ago in the late 1990s, I was flipping through a British fashion magazine which was discussing the science behind the well sculptured dresses; bustles from the Victorian era (1800s) which enhanced women's features especially the bust and the buttocks area. Back then I could not help but observe the striking similarities between the dresses and the physical features of African women; recall that back in the day, the globally 'accepted' feminine shape was that of the waif, glamorised by the fashion industry.