Hands and teeth are as good as cutlery, right?

Hands and teeth are as good as cutlery, right?

Yes, they were until I arrived in Europe. I had to break the habit of eating with my innate natural tools for food—hands, and teeth. Eating foods with our hands and tearing meat with our teeth was how we ate when I was young. The beauty of Ekiti land, a tribe in...
Taboo (Eewo)

Taboo (Eewo)

In the last century and beyond, the worries of many African moms over their daughters revolved greatly around the issue of, “Is my daughter going to find a man to marry?” This was because a girl could be cast off as a spinster for the rest of her life for...
Take many wives for the price of one

Take many wives for the price of one

Men in Yorubaland were killed in the Kiriji War, the Owu War, and many other wars a few centuries ago. The slave trade was also unfavorable to men. The Yoruba country’s vast sociopolitical landscape was impacted. So, in a world where men were sold into slavery...
Secrets surrounding pregnancy time in my culture

Secrets surrounding pregnancy time in my culture

My early years in Belgium were full of confusion on many issues. It made me wonder how two continents could have such disparities in culture and structure. To start with, announcing pregnancy and due dates is a no-no in Yoruba Land.  I’m from Yoruba land. The...