Everyday Froday Blog — Nigeria

The Short Story Behind African Headwraps

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The Short Story Behind African Headwraps

Now you're probably aware of Headwraps, they come in many colours, sizes and patterns and are used for various different occasions. Now, depending on where you grew up you may never have noticed when you actually started seeing or using headwraps yourself  however, what you probably don't know is the cultural meaning behind some of these headwraps.  Now depending on where you come from the headwrap has different names. For example in Nigeria you'd call it a Gele, in Botswana a Tuki and in Ghana, Malawi and Zimbabwe it's called a Duku. Despite the various names the African headwrap has...

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What is happening in Africa?

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What is happening in Africa?

Today we want to raise awareness on some of the issues currently going on in the Motherland. Mama Africa is hurting and we in the diaspora must do the best we can to lend our voices and support our people back home. So in case you have been out of the loop or just want some information on what is going on I’ll give you a brief rundown. Disclaimer! This information I am sharing is based on the news being shared online, I by no means know the full scale or entirety of them all and urge you to do...

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Ten facts on Nigeria to Celebrate Nigerian Independence Day !!

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Ten facts on Nigeria to Celebrate Nigerian Independence Day !!

The 1st of October means two things! It is the first official day of Black History Month and it is also Nigerian Independence Day. Omo Naija toh baddd!! In honour of this historical month we are bringing you Ten Facts on Nigeria in honour of Nigerian Independence Day !!  Let's Go!!  ONE  Lagos is the largest city in Nigeria but it isn't the capital. The capital city Abuja is one of the fastest growing cities in the world with a population of 6 million in its metropolitan area, Lagos on the other hand has a population of 21 million people...

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London based Black owned Restaurants to support

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London based Black owned Restaurants to support

These aren't just restaurants we support once because Black Lives Matter is the trend right now, these are restaurants we can try and support whenever we can. Black lives matter today tomorrow and while we’re still alive. Let's help keep some money in our economy.  Trap Kitchen https://www.instagram.com/trapkitchen Trap Kitchen originally started out in the Kitchen of young entrepreneur Prince Owusu aka Shakka's house. It originally began as a collection service but after gaining thousands of followers on Instagram and gaining the attention of more on BBC's Million Pound Chef Menu they went on to launch the Manchester and London...

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Who we are shopping with this Black Pound Day!

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Who we are shopping with this Black Pound Day!

Oyaaa BPD is back againnnn! August 1st marks the first Saturday of the month which marks the new monthly Black Pound Day here in the UK. Black Pound day is an initiative started by Rapper Swiss to encourage us to spend our pounds in our community for the day.  In honour of this we here at the Froday HQ have compiled a list of all the black owned businesses we will be shopping with on this day. We have everything from hair and beauty to candles, diffusers, cakes and Durags!! Check them out below and get your shop on people!! ...

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