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Kaduna was home this past weekend and I ran into this beautiful sight on my Fura d'nono hunt .🙈 Want to see more pictures and hear all about my trip ? Follow @africanculturediary and watch the space ! P.s It's official . The North has my heart 😍❤ #kaduna #africanculturediary #tourism #nigeria # Kadunadurbar #culture

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Ara has been working on this for some time and he explains it below . @Regrann from @aradeindeart - Swipe right for more details... I'm done with this drawing/ painting of my wonderful friend cum art subject, @mbasughun. I title this "God is a Woman" and here's why: We have abundant literature, folk belief and plain sentiments in exposition of the masculine characteristics of God; it appears that man has inherently placed emphasis on the differences in gender and interpreted those differences to mean inequality and the superiority of the man over the woman. I beg to differ. Men and women are equal but different. The fact of our differences translate to the essence of variety as far as our maker has deemed it fit. God loves variety, you see. However, God also loves justice and equality. We've always interpreted our understanding of the nature of God in light of our understanding of the nature of the masculine gender. We see God as a loving and disciplinarian father who has a son- Jesus. Few have questioned who the boy's mother is. Thing is, God's His mum too. He bears both masculine and feminine characteristics within His being That's why He's all sufficient. He has all there is to be in Himself and He distributes parts of Himself to different people. Those people include male and female whom He created in His own image. This implies that the woman is in His image too. And it also implies that God procreates. He bears seed- His word- as a woman does bear her foetus during pregnancy. He cares for His children in such depth of love and commitment as a woman shows her offspring. He is emotional. He laughs. He cries. He is expressed in the woman, as she is an express image of His perfection. The greatest disservice you can do to God is to hurt a creation that so accurately reflects Him. If you love God, you've got to love the women in your life. Art media: pencils, oil paint and chalk pastels on paper Size: 23" by 20" PS. The title isn't an attempt at blasphemy but only an allegory. #art #arte #hyperrealism #drawing #painting #naija_art #afri_art #oilpainting #artstagram #artfido #black #ava17 #aradeindeart #ara - #regrann

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Dear Woman , You intrigue me . And in the depths of the night , I shall write of my adoration for you . It is those eyes that open like a spring , sending forth rays across the bodies of humans and trees It is your skin that darkens a little more each day and still glows like the sun held in a crown of ancient diamonds It is your hair that upsets you on hot nights but makes you dance in tingly steps from mystical lands during the day It is your lips . Those lips that usher a thousand tales of culture ,beauty and INTENSE love You are my PERFECTION And I am madly in love with you. Always , Mbasughun. #selflove #melanin #woman #beauty #obsessed

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@theforgetterseye This is my absolute favourite! 😍 Beautiful exhibition ! 😘

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Dear Ugo , I wrote you a letter and I am assuming you read it already. (Does God look over your shoulder when you read the things we write about you? I'm curious ) Some days hit me and I mutter your name . My heart tells me if I call it enough times , you'll appear but.... This isn't to speak of the light that you ARE. What is past tense when you are present in our memories ? When you are still the catalyst to our dreams ? This is to Thank you for being . When it gets tough, I'll look for your star in the sky . Love , Mbasughun. #mrnkataa #angelugonna

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Greatness in Audio Form 😍 #edsheeran #dividealbum #ginger #joy #peace #love #life

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Happy Birthday Ginger ... @teddysphotos . You are magic . ❤ #edsheeran #birthday #divide #feb17th

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@Regrann from @teddysphotos - - #regrann Our Divide album from the soul mate @teddysphotos comes out on 3rd March ! My birthday . Uuuh! My toes are tingly ! 😍 #birthdaybehaviour

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This what I simply call , "MY MUG STORY " . A couple of days ago , I was in another city and I met up with a friend I hadn't seen for over 7 years . Imagine my surprise when there was a package waiting for me. Note : I love being surprised . I hardly get surprised . I always figure it out . This was a good one . Also it was a not -so random gift . Not a new year , I -haven't -seen -you- for -long gift or Happy birthday in advance gift . Not an apology gift either. Why I am mentioning this is because I have never gotten a gift for the reason I got this . So it is pretty special . (It doesn't mean I will say the reason . Is the story not enough ?) Well, when I opened it , I kept gosh ing and couldn't get over it and that's where I heard the tale of the mug . There was one before it . One that got broken just that morning and led to a replacement . Cute story ? Let's continue . I went to visit a friend and I got carried away with goodbyes and gist that I left it with her . Had to go all the way back to get it . An hour plus later , I was standing drained , my mug about to be left behind or checked in . What happened after that ? Well, let's just say I had tea this morning and I particularly liked the aesthetic value attached to the tea drinking . Shout out to @asah_bara who was part of a special moment through her beautiful art . I simply cannot get over your attention to detail . I have read the notes in the cup over and again . Beautiful mind , beautiful art , beautiful woman . Looking for a special gift ? Want to customise it ? Check her page , Contact her , Make someone happy . I'm done !

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This is the last #DearWriter post . Our form of closure from this end . We are grateful for all those who stayed with us on this journey . It was beautiful doing this with you . Love always , ME #DearWriter #DearCEO #Poetry #poetrycommunity #instapoetry #pain #affair #life #truth #quote #words #love #crush

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@Regrann from @ellenukpi - Do you ever really stop loving once you have truly loved? #DearCEO #Love #DearWriter #Lust #Thoughts - #regrann

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I was beginning to doubt my being at aké and then I saw this . 😀😁 Good times with the Brother . @Regrann from @sueddieagema - Yes, yes, we laugh like that sometimes. With Ngugi's daughter Mbasughun Ukpi, a writer with a soul for tradition that leaves one amazed. Aondo has blessed Tiv. Mimi je. - #regrann

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Crushes shouldn't blind us . We should be aware of the truths facing us , even when they aren't pleasant . #DearWriter #DearCEO #Poetry #poetrycommunity #instapoetry (at Ijoko, Ogun, Nigeria)

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@Regrann from @ellenukpi - #DearCEO #DearWriter #NewBeginings? #crush #love #words

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We couldn't let Tuesday pass without this . Thank you for those who have written us about this series . You all are MVPs. #DearWriter #DearCEO #Poetry #poetrycommunity #instapoetry #pain #affair #life #truth #quote #words #love #crush

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@Regrann from @ellenukpi - Read, read and read! the beauty of ink, words and paper is magic! I mean read an actual book! I love E Books but physical books are still the best! Something about those pages between your fingers...😊😊😊😊#25 #lessons#25thingsilearnedbefore25 - #regrann

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@Regrann from @ellenukpi - It is better to have loved and lost than not to have loved at all. Sometimes we have love gone wrong experiences but that should never stop us from giving love a shot over and over again till we find the love that comes to stay. Guard your heart with all diligence, know clearly what love is (1Cor 13) and be open to love; you can find it in the funniest, strangest persons or place 😊 am just sitting pretty and waiting for ❤️#25ThingsILearnedBefore25 #lessons #Tips #25 #Love #Wait #truelovewaits