Welcome Post

Hi Ladies and welcome to The Real Nigerian Housewives of the United Kingdom!

My name is Ella (alias DegreeAngel), I was born and raised in the UK and I am of Nigerian origin.

After coming to the realisation the Nigerian community is so fragmented in the UK, this is particularly true for wives and even more difficult if you are a stay at home mum or single mother. I can probably limit Nigerian social gatherings for wives to:

1. Nightclubs (not a fan myself as a wholesome Christian wife), 
2. Work (yes we are the minority there and no I'm not a fan of after work pub crawls) or 
3. Church (people are always in a rush to leave to get ready for work the next day - sad face)

So, I decided to start a group to grow a community of Nigerian wives for support, laughter and friendship. This group is also open to those who are engaged. If you are single please don't take offence, the reason I have not focused on singles is purely because in some ways I feel the needs of those who are single are often quite different and often their goals are too, I also feel you have a larger number of gathering spots. I myself am a married mother of one lovely boy and I know my life was totally different 5 years ago. This is not to say singles are excluded, by all means if you feel this is the group for you, you are welcome. This is just a disclaimer to let you know a lot of what we do may be centered around the married/motherhood life (but definitely not boring).

The goal of this group is to form a community of different types of women with strong and positive bonds whilst having fun. The target age is 25 - 45 and this will be a real face to face community as well as an online one. It will involve anything from posting stories about yourselves and learning about different Nigerian cultures and characteristics from each other online. Threads on the latest songs/dance moves, fashion trends, family/relationships. To organising play-dates and childrens stay and play sessions, dinner and drinks nights, coffee mornings/afternoons, house/hall parties, orphanage fundraisers, holidays/trips, professional or DIY spa and beauty days, hair and gele making sessions, theatre/cinema outings as well as discussing/influencing politics, starting book groups, career sessions/seminars/networking opportunities. Or  help starting businesses, finding employment/promotion, cooking and much more.

Basically this blog and group is an open book that will be formed by you and I can't wait to see where you take them.

Hugs and Kisses

Ella