Former Big Brother Naija star and entrepreneur Anita Akide, popularly known as Tacha, has sparked fresh conversations online after sharing her candid thoughts on love, dating, and life abroad.
Speaking on The Podcast Network on YouTube, Tacha encouraged young women to take control of their love lives instead of rushing into commitments.
“You need three other boyfriends in your life… I’m not saying to sleep with all the boyfriends. But at least… You just never really know,” she said.
She stressed that women should never feel pressured to settle down too quickly.
“Every girl should be single till they’re actually married… Don’t let your boyfriend stop you from meeting your husband.”
Tacha explained that society holds men and women to different standards, and so women must be smarter in navigating relationships.
“The kind of grace that the guys have is not the same kind of grace that we have. So we need to be able to move differently,” she said.
The TV star also shared her thoughts on living abroad compared to Nigeria. She admitted that while life in Nigeria is tough, living overseas can be even more challenging.
“As much as it’s hard here in Nigeria, it’s also hard. It’s even harder abroad, honestly,” she said, adding that many Nigerians abroad avoid returning home out of pride.
“A lot of people abroad do not want to come back because… people are going to say I went abroad and I couldn’t make it and then I came back.”
Tacha described the loneliness and financial strain many face abroad despite the glamorous image they show online.
“People go through great pressure to give an impression that really, really does not exist… Two of my luggage items got stolen in Paris… It’s not this hard back here in Nigeria.”
According to her, the sense of community in Nigeria is priceless.
“You can go to your junction and say, ‘Mama Ki, give me something of 7,000. By the end of the month, I’ll pay you.’ I feel like there’s a lot more to be happy and bright about over here in Nigeria than there in the UK.”
Tacha encouraged Nigerians to use their outspoken nature to drive positive change and reshape the country’s image globally.
“With how loud and how rugged they are, we actually should use that ruggedness to get what we want in the country. We can try to change it… It took a long time for us to get here. So it would take a long time to try to change the notion the world has about Nigeria.”
