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5 Nollywood Movies We Still Can’t Believe Got Made
As much crap as we give Nollywood for making so much crap, they have delivered some epic “so bad it’s good” movies that can only be described as the fever dreams of “screenwriters” that were under the...
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What She Said: What It’s Like to Be Divorced Before 30
Getting married to the love of your life is the ultimate ‘happy ever after’. Most especially here, where till death do us part is taken quite literally. Divorce is never the answer, but for this 29...
View ArticleThese 5 Nigerian Songs Will Help You Figure Out Adulthood
Nowadays, Nigerian music is getting accolades as the hot new flavour on the global stage. If you listen to popular commentators like Ebro Darden, there’s something about Nigerian music makes you want...
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Can We Convince You To Not Apply For That Visa?
Can we bend your ear for a minute? Have you nursed dreams of leaving the shores of the country to a place that ‘works’? Perhaps the lure of fancy things like ‘stable electricity’ and ‘welfare...
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How To Be A Police Man In Nigeria
So you’re a Nigerian who has decided to join the Nigerian police. Yay. I’m going to ignore the brain damage that most likely caused you to make this decision and just move on to the list of things you...
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Wise Words For Your Friday Flex, Courtesy Nigerian Politicians.
Now the week is over, Friday rocks are drawing nigh! Congratulations on surviving five days of cursing alarm clocks, beating traffic to get to work on time and sneaking out successfully before the...
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The 100k/Month Guy Who Wants To Take A Leap Of Faith
If you’ve been reading this every Monday, you know the drill at this point. If you haven’t, now you know that Zikoko talks to anonymous people every week about their relationship with the Naira....
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7 Myths And Facts About Health Insurance In Nigeria
Seriously y’all. Health insurance is an important financial scheme that helps protect a person’s finances in the event of illnesses. However, Nigeria’s dearth of education about the subject has led to...
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Where Were You When These Nigerian Events Occurred?
The story of Nigeria has produced its fair share of landmark, victorious and experiences. In the centre of it all are its citizens, who through bated breath and wide eyes have watched the best and...
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Here’s The Best Food I Had In April
There are two constants in my life. There’s the fact that every week, unfailingly my mother will ask me if I’ve found a husband yet. Then there’s the fact that every month, I spend a ludicrous amount...
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5 Questions About Second Chance (From A Non-Viewer)
I was in junior secondary school when El Cuerpo Del Desco (Second Chance) premiered on AIT (aka the home of telenovelas in Nigeria) and made 80% of the country lose their damn minds. Not me though. I...
View ArticleWhat is Nigeria Most Famous For?
It’s been a while since anyone called Nigeria the “Giant of Africa” without a hint of sarcasm shimmying between each word. Once upon a time, as the last of the colonisers left, the world had high...
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What Happens When You Want Canada, But Canada Doesn’t Want You?
I have survived 26 rotations around the sun. In that time, I have suffered through some of the worst Nigeria’s educational system has to offer and borne witness, first-hand, to the failings of the...
View ArticleLessons From Beyonce’s Homecoming: How To Become A Living Legend
When she’s in the mood, Beyonce Knowles Carter, first of her name, Queen of the Beyhive knows how to make the whole world stand still. She’s been doing so for years – with albums, magazine covers and...
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Here’s All You Need To Know About The #AbujaPoliceRaidOnWomen
Over a hundred women have been arrested and detained by the Abuja police in the past couple of weeks. The arrests were made after raiding a couple of clubs in Abuja. The women’s crimes? ‘Prostitution...
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Introducing, Aluta And Chill
Ask anyone about young Nigerians and you’re going to hear something in the lines of ‘largest demographic in Nigeria’. They’re mostly right; young people make up well over half of Nigeria’s population....
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“You’re One Tragedy Away From Becoming A Yahoo Boy”
In certain cultures, adulting is marked with rituals, tests and celebrations. But when you’re Nigerian, adulting often comes at you without warning. Adulting comes in different forms; bills, family,...
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“We thought it was just the usual catcalling.”
Ekosodin is a student neighbourhood near my school, and it’s famous for all the wrong reasons. I was walking in the area with a friend once when we heard someone shout, “Fine girl wassup na?” We just...
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“I’m Left Handed. And I Had To Apologise For It”
“Most people don’t know but in my first few months, I was in Chemistry before I moved to Agriculture. We had to do our faculty and departmental registration by hand at the time.” “So there were about...
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How To Eat At A Buffet
Buffets are one of my most favourite things. Eat all, you can for a fixed time at a fixed price? Challenge accepted. But there’s a fine art to getting the most out of buffets. There are certain things...
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