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Queens Of Nollywood: Clarion Chukwura
When it comes to old Nollywood realness, we all know that the women were the ones who came on the scene and served hard. We’ve decided to take a week to honour seven legendary actresses who still...
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In Search Of The American Dream: Tinuke’s #AbroadLife.
The Nigerian experience is physical, emotional and sometimes international. No one knows it better than our features on #TheAbroadLife, a series where we detail and explore Nigerian experiences while...
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Queens Of Nollywood: Omotola Jalade Ekeinde
When it comes to old Nollywood realness, we all know that the women were the ones who came on the scene and served hard. We’ve decided to take a week to honour seven legendary actresses who still...
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How Do You Wing It At Over ₦600k A Month? Ask Her
Every week, Zikoko seeks to understand how people move the Naira in and out of their lives. Some stories will be struggle-ish, others will be bougie. All the time, it’ll be revealing. This week, we’re...
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They See Us Rolling, They Hating – Yahaya Abdullahi.
There’s actually nothing we won’t hear in this country. The Nigerian Senate — same guys with a ₦13 million monthly salary, inclusive of a ₦1.24m ‘hardship’ allowance, have brought something brown new...
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Jollof Road Begins!
The Jollof Road team. From left (top to bottom): Tosin, Toketemu, Taiwo, Fu’ad, and Kayode. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you must’ve have seen/heard us (Zikoko) making noise about a project...
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Lagos Traffic, Do You Want To Try Me Now?
I was inside a bus, ears plugged in and generally minding my business when a random song popped in, courtesy of a random playlist on Apple music. Naturally, the first instinct was to skip to the next...
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The Zikoko Guide To Crossing Seme Border
For a long time, you wondered how a road trip out of Nigeria would feel like. Then you decided to let these thoughts fly and fill your head with cool ideas. I mean, why should you stop at thoughts...
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Queens Of Nollywood: Genevieve Nnaji
An elegant queen. She was born on the 3rd of May 1979 in Mbaise, Imo State as the fourth of eight children. Along with being an actor, she’s also a producer, director, entrepreneur, and former model....
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Guys, Lagos Could Be Going Underwater
Climate change is real. And that’s just nature’s way of getting back at us. Everyone knows that; everyone is planning — well, except maybe Nigeria. Nigeria during climate change discussions. I think...
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For NYSC, I Taught At A Rundown School. Here’s What I Learnt.
To get a better understanding of Nigerian life, we started a series called ‘Compatriots’, detailing the everyday life of the average Nigerian. As a weekly column, a new installment will drop every...
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A Short Tale on Nasir El-Rufai, His Son, And A School
Nigerians are not exactly fans of the walk-the-talk mantra. Remember that Daddy Bubu promised that he would make the naira “great again”? How’s that working out for him? At the last count, a thousand...
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Six People You’ll Meet In A Danfo
The streets of Lagos are not for the fainthearted. If you are used to buses waiting for you to board or someone handing over your phone after picking it up from the floor then newsflash, You are on...
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All The Different Types Of Roommates in A School Hostel
When you got admission into university, you were excited about a whole new life. You were ready to revel in a new kind of freedom, away from your parents and the annoying curfews and rules they set to...
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Oops! Buhari Did it Again
In case you missed it, President Buhari is at the ongoing 74th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and as expected he made a speech, which seemed to hit all the right notes-strangely enough,...
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Algae in My Food? Yuck!
There I was, minding my damn business, watching television to catch up on the news I might have missed during the day when I heard, “Algae is used in medicine, food, body lotion…” You mean gutter...
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8 Meme-Worthy Moments From King Of Boys
No one can deny that Kemi Adetiba redefined moviemaking in Nollywood with her 2018 hit movie, King Of Boys. Unlike most Nigerian movies flooding cinemas these days, King of Boys served everything from...
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5 Signs You Might Be A Party Hoarder
Owambe is the real deal in Nigeria — the ultimate Nigerian experience. Every other Saturday, the average Nigerian looks forward to attending a party. People tend to go to parties for three major...
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Signs You’re FitFam Without Realising
The year is about to end but while many are panicking about achieving 20 out of the 30 goals they have on their “fitness resolutions”, you can’t relate because you don’t have one. You don’t need it...
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Adulting is About Survival And I’ve Been Trying To Survive Since I Was Eight
We want to know how young people become adults. The question we ask is “What’s your coming of age story?” Every Thursday, we’ll bring you the story one young Nigerian’s journey to adulthood and how it...
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