When You Do The Work It Shows: Obinna’s Aluta and Chill
Students in Nigerian universities have stories to tell, but hardly anyone to tell them to. For our new weekly series, Aluta and Chill, we are putting the spotlight on these students and their various...
View ArticleNYSC Diary Day 16: How To Sorta Lose The Inter-Platoon Competition
Everyday by 12pm for the next 21 days, I’ll be telling you what life is like at NYSC Camp. I was posted to Borno State, but the camp holds in Katsina state due to Boko Haram insurgency in Borno. You...
View Article8 Things Students Can Relate To During Exam Period
The Confusion that follows the release of the exam timetable You begin to wonder how the weeks flew so fast. As far as you know, the semester started about three weeks earlier. The question that...
View ArticleAnnoying Things That Happen When You Can’t Speak Your Native Language.
On the long list of things that make Nigerians needlessly work themselves up into a frothy lather, not being able to speak your mother tongue is seemingly at the top. Even though it affects them in no...
View ArticleThe Complete Guide To Becoming A Nigerian Landlord
A lot goes into becoming a Nigerian landlord, and I’m not on about the finances. To be a Nigerian landlord, you must undergo a complete change in psyche and personality before you stand a chance of...
View ArticleQUIZ: What Kind Of People Do You Attract?
It can be very stressful when you’re trying to find the love of your life, but you only keep meeting people that are exactly like your yeye ex. To help you be more aware of that problem, we’ve created...
View ArticleOn ‘A Good Time’, Davido Is All About Love & Happiness
It’s been seven years since Davido dropped his debut album, Omo Baba Olowo, and a lot has changed for him since then. Not only has he found love and immense global success, but he’s never been more...
View Article#Watchlist: Chukwuka Nwobi On Directing Sarz & WurlD’s “EGO”
For creators, inspiration can be found in the most unexpected places. That’s why we created #Watchlist — a series that asks Nigerian video directors to list the most interesting things that influenced...
View ArticleNYSC Diary Day 17: Platoon 2 Finally Won Something
Everyday by 12pm for the next 21 days, I’ll be telling you what life is like at NYSC Camp. I was posted to Borno State, but the camp holds in Katsina state due to Boko Haram insurgency in Borno. You...
View ArticleThe Origin & Danger Of Women’s Trousers, According To This Insane Book I Found
Once upon a time, an insane Christian book that claimed the devil created football as a tool to destroy humanity trended on the internet. I did the dirty work of actually reading and recapping it. The...
View Article#BumpThis: Davido’s “Get To You”& Stormzy’s “Own It”
There’s so much new music being released that it’s hard for even the most loyal fans to wade through the trash to find the gems. That’s why we’ve created #BumpThis – a daily series that features new...
View Article4 Things You Deal With When You Forget Your Earphones At Home
If you are attached to your earphones (in the different forms they come) that you have them on you all the time, only a few things come close to the despair you feel when you find out that you’ve left...
View Article5 Fair Reasons Why You Probably Hated Morning Assemblies
The phase might be over, but if you are like me, sometimes, you let your heart wander to the years at secondary school and the folly of the morning assemblies. If the daily morning ritual was...
View ArticleQuiz: What Kind of Drink Are You?
For every human being, there’s definitely a corresponding drink type and we’re here on this beautiful day to tell you which type of drink matches your personality. Now if you can’t take the truth, you...
View ArticleDiscovering My Body Through Sex And Masturbation
Sex Life is an anonymous Zikoko weekly series that explores the pleasures, frustrations and excitement of sex in the lives of Nigerians. The subject of today’s Sex Life is a 25-year-old pansexual...
View ArticleNYSC Diary Day 18: You Learn To Value Freedom In Camp
Everyday by 12pm for the next 21 days, I’ll be telling you what life is like at NYSC Camp. I was posted to Borno State, but the camp holds in Katsina state due to Boko Haram insurgency in Borno. You...
View ArticleQuiz: Which Popular Classic TV Show Character Are You?
This quiz is not for you if you were born in the 2000s. But if you feel you have the range and the indepth knowledge of characters from Nollywood TV shows and sitcoms from the early 80s to the early...
View ArticleQuiz: How Well Do You Know 2019 Breakout Stars?
New artists keep breaking into the mainstream music scene, bringing with them a new kind of experience. 2019 has been great for artists like Lady Donli, Rema, Fireboy DML, JoeBoy, and Tems. More...
View ArticleWhere Do Sacrificed Souls Go?
I honestly wish they made a big deal out it. I wish it was exactly how Hollywood made it look. You know, in a candle-lit room with high ceilings. A choir hidden in the shadows, chanting in Latin for...
View ArticleI’m 23, And This Is Why I hate 9-5 Jobs
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 story was...
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