Once you learn how to shop directly from China, E.g Temù or shien your wardrobe changes completely. Call me cheap I don't care I ain't rich, I don't do fraud.😭
It's knowing what to search for.
Here's my style after making plenty of mistakes.
1. T-shirts:
Skip 100% polyester unless you're buying gym wear.
Instead, search:
• 100% Cotton
• Combed Cotton
• Heavyweight Cotton
• 240-300 GSM Cotton
• Premium Cotton
• Mercerized Cotton
The heavier the GSM, the thicker and more premium the shirt usually feels.
2. Jeans:
Denim Jeans
Temu is surprisingly good for denim if you know what to search.
Search:
• Denim Jeans
• Cotton Denim
• Raw Denim
• Selvedge Denim (if available)
• 98% Cotton + 2% Elastane
• 99% Cotton
Avoid jeans with high polyester content. The more cotton, the better they'll age and feel.
3. Body-hug clothing:
Search:
• Ribbed Knit
• Modal
• Viscose Blend
• Cotton-Spandex Blend
They hold their shape much better than cheap polyester.
4. Hoodies
Search:
• 400 GSM
• French Terry
• Cotton Fleece
• Heavyweight Hoodie
5. Chains
Search:
• 316L Stainless Steel
• Titanium Steel
• PVD Gold Plated
• Vacuum Plated
These are far more resistant to fading than ordinary fashion jewelry.
6. Earrings
Search:
• 925 Sterling Silver
• 316L Stainless Steel
• Hypoallergenic
• Moissanite (if you're buying stones)
7. Scarves
Search:
• Mulberry Silk
• Silk Blend
• Cashmere Blend
• Wool Blend
• Viscose
Avoid the shiny, thin polyester scarves if you're after a premium look.
8. Loafers
Search:
• Genuine Leather
• Cow Leather
• Full Grain Leather (rare but worth looking for)
• Rubber Outsole
9. Sneakers
Search:
• Rubber Outsole
• EVA Midsole
• Breathable Mesh
• Leather Upper
• Stitched Sole
Pictures lie a lot
The description usually tells the truth.
Here's how I shop:
1. Read the material composition before anything else.
2. Sort by Most Orders or Best Selling, not cheapest.
3. Only buy products with lots of reviews or pictures or even better when a Nigerian has purchased it before they always tell the truth.
4. Read the 1-star reviews first. They'll tell you what the seller won't.
5. Look at customer photos, not the product photos.
6. Check the weight of the product. Better quality clothing is often heavier.
7. Read the size chart. Don't assume your Nigerian size matches.
8. If the title has words like "luxury," "premium," or "designer" but the material is 100% polyester, not everything but still move on.
Your best friend isn't the product picture.
It's the material, the reviews, and the customer photos.
That's how you separate the gems from the junk.
I hope this help.
Things are to expensive for a country this poor.
The best before and after you will see today.
Overall best graduating pupil class of ‘09 vs
Overall best graduating student ‘26
17 years apart, same drive, same smile, same girl.
Being fertile.
A lot of us take it for granted that you can just have sex and if you're not careful, you would soon be expecting a baby.
Infertility is crazy.
There's this deep sadness I see in infertile couples. You look at their eyes and that light is just not there.
That sex that is normally enjoyable becomes a chore.
We often prescribe sex like medication for them and after a while, it becomes a chore.
If you can get pregnant or impregnate someone unassisted, you don't know what God has done for you.
During my time as a House Officer, we were made to sign a document that clearly stated we were not allowed to go on strike or complain publicly about anything during our internship year.
So when we were owed salaries for months, nobody said anything. We just kept working and suffering quietly.
I won’t lie, I wasn’t affected as badly as some of my colleagues because I had side hustles. I’ve always believed in having multiple streams of income. In fact, from around age 16, I was already finding ways to earn money alongside school.
But many of my colleagues didn’t have that privilege.
I watched young doctors struggle to survive. People couldn’t feed properly, couldn’t afford transport, were borrowing money, and still showing up for calls, ward work, emergencies, and endless nights on duty while everyone else was sleeping peacefully at home.
I know because I was there.
I know how many House Officers I personally carried on my back until our salaries finally started coming.
That was 2015.
This is 2026.
#PayHouseOfficers #FixTheSystem
A House Officer can be posted to a hospital, given patients to manage, placed on call rosters, and expected to save lives from Day One. Yet the same system somehow needs months to figure out how to pay them. That is not a delay. That is a failure of priorities.
The annoying thing is that it keeps happening. Every eke market day we are dragging and begging you people to do the needful? Ah!
don’t just pay May Salary, Pay June too. June is almost over! It’s salary week already!
@NMANational@MDCNOfficial@nard_nigeria
It’s my 4th month in ahh and so far we’ve not been paid without having to protest online or threaten to strike…
It looking like whoever is responsible for the payment is enjoying this Drama.
If you look around , you'll see that bucket of water sitting outside. That old tire. That blocked gutter. They are all mosquito nurseries.
Empty them. Mosquitoes breed in still water and your compound is where it starts.
With love, Ugbedeojo.