Even if sun don't shine in the morning time
I use halogen make e shine
So I'll chase, I'll chase the darkness away-way
So I could never understand you said you need time and space
Only on the weekends
But I listened kept on driving away-way
Away, away
If your significant other doesn’t like onions, you blend it into the food. Meet yourselves in the middle.
If your S/O doesn’t like sleeping with light on? The middle ground is usually that you should get an eye mask.
If you’re clingy and they aren’t? You cling a little less, they lean in a little more. That’s usually where the middle is found.
If you love PDA and they don’t? Dial it down a little, they dial it up a little. Meet yourselves in the middle.
Life isn’t hard, date considerate people that actually like you.
Consistency is attractive.
Consideration is attractive.
Kindness is attractive.
Effort is attractive.
Honesty is attractive.
Loyalty is attractive.
Intelligence is attractive.
Financial discipline is attractive.
I honestly wasn't prepared for what I found in one of my student's backpacks.
I teach after-school tutoring, and one of my students is an 11-year-old girl.
She's kind, respectful, always neatly dressed, and every single day her dad is the one who drops her off and picks her up.
A few days ago, I accidentally sent a message to our parents' group that said: "Moms, don't forget to pack your kids' snacks and water bottles." A few minutes later, her dad sent me a private message.
He wrote, "I'm actually a single dad... and I wanted to ask you a small favor."
My heart immediately sank. He explained that he thought his daughter might get her first period soon. He told me they had already talked about it, that he had answered all of her questions, and that he'd quietly packed a little emergency pouch in her backpack. He only asked that, if it happened while she was with me, I could help her in case she felt embarrassed or wanted another woman to talk to.
When I opened the pouch, I found pads a clean pair of underwear, deodorant, a hair tie... and two small packs of gummy candy.
One was for her. The other was for me. I nearly burst into tears. People often focus on the mistakes fathers make. But this dad was doing everything he possibly could to make sure his little girl would never have to face such an important moment feeling scared, embarrassed, or alone.
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You know we are doomed academically when:
1. The Best Graduating Student is awarded a cash gift of 10,000.
2. On this app, if your writing is exceptionally good, the first thing that comes to people's minds is, "It was written by AI." As a writer, you'll sometimes come across a post that, to you, is just a normal, everyday piece of writing, yet you'll find people in the comment section arguing that it was AI-generated. Whenever they see good writing, many people no longer believe it's possible for a human being to have written it. That is one of the greatest academic dangers we face today.
3. You can ask people the simplest questions, and they can't answer without Google. Basic information that they should know, they don't, and they don't even care. These are the same people who can't reply to a one-line tweet without using ChatGPT.
4. You simply tweet that you've never engaged in examination malpractice in your life, and 98% of the people in the comment section confidently tell you that you're lying because, to them, examination malpractice has become the norm.
5. People can't even read anything longer than two lines. "Sorry, I ain't reading all that." If you want to hide anything from the average Nigerian, just put it in writing. Libraries are becoming obsolete. People no longer visit them to read, and it's not as though they're reading e-books either. We are witnessing the death of reading culture. Someone once told me in January, after I shared my reading list for the year, that he doesn't like reading because it is utterly useless to him.
6. A country where there is little or no distinction between many graduates and an illiterate.
If we continue this way, with this level of academic decline, in a few years we will be completely enveloped by what can only be described as an "Olodo takeover.”
In 2024, when I had surgery, I didn't really tell people about it, not even those close to me, because I didn't want it to look like I was soliciting financial support.
One elderly madam whom I had rendered a service to some years earlier, before she moved to the USA, called me. I told her I had just undergone surgery and couldn't speak for long on the phone. This woman wouldn't listen. She spent more than an hour on a WhatsApp call praying and kabashing for me.
I have little or no belief in prayers, so I was almost losing it, but I stayed on the call out of respect for her. I was even asking myself, What kind of woman spends over an hour praying about something that doesn't require prayer?
After the lengthy prayer session, she ended the call.
Later that night, I received a WhatsApp message that simply said, "Is this account still active?" I didn't even see the message early enough. The next thing I saw was an alert for 1 million naira, followed by the transfer receipt on WhatsApp. 😂😂😂
Since that day, I learned a lot about patience and not jumping to conclusions too quickly. I had already concluded that this woman had only called to disturb my peace in the name of prayers. Somehow, I had tagged her as a stingy, overly religious woman.
Life has a funny way of humbling your assumptions.
Man, I might just be the only one in this country who doesn't care about tribe. You'll never find me engaging in conversations like this, whether online or in person. I don't read meaning into most of these things, nor do I interpret everything through the prism of tribalism.
I don't care where you're from. As long as you're a Nigerian, you're my brother, and I'll treat you with the respect you deserve, irrespective of your tribe. There isn't a single ounce of tribalism in me, and I find it very disgusting seeing tribal bigots on this app. I don't hesitate to block them.
There isn't a single tribe I hate or consider inferior to mine. In fact, I want to live among as many tribes as possible so I can learn their cultures and appreciate the beauty in each of them.
I still don't understand why people allow themselves to be manipulated by the tribal card or choose to become tribal bigots themselves. What exactly do you gain if your tribe comes out on top? What do you personally gain if your tribesman becomes President? Do you get to buy fuel, gas, or other essentials at different prices from everyone else?
Shame on every tribal bigot. You're helping to divide the same country that all of us depend on, while the problems affecting ordinary people remain the same regardless of tribe.
There's a gym routine women should adhere to, to remain 'feminine'.
Maybe, I should errm 'speak' for my women.
If I wanted to be cuddled with a man, I would have.
Wtf are the biceps you're building for - you can't even carress my balls without the risk of cracking them.
One morning, I tried leaving the house and hit my foot on a stool.
I tried again and realized I had forgotten my key.
I came back for the key, left again, and discovered I had forgotten my bag.
I came back for the bag and hit the same foot on the same stool again.
At that point, I got frustrated, dropped everything, and decided not to go anywhere.
Later that day, robbers broke into shops in my area.
Several of my neighbors lost goods and money and some were shot dẹ̀@ð
My shop was right there too.
The only difference?
It was still locked because I never showed up to open it. I might have lost my life that too...
What I thought was bad luck that morning turned out to be God's protection.
Sometimes God's guidance looks like delays, interruptions, and inconveniences.
Not every closed door is a setback. Some are rescue missions.
A conversation I had with my brother some time ago has stayed with me.
We were talking about different things when he showed me a status from a lady who constantly talked about purity,no sex before marriage, values, standards, discipline, all of that. Loud declarations, clear branding, no ambiguity; but in the same breath, the video he showed me was her dancing, bending, with her cleavage fully on display.
And honestly? I paused.
Because here's the thing we don't like to say out loud:
So, this is the video I posted. The funny thing is that three of my aunties - including the admin of our family WhatsApp group - are guilty of exactly what the man was saying.
After posting the video, I added my own little sermon:
"Please ooo, if you're in this family group and your pastor's picture is your DP or your phone screen saver, repent today. Remove it and replace it with your husband's picture. Your husband is your first lord before your pastor.
"If your husband calls you while you're on a call with your pastor, whose call should you answer first? Think about it.
New RnB songs/album you should listen to
Breathe - Masego
See You Again - Majid Jordan
Resurrection- Chloe & Timbaland(album)
Sweet Thang - Arin Ray
Fatherhood - Eric Bellinger
SOULSTAR (Deluxe) - BOY SODA
Can we normalise having people over to play games like Scrabble, Monopoly, Jenga, chess, video games, and cards while we drink and cook?
Not clubbing and definitely not truth or dare!!!!
I play all these games mentioned and if there's one thing I have realized from playing with a few friends is this -
Monopoly builds financial intelligence, and strategic business analysis.
Jenga improves analytical skills, as every step can led to destruction.
Chess builds the mind and helps improve psychology and mental manipulation techniques.
Video games that people often say is for kids or waste time actually improves creativity.
Cards improve how well you influence another person's decisions.
Scrabble improves vocabulary.
There's this closeness that comes with cooking. For that reason, it shouldn't be done with everyone.