Life with Las B...

We don't know what we have until we lose it. I had written something down on this particular issue, and that had been a depressing stuff. However, the one I'm emphasising on today is actually more stupid than sad, although I'm very sad about it. From my first year, I had prided myself in it having subscribed a monthly data plan by myself while school is in session. It's not difficult to guess the reason for my boasting, WI-FI, my very own "Lionet WiFi". Then, YouTube and Instagram was my second home. I dallied a bit on WhatsApp and Facebook, but my base was YouTube. I knew the latest songs that were released, the trending ones and the views each was getting. It went as far as checking the comments in each video. This girl didn't know that my WiFi will be stripped from me without warning. It was like the Biblical saying of Jesus coming like a thief at night, I guess the WiFi stopped working at night. I am not too sure. My very own WiFi. I was downloadin

A couple of months ago, the trend "School na Scam" was really trending online. One might have even thought about dropping out off school with the popularity that the trend got online and offline. Sometimes when people take on to following some certain trends, one can not help but understand why and where they got such from. Nigeria is a country where it's basically survival of the fittest. That is both in literal and in the figurative sense. It's not easy to climb to the top, not only is it not easy, several other factors still drag someone deeper into failure. The state of the country leaves people competing for a particular position starting from the academic level to every other sector of the society. With that, one pays attention to how important academics actually is in shaping the future of a young adult in the Society. How important is academics? It is not all the time that a person succeeds academically, the sad reality is that succeeding academically in N

I have, for a while now, been going back and forth with my career path for the future. I really had these goals already written down, and I was eagerly and patiently waiting for Lion FM to employ me to be hosting a radio program. Not only was the Radio station mostly locked at times, the payment to air a Radio program was something I was not expecting and definitely did not believe that it was even in motion. Today, I had a discussion session with a friend, of which I am deeply grateful for. The whole idea of "Thinking together brews ideas" came into manifestation today. I did not expect that. So I showed her what my topics for the programs was,  and she gave an advice that didn't cross my mind at all. Her thoughts was that I shouldn't wait for a radio program, rather, I should write it as an article. I was stunned because it never struck me that I could actually do that. When I got back to my room, I took to writing something about my first topic of which I will up

Who said change isn't possible, people change every single time which makes it inconspicuous to notice. I have a story to share, this kinda change enter wella. When I was in my first year at Eyo-Ita Hostel, there was this woman who sells Okpa that always comes every morning. To say she is dirty is an understatement. I had only eaten her Okpa once and it was whack. The Okpa was so bad that I'd go to Mary Slessor to buy Okpa than patronise her, so bad that my sister told me that in her second year she actually saw cockroach in one of her okpas that she bought. Infact, my sister had an allergy to seeing her and as such I only tasted her Okpa once. Like I said, it was whack, the Okpa doesn't cook very well. A part can be very watery and the other strong as a rock. Yeah, it was that bad. Not just that, she herself was untidy AF. Her wrapper was legit begging for change, she'd use her hand and blow her child's nose and cut someone's Okpa with it. She wouldn't w

At this point in my life, I'm either thinking that I am not achieving as much as I want to and at same time, I'm thinking that I should take it easy, a step at a time. I don't want to call it stuck between a wall and a cliff (biko faashi the analogy, I have forgotten the original quote, dhuur), but it's not. It's being in that age where the decisions you take will make or mar you. Being in that stage, where you think you've got all the time, and before you know it, the time passes as quickly in a twinkle of an eye. Before you know it, you are outta this University, your parents are expecting dividends from you, you are thinking of where and what you did wrong. By then, you are analysing and re+analysing why your situation is the way you weren't expecting that will ever happen to it. You know, the thing about this University thingy is that time runs fast and slow at the same time. Back in secondary school, time was legit crawling but here, You'd think i

Before I'd be snorting at all of them girls that will be making faces in a video with background on it. Not that I like it now or understand it, I still do not get the essence of those videos. But as I am getting older, I am realising that not everyone should act same way. Not everyone will do something that makes sense to others, and if they feel that doing those videos are wonderful or great, then perfect for them. Everyone will nor sing along with the song, nor analyse the song that is playing. To each their own, if tryna make sultry or alluring videos bụ someone's "cup of tea", then onye ahụ jisie ike. Definitely, some people like the videos whilst viewing them. Just wanted to let it out here...

Music holds such a huge part of our lives. So I was seated in the theatre for a GS class, and this petite girl waltzed to the podium. At first, I wondered if she was a lecturer, alas she started talking about the Church. People began murmuring, probably as it was a few minutes before the class would have commenced. However, she wasn't deterred in the least. Suddenly, she began singing, "We are Grateful" Suddenly, almost everyone was responding in unison. The melody was something you would not have expected of over hundreds of students stuffed together in a theatre. That was a wonderful experience. As for me, I was busy observing and thought of penning down what was going on... I should add that people's attention went away immediately when the music ended and the young girl started preaching. More murmuring ensued... and well, that's it.

As this new Rotary Year has commenced, I'd like to review the last rotary year with the tag "Be the Inspiration" I joined Rotaract to make friends. As an introvert, the higher scale introvert. I was like: lemme find new platform to make friends. That's exactly what I wrote on the Form for admission to Rotaract. My priorities changed as I got to fellowshipping with Rotaractors. First, I got to realising that I am a part of a huge organisation, one of the biggest in the world. That Rotaract is serving humanity: it's others first no matter how little that can be contributed. Even if it isn't particularly finance, being there, availing oneself goes a huge way in making a difference to the world. Secondly, that I have accepted that with my introvertedness, that the more I push myself to force friendship, it is not who I am. I'm trying to be someone that I am Not. That some friendships require hanging out, visitations and I am definitely not a person that wil

There's an amazing amount of satisfaction and freedom that comes with being being without guilt or embarrassment, of owning your own shame. Infact of being completely shameless. Then you'd realize that what you thought was a big deal, is absolutely nothing to fuss about. You'd realize that the mind is a huge control tool that can make or mar you. That the mind is something that you and only you are able to control. With that comes liberation of the mind. And it's almost like nirvana.