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Forceful patriotism

 It's interesting to note the extent of indoctrination on people. And how much affects them. So I was watching DW documentary on North Korea and I am torn between understanding their lifestyle and trying to respect their culture. As we probably know by now, the human mind is the greatest asset we have. Once you mess with the mind, both literally and otherwise, the person is lost. So from the documentary that spanned over the period of 8 years (due to restricted movements), I discovered that they are programmed into a certain way from thinking from a very young age. Their childhood education consists of learning Maths, Sports and singing. Yeah, they sing about the glory of the nation and how great their leader is. Azin, they chant the songs all the time, without getting tired of it at all. Another peculiar attribute of them is the stature and pictures of the leaders littered across the country. And that's not all. You always acknowledge the pictures/statutes anywhere you see the

Getting used to loneliness

  On Solitude/Loneliness... I think we need to get to the point where we can fully understand the difference between solitude and loneliness... I am someone who thrives in solitude. I prefer my own company more often than not. Hell, since the lockdown, I've been cooped up inside the house without any inkling to go out whatsoever. So much so that my father thought I was having a young-adult crisis. However, that's not the case at all. Like, I don't miss anything/anybody enough to want to go and visit them. And I don't lack for communication too much to want to meet people. It's not as if I'm even that active on WhatsApp, I hardly reply statuses of people. Neither have I ever posted, "I am bored" I never get bored or tired of my own company. And as far back as I was a toddler, it was this way. I remember not liking visiting the neighbours but I had to go cos my sister was going. And being older how, I hate anything that will send me to market, a

Why You Need A High Income skill

 When the lockdown began, there were tons of posts telling students to make use of their time to learn either a skill/ a new language or whatever. However, it became sort of forceful (in my opinion...) and it felt intrusive tbh. This is what I mean - the skills I heard were not particularly what I wanted to do. I was too lazy to browse what each entails. But I think the most important factor is that I had projected my mind to think that Nigeria is devoid of opportunities. And nothing good could ever emerge from here. I couldn't be more wrong. My new mantra is, "Ignorance is a Sin, a mortal sin to be exact." A highly punishable sin.  I can't emphasize that enough. What you don't know is much bigger than you are. It can mar you exceedingly. It's now that I understand why these personal coaches were ringing the bell to learn just about anything.  But what I would like to point out is on the high-income skills they always mentioned. By that I mean, they rarely def

Be awake

 While you're yet to discover your passion/purpose in future, can you just learn simple handy skills to have (just in case)... I know we've said since time immemorial not to pressure anyone or to rest from lockdown, but going with the state of this country, it's of utmost importance that you awake from your slumber. The time for sleeping is gone - over. You should be wide awake by now. This country is a mess... We are on our own. So as you're yet to discover the passion/purpose you should have, try and learn something significant. Learn Google and MS suites - at least even if you no learn anything to do now. Many Undergraduates cannot even navigate as little as MS Word. They don't know what index is, Text alignment, Pagination, etc... Not to talk of the other suites. In my case, I mastered Google docs when my friend (in another location) asked me to create play drama.  Prior to then, I didn't know you can edit and review comments in the application. And that was

Podcast - Mistakes of Our parents generation to us

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  The dynamics in the relationship between parents and children in Nigeria is a fear-love relationship. This has to do with the kind of upbringing our parents' generation inculcated ours with and some times, it doesn't yield positive results.   More so as regards to career path among other things. This is what this episode addresses and ways we can learn from those mistakes, improve our lives and make conscious decision not to replicate them.   Enjoy it here

Finding Purpose

There is only one single reason you've been feeling like motivational gurus are not impacting you enough. Or why you think those messages are words in the cloud. It's simply because you have no purpose in life. And I use that term loosely…. Very loosely to avoid a misconstrued interpretation. Here is what I mean. I don't necessarily mean that you don't want to do anything worthwhile with your life, it's because you lack the direction to do it. It's because you don't know exactly what to do. You don't know the path to venture. And if you already know the career you want to pursue, you probably do not have the means or know the ways to go about achieving that For most people, they struggle with the former, that is having no clear direction on what they want to do with their lives. And I need to be clear on specificity.  Many at times, people just declare that they want to make it in life. We all have made that proclamation on wanting to be a successful per

should not keep to Daily Routines...

 How many times have you read speakers encourage people to, " Have a Routine ?" I know, me too. I I have heard it many times that I finally decided to implement it about a few months ago. Keeping to a desired routine each day. The most recent I tried was on having a daily sequence . By that I mean, having a draft of what you intend to achieve the next day. And while that is brilliant and helps you focused and determined to complete the plans of the day, it becomes boring very quickly. Gradually, it becomes monotonous . Especially if you are taking each of the very steps judiciously in chronological order. For instance, if your daily routine looks like this, Wake up Drink water Jog for 20 minutes Write for 30 minutes Breakfast Read mails Check LinkedIn profile Read news headlines Lunch Binge on Netflix Sleep Scroll social media Dinner Read mails again Prepare a checklist for the next day So, if you do this repeatedly for a few months or even a month, it becomes an obligation

Zikora by Chimamanda Ngọzi Adichie

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 Okay - here is a winner. My mummy Chimamanda literally knew what I was thinking and she penned it to paper Zikora is my best work of hers, no caps. I would have given a rundown but ụmụnnem, Ike adịghị m at all. I can do a podcast on it (maybe, or not). What I'll say is this, "this is the best short story I've read in a while." Women, labour, pregnancy, abortion, older women love story, abandonment, rape, culture, African parents mentality, circumcision, immigration, economic Inequality, women competition with themselves, single parenting, child-bearing, polygamy, etc. Hell, you can write a dissertation based off this 28 paged masterpiece. The theme that hit home the most is the pregnancy and after-birth theme. Cos we have refused to have these honest to God conversations. We have refused to let women know of the reality of what transpires during and after labour. We need to stop romanticising and downplaying the risk of pregnancy, periodttttt. And the responsibility

Podcast - Sọ̀rọ̀ Sóke Generation

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 Sọ̀rọ̀ Sóke is a Yoruba phrase which means "Speak Up." Over the course of 2 weeks now, Nigerian youths have taken to the streets to protest against the blatant injustice that the SARS unit of the police force have caused the citizens.  The President is yet to fully address the country, neither has he met with the demands stipulated by the protesters. And so, it continues amidst the hijacking of the movement instigated by some saboteurs among other things. However, the youths are unrelenting. This protest is much more than just SARS. It's the accumulation of pent up anger and frustration against the Nigerian government. And it will only continue from here on... Listen to this episode here   #ENDSARS #ENDSWAT

Podcast - SARS/Police: Part 2

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There has been wide range of protests all over the country following the incessant human rights abuse and injustice meted to the citizens of Nigeria.  This has led to sporadic protests all over the country for the government to bring an end to the SARS segment in the police force.  Although, the government had claimed to have dissolved the issue, the citizens are not standing still because same promises have been made for about 4 years with no favourable results.  This episode looks into this and more from the perspective of a youth... Listen to this episode here

Podcast - SARS/Police Brutality 1

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 Today's episode is hotter!!! And Deals with the recent trend with SARS AND THEIR BRUTALITY. Nigeria society is gradually becoming another America with the brutality of the SARS It's a menace that has risen to a deplorable state and is still spiralling down to that place. It's unfortunate that the government has done nothing to address this, neither are they particularly interested in curbing this. There have been agitations by the citizenry, more so in recent times. Added with celebrities who are for the cause and those being cowards (coughs). But what happens when the citizens realise that there is a clause that actually permits police brutality in the Nigeria law. Join me and Charles as we dissect this topic completely. Enjoy

Podcast - Dealing with Despair

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Between last week and this week, it was like I was on a dry spell. I had the biggest feeling of despair, so much so that I had to forgo the topic I intended to address this week to just vent.  Being stuck at home has its pros as much as it has the cons. More so because, there is no stability in the country and so many of us fall into despair. My experience revealed a couple of nuggets on life and that's what I addressed in this podcast .  The feeling of helplessness and uncertainty I felt is incomparable. I was unmotivated to do anything - read, write even watch movies. Social media didn't even cut it for me, I wasn't feeling any vibe online. The essays I had intended to complete by the end of the month, I abandoned them all (4 of them). I lost my appetite for food a couple of times. Simply put, I was on a standstill. I don't exactly know what changed in particular but on Saturday, I was so much on a low that I legit ran to YouTube to watch yoga meditation videos for re

Podcast: Double Standards of Leaked Videos

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  I launched my podcast a week ago on anchor. Discussions on relevant social issues is something I've always wanted to do but I wasn't aware there existed a platform like anchor to aid that in the first place. This is where ignorance is never an excuse. Thankfully, it's not too late to start. And so, I am quite intentional about this 'ministry.' I like the possibilities that can unfold from my podcast. It's this way, "abi you want to talk? Use this platform and be talking naa. You mustn't be featured in a radio before you start your own online radio in this world of tech." In this episode, I looked at the double standards in the society as regards to leaked videos online. The case in reference is to the IMSU's lecturer whose video surfaced online awhile back. I'm still astonished with how the news quelled down immediately and that is one of the things I addressed in the podcast. Coupled with the reactions - very shocking reactions and comme

Podcast - School Na Scam?

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  This period reveals some hard truths on the place of academics in our contemporary society. How necessary is schooling when we are not sure of it's advantage in the future? Listen to my insights before you conclude whether school na scam for real for real. Sit tight and "Chillax" Listen to this podcast here

DAY 30 - 30 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE

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  DAY 30. HIGHS AND LOWS FOR THIS MONTH HIGH 1. Reminding myself that procrastination is a bitch and getting into that creative high. It worked for a while in my favour though 2. Getting the idea for my podcast and starting it ASAP 3. Making a full blown strategy (with my new found partner) for the project I have when school resumes 4. Optimising my LinkedIn profile and connecting with high networking individuals there 5. Getting a much needed clarity on my life hereon LOW 1. Definitely monthly visitor 2. Losing out on a publication that I sent in since May or there about. These people waited 3 months to tell me it isn't included in their publication. In their defence, they get many submissions from even published authors et.al. 3. Finally pitching in to that first filmmaker that reached out to me, and he read and ignored my message. E pain me, I no go lie 4. My falling ill in the middle of the month, I was in that period at my creative best and this shit hit me, so I had to back u

DAY 29 - 30 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE

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Day 29. GOALS FOR THE NEXT 30 DAYS Well, if school doesn't resume, then it is more or less brushing up my writing skills, innit? Looking for online magazines to submit as either a guest author or columnist - just intentionally improving my craft. Then, making sure I don't burn down data too much. Afterall, I am not a business woman that I need to be online a lot. Try and finish my screenplays (lol) More podcasts yo! Connect with more people on LinkedIn (better people of influence) Be serious with my copywriting, digital marketing et.al et.al🤣🤣

DAY 28 - 30 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE

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Day 28. FIVE THINGS THAT MAKE ME LAUGH OUT LOUD 1. I do have conversations with myself. Sometimes it amuses me. 2. Trevor Noah's comedy - I don't joke with him 3. Josh2Funny's ridiculous jokes 4. Sometimes, I read someone's stance and I find it so stupid that I expected better from a person that I can only start laughing. 5. Brodda Shaggy - I never thought I'd find him amusing but his jokes coupled with the accent he uses is hilarious AF.

DAY 27 - 30 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE

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Day 27. THINGS KICKING ASS RAINOW My podcast. I would have included my scripts but my mojo dwindled after my illness. It's like all my creative high - poof, just like that

DAY 26 - 30 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE

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Day 26: AREA YOU'D LIKE TO IMPROVE Definitely taking risks. Getting out of my comfort zone. I am so stuck there and deep in on not living and I mean physical efforts put into making my future. I just dey around dey look. But I think I'm becoming better now, innit?

DAY 25 - 30 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE

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Nna, the only thing I could think of is food. I really didn't have the strength to start browsing big something and from the food I saw in the 11th image, let's say it's not exactly the kind I want to eat.

DAY 24 - 30 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE

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Day 24. A LESSON I LEARNT THE HARD WAY If it wasn't my missing a screenwriting opportunity literally at my fingertips cos of procrastination - Chineke ekwekwana ka ọ mee ọzọ

DAY 23 - 30 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE

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Day 23. A LETTER TO SOMEONE, ANYONE Dear Mom, Really. I have never thought I'd write this. This year made it a decade that you died - it always amazes me how time flew to get to this point. At your anniversary this year, I had planned to wax poetics on all that has been going on, but that day - we were made to submit an assignment (turned out to be a false alarm) and so, I didn't even remember that day was your death anniversary until like a week later. My siblings didn't even say anything in our group chat. Well, it's not as if we've ever reminisced on it. I guess everyone figures it's better not to remind ourselves. These days, I ponder on how different life would have been if you were here but most importantly, there are like a gazillion questions I want ask you, especially now with my crazy views and opinions - on the society and how your youth was. Would you have been shocked with the way I reason now? Or would I have been a promising evangelist

DAY 22 - 30 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE

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Day 22. PUT YOUR SONG ON SHUFFLE AND WRITE THE 10 SONGS 1. Rachel Platten - Fight Song 2. Asa - No one knows 3. Little Big Town - Better Man 4. Phyno - Agu 5. Beyoncé - Spirit 6. Cardi B - Bodak Yellow 7. Sia - I'm still Here 8. Rema - Boulevard 9. Enya - Fairytale 10. Celine Dion - It's All Coming Back to Me

DAY 21 - 30 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE

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Day 21. WHAT 3 LESSONS DO I WANT MY CHILDREN TO LEARN FROM ME I like this and this one pass 3 oo. Best believe I want them to learn plenty things especially my daughter 1. That I am a bad-ass crazy ass woman who doesn't take nothing disrespectful and demeaning from nobody 2. That I looked at Partriachy and Society in the face and told them, "Fuck you bastards. You won't get this girl." They should give zero fuckery to this society and i mean it, zero fucks! 3. That I walk the talk. I say it and I do it . 4. That I am not pretentious. If I don't like this person or something, I am cutting it off or at least, I don't pretend we're good. We ain't, hunny. 5. That I am complete, all by myself. They should be too. They don't need people to make them whole. 6. That I live above pressure. I am that headstrong, not easily swayed. Bad trait? but it serves me good enough where I would have erred. 7. That I lived, periodttttttt

DAY 20 - 30 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE

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Day 20. THREE CELEBRITY CRUSHES I'll just write about my first ever 3 male celebrity crushes 1. Leonardo Di Caprio. I watched Titanic when I was either 5 or 6 years old. I know this because we relocated to our new place when I was 6, and my dad came back with the film when I was 5 and I definitely saw the movie for the first time in our old house. I remember knowing that the actor was too fine, chai. Especially that scene at the staircase, beautiful beautiful movie and actor. 2. Zac Efron - High school musical. Was there any song he sang in that movie that I didn't recreate in my head singing it with him? He made me wish to go to American high school in real life. My brother even used the movie to teach us lessons. Zac is definitely my second crush. 3. Jericho Rosales - The Promise, love is Timeless, Destined Hearts, et.al. Aah, my sister and I were the bandwagon shipping him and Kristine Hermosa, downloaded all sorts of videos of him and Kristine. They had a love t

DAY 19 - 30 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE

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Day 19. DISCUSS MY FIRST LOVE Hmmm. This one loud. So this person, great human being if I am being honest. We reconnect frequently still - once a first love, always a first love. Brillant, lit, accent on point, tall, foinne, intelligent, can hold greatttt conversations, just everything you'd want in a person apart from money. No money yet but working towards it. We had our trials, moments of doubts and fears about making this thing work. I really enjoyed every time we spend together and it's the best thing I could have asked for. That relationship hasn't ended - we are really tryna make it work. Like, how can it kwan? When it's that wonderful and changed my life soo good that it has never remained the same? One of the Best things that's happened to me is being my own first love! Wait, you were expecting man? Ọkwaala gị oo… 

DAY 18 - 30 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE

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Day 18. 30 FACTS ABOUT MYSELF I am a bore so I doubt it'd reach 30. 1. I used to be a last born, not anymore. 2. I hate being told what to do, commanding especially. I'll go from 0 to 100 in coming at you. 3. I am my own company, I do enjoy being alone . 4. I hate travelling where I don't know(which is manyyyy places) 5. I detest cooking 6. For all the books I've read my whole life, I haven't bought up to 5 myself. It's always free download online, always. 7. I abhor Nigeria organised religion (if it isn't obvious already) 8. For the longest of times, I really wanted to have a British accent 9. My writings, I don't think they are as descriptive as I would have liked 10. If I am new to a place or a gathering, I will probably never strike a conversation till the end. 11. My social life is my phone. I will most likely never attend your party especially night party. I will have a migraine later 12. I have never tasted alcohol, never even been t

DAY 17 - 30 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE

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Day 17. POST ZODIAC SIGN Aquarius. Strengths: Progressive, original, independent, humanitarian Weaknesses: Runs from emotional expression, temperamental, uncompromising, aloof Aquarius likes: Fun with friends, helping others, fighting for causes, intellectual conversation, a good listener Aquarius dislikes: Limitations, broken promises, being lonely, dull or boring situations, people who disagree with them Right from secondary school, I have always associated myself with my Zodiac. I honestly do think that to a high extent, it's applicable to me. There was a period I had gone through the phase of studying zodiacs like mad, and even though I can't vouch the authenticity, to a large extent, Aquarius characters rhymes with mine. Reason I was ecstatic when that new sign came out and I still fell under Aquarius.

DAY 16 - 30 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE

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Day 16. SOMETHING THAT I MISS I miss childhood, when I haven't had responsibilities as an adult. When I thought the world was straightforward and without any deep knowledge of anything.

DAY 15 - 30 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE

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Day 15. BULLET POINT YOUR WHOLE DAY - Washed car - Did my morning chores - Ate breakfast - listened to a couple of people's podcast to really understand how it works - Checked Twitter trends - Did my own podcast - Downloaded beautiful boy - Browsed online magazines accepting publications - Listened to Mirabelle Morah podcast - Watched AprokoDoctor on YouTube - Watched beautiful boy - didn't finish it - Surfing the net - That's what I'll do for the rest of the day

Screenwriting Excerpt - 10

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Dabbling into History like the Historian that I am. We'll be having a couple of history lessons as scenes, innit? During the Atlantic slave trade period, people were not only captured by the whites right. Some communities/individuals betrayed their clans in exchange for commodities as trifle as mirrors, gin, silk. No be today our people started to take bribes. And so, they really did use the heads of our ancestors to play jokes. This right here is one of those scenes where villages are intruded to capture slaves, at times killing each other. Like we still do these days - fighting against each other as opposed the system relegating us. Oh well, enjoy!

DAY 14 - 30 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE

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Day 14. FAVOURITE MOVIES I CAN REWATCH 1. Reality High (I have watched this uncountable times) 2. The Men's Club (because why not) 3. Mothers and Daughters (I don't know why I keep going back to this movie) 4. Blackish 5. Free Dance/High Strung (I always see myself as a ballerina whenever I'm watching both movies)

DAY 13 - 30 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE

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Day 13. WHAT AM I EXCITED ABOUT? I am excited about how my projects will turn out. I have an article published already, a presentation done, another article in for review, a little fiction I wrote is going to be published next month on Kahalari Review, an African online magazine. And I am now serious about my screenplay. I have an outline of about 4 short-stories. I am relishing my humble beginnings, more so cos I am documenting each one. I can't wait to see what it will culminate to in the future.

DAY 12 - 30 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE

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Day 12. FIVE BLESSINGS IN MY LIFE 1. My siblings 2. My mind 3. My pals 4. My mentors 5. My siblings

DAY 11 - 30 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE

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Day 11. WHAT IF… What if... I was born rich? I would have probably been in Yale or Princeton University, rounding up my first degree and having attended multiple workshops, fellowships and conferences globally - taking vacations, road trips and adventures to areas all around the world and documenting them. I would have been a force to reckon, those people you look and you know they are young but are influencing the world so much. That's the only difference i think I would have had if I was born rich.

DAY 10 - 30 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE

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Day 10. WRITE ABOUT SOMETHING OF WHICH I FEEL STRONGLY  This might be a tad narcissistic, but I feel strongly about myself. I know what I am, I have come to that Stage where I am so much aware of myself as a person, so much so that nobody can tell me otherwise unless I give the permission. I always say that I am fully made on my psyche and intellect (life intellect), that the only thing I need now is being fully made Career wise. Honestly! I feel so strongly about myself as a person. That is my greatest achievement for now.

DAY 9 - 30 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE

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Day 9. POST SOME WORDS OF WISDOM THAT SPEAKS TO YOU  Moechivous on Twitter, "No one ever embarks on a project 100% confident. So you'd better get used to taking on that project feeling very scared and afraid."  Then, "If your dreams do not scare you, then it's not big enough."

DAY 8 - 30 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE

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Day 8. SHARE SOMETHING YOU STRUGGLE WITH Uhmm...  For all of my clarity, I have bouts of Imposter Syndrome. When people compliment my writing or it gets accepted, I'm like, 'well…. it's not exactly "it". That it's not yet banggggggg." I think it has to do with the fact that I think my vocabulary is limited. Yeah, I know, I have my way with words but I want to know more words. I really like big Vocabulary to be honest and I want to know lotssss of them. Even whilst I whip up screenplays excerpts, I have doubts of posting it online. I just feel weird anytime I want to post it and more so, if I want to tag a celebrity to my post. Makes me slightly uncomfortable cos I feel it isn't enough to tag anyone - it has to be spectacular to tag someone. But I persist anyways, imposter syndrome is as normal as anything so "to hell with it"

DAY 7 - 30 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE

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10 SONGS THAT I'M ENJOYING RIGHT NOW 1. Lauren Daigle - Look Up Child 2. Fireboy - Apollo Album and Feel Good (featured by Cuppy) 3. Bez ft. Yemi Alade - You Suppose Know 4. Iggy Azalea ft. Quavo - Savior 5. Cuppy ft. Stonebwoy - Karma 6. M.I - Forever 7. Jessie J - Wild 8. Megan thee Stallion - B.I.T.C.H. 9. Sam Smith ft. Burna Boy - Oasis 10. Ruwanga and Vendela - Right there

DAY 6 - 30 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE

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Day 6. FIVE WAYS TO WIN MY HEART Lol 1. Be woke as I am 2. Smart 3. Fluency and eloquence in both English and native language 4. Money, cos who doesn't like money?  5. In fact, Aminu Garba in The Men's Club. Him come win my heart 

DAY 5 - 30 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE

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DAY 5. LIST 5 PLACES I WANT TO VISIT 1. Birmingham Palace/Taj Mahal or any palace at all 2. That tank that you stay inside and be under water - I wan try am 3. Paris - Effiel Tower 4. Pyramids of Egypt - and walk along the sides (I do know it's not exactly in desert but I want to touch the historical architecture and recreate something) 5. I want to enter the Crown of that New York Statue of Liberty

DAY 4 - 30 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE

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DAY 4. WRITE ABOUT SOMEONE WHO INSPIRES ME Of course it's Kennedy Ekezie.  What he has done and is doing humbles me everyday 

DAY 3 - 30 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE

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Day 3. TOP 3 PET PEEVES 1. Very short nails (quite ironic cos I bite my nails but mine isn't disgusting) Some people's own look as though it's bitten by rat... 2. Sucking tongue (ịmị ire) - God knows I hold myself from lashing at the kids I have here with me. It irritates me 3. Disorganisation of a space, especially one I left arranged. Some might say I have OCD, but not exactly. I just like things organised and left exactly how I kept it.

DAY 2 - 30 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE

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Day 2. SOMETHING SOMEONE TOLD ME ABOUT ME THAT I NEVER FORGOT *My brother* - Just before he left home for good, he called my sister and I and said, I'm leaving you people but know ye this, *everything you're supposed to learn about life, I have been teaching you long time ago.* You might be 16 years now but your mental age is 25 years old. You are much older and mature and it will aid you exceedingly in navigating life. *Dr. Obi-Ani* - I was 19 and in that phase where I was chuking head in everything. I wrote proposal for Lion FM, was just looking for things to do where to be and she told me. "Calm down. You see all these struggle you're trying to be a part of and be involved in? Don't worry, you will be getting so many offers in life that you'd be running and rejecting them. Take your pace, steady but focused" *My Second Year Roommates* - We were brainstorming in our room and predicting careers best suited for everyone. My turn, they said, &qu

30 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE - DAY 1

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Day 1. TEN THINGS THAT MAKE ME REALLY HAPPY 1. Life - that I am healthy. I know how horrible illness is, being healthy makes me happy. 2. That I got my shit together, that I have clarity at this young age is a blessing.  3. Money - I don't have it yet but it sure will make me happy 4. My siblings - I wouldn't be here without them, bless!  5. Music - Life would have been tasteless without music 6. Books - Being able to travel to the deepest of places, live, explore, imagine and dream is magical.  7. Writing - that I can string words to convey what I think as soon as I begin typing or writing. Although I'm not as descriptive as I want , I am learning to be better.  8. My girlfriends - I have your back to the moon and back. I gaht you same way you always gaht me. 9. My Journal - I am on my 11th diary now. I know it should fall under writing but it's different. This is introspection, one I would look back in years to come and marvel at my reasoning. 10. Technolo

Notions (Tech and Money)

I was expressing surprise awhile back (to my brother), that someone is charging money for switching a person's Instagram's account from personal to business account. This person crafted this long message with technical terms explaining the features that you'd think it was a huge something.  Now the last line preceding this is where presentation when it comes to advertisement is necessary. For someone like me who's conversant with the app and have switched my account to and fro over and over again, it's easy but to another who doesn't know, those terms will befuddle them and so, they'd prefer another deal with it for a token. However, my brother merely told me that "just because I am able to browse frequently and gain free knowledge from online does not mean others do it. And the person selling is selling the knowledge, making money off people's ignorance. Moreover, it could be their bonus side of income. So, I should not castigate anyone who markets

Notions (Nigerian academic Learning)

It's not that Nigerian students are averse to learning, but many factors and conditions make academic education in most public universities hell - literally. Let's start with conducive environment. You are huddled together with 8 other people in a seat meant for only 6 people, another person is hunched over the desk of the seat.  Looking straight ahead, several people are standing obscuring the lecturer. It is 2 p.m. with the sun's heating furiously and y'all are about 250 departmental students in a class capacity of barely a 100 and that's not including the students combining your course. All the means of ventilation - windows and doors, there are students covering those spaces. No fan - even if there is, it's emitting hot air. Another - a lecture is a straight 2 hour class with the lecturer dictating monotonously. Meanwhile, you had trekked under the hot sun from a borrowed course you had in a venue at the other spectrum of the school. By the time you reach th

Notions (Nigerians and Prosperity )

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You see this right here? This is what many Nigerians use to console themselves when they see rich, prosperous and successful people that are not religious. They pacify themselves with the absurdity that those people must certainly have a spiritual problem or obstacle of a kind.  Somehow, they believe that without those people being spiritual, they must have an unsatisfactory and problematic lifestyle. Nigerians be Cl🤡wning  since circa 1883 AD. Pray tell me what kind of terrible problem Jeff Bezos or Bill Gates has that isn't as normal as breathing? What is that obstacle so deep that would induce insomnia for the rest of their lives if not for ways to create more wealth? We know the source of their money, the breakdown is outchea. But deeply religious Nigerians will bemoan the fact that people are actually thriving without the supposed notion they have that only religious people would. So they resort to the assumption that since they had gotten the wealth, they would b