Leap and Trust | The Daily Vulnerable

I have a few questions too | The Daily Vulnerable

by Damola Morenikeji A few questions worth thinking about. What do I hold to be true but have never questioned the underlying assumptions about it? What will not cease to be true in the next decade or century, and why do I think so? What blind spot am I oblivious to, based on my experiences... Read More

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October 29, 2020

Model Role models | The Daily Vulnerable

by Guest Contributor We listen to people we want to be like, but we don’t always pick the right people. Choose your role models carefully. The people you admire might not be as good as you think they are. And when you identify the right role models, learn everything you can from them, but don’t... Read More

Model Role models, The Daily Vulnerable

October 27, 2020

On learning | The Daily Vulnerable

by Guest Contributor You have the option of being better and being more human if you choose to. It’s a decision to keep learning. Learning is a life-long process. And no lesson is ever complete. If your education was complete, life would no longer be interesting. Start with what’s relevant to your situation. Master the... Read More

On learning, The Daily Vulnerable

October 26, 2020

Authenticity versus Perfection | The Daily Vulnerable

by Geraldine Cunha-Herbert Authenticity to me is being my true self, acknowledging all my flaws, insecurities, strengths, weaknesses, beauty and failures. It is the me that I see when I look into the mirror; the me that I see when I close my eyes and search inside. Then there is perfection, this ideal that often... Read More

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October 23, 2020

I hope you read this today | The Daily Vulnerable

by Damola Morenikeji The happenings in my home country some days ago left me numb for several hours. Though it is difficult, I have learnt to find peace and beauty from a place of introspection. It’s in moments like these that I turn into my journal for things I want to remember. I found one... Read More

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October 21, 2020

What do you want in a retreat? | The Daily Vulnerable

Feedback needed Chude Jideonwo and Damola Morenikeji Our team at Joy, Inc. is concluding plans for The Joy Retreat later this year, and we will want to know what exactly you’ll want in a retreat. Why not tell us using this link? We are planning Retreat, as a 3-day and 2-nights residential experience that helps in cutting through the... Read More

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October 20, 2020

I can be that too | The Daily Vulnerable

by a Guest Contributor Often, I sit down to watch a movie or television show and on numerous occasions, a particular character in the movie starts to really get on my nerve. In a relationship, it’s the girlfriend who is touchy, angry at every little thing, controlling, lazy and just altogether selfish in the relationship... Read More

I can be that too, The Daily Vulnerable

October 19, 2020

Note the facts | The Daily Vulnerable

by a Guest Contributor One of the gruelling aspects of my work is fact-checking. The more sensitive the issues being reported, the more I have to be careful about how I define the details that are facts and others that are mere opinions. It took me a long time before I learnt to apply the... Read More

Note the facts, The Daily Vulnerable

October 16, 2020

Look Up Now | The Daily Vulnerable

by Guest Contributor It is easy to get bogged down by all the things happening around you. But don’t. Look up at the sky once in awhile. Watch the clouds, watch the birds, observe the moon. Don’t lose focus. That sounds like silly advice, but it really does help. It helps us get out of... Read More

Look Up Now, The Daily Vulnerable

October 15, 2020

Sleep paralysis | The Daily Vulnerable

by Geraldine Cunha-Herbert Have you ever woken up some days and look at the state of your life and wonder what happened and how did you end up at the place you are? Sometimes it all just seems like a haze, like a dream or even worst like those sleep paralysis moments where you are... Read More

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October 14, 2020

Life’s Choices | The Daily Vulnerable

Chude Jideonwu I was in a dating app a few years ago and I had in my bio “in 80 years we will all be dead”. The idea is to remind people that no matter how hard we try, no matter what we do, no matter the things that makes us afraid, after a while,... Read More

Chude Jideonwu, Life's Choices, The Daily Vulnerable

October 13, 2020

Valuable Education | The Daily Vulnerable

Education, as we know it, is mainly about survival. It tends to often have little to do with our interior life. To know yourself is the best education of all. Without it, everything else is survival for the mere sake of survival. True knowledge starts with self-knowledge. And time spent learning to control yourself is one of... Read More

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October 12, 2020

Groupthink is a big deal | The Daily Vulnerable

by Daniel Adeyemi One thing social media obviously amplifies is that we are social beings. Social media and mass actions constantly remind us that humans would rather support their tribes over facts or logic. I wonder if it should surprise me when people ignore obvious facts over allegiance to their group’s ideologies. When I see... Read More

Daniel Adeyemi, groupthink, The Daily Vulnerable

October 10, 2020

#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: Could Buhari be saying no to the #EndSARS protest?

The #EndSARS revolution has begun and, notwithstanding the resistance, Nigerian youth are ready to see this one to the very end. So, you will see ‘tired Nigerian youth’ across the country organising themselves into groups, in their towns and cities marching to where their voices will be heard. Unless you wanted to upturn the truth,... Read More

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October 9, 2020

Feedback Friday: “It blessed my life this morning” | The Daily Vulnerable

Fellow traveller, here are some feedback we’ve gotten from this community. Keep sending us how relatable (or not) the experiences of others are, what you are rumbling with and how it all can be better. We feel the kindness of your heart in the words you share, and we read every email. In response to: Avoid... Read More

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October 8, 2020

Real Pain vs Counterfeit Pain | The Daily Vulnerable

There’s nothing more difficult than getting feedback that after you have done your best, someone fixates on a small mistake you made. That pain you feel when you get that feedback is counterfeit pain because nothing happens to you. Nobody hurts you; all you felt is what your ego wants to feel. Your ego wants... Read More

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October 7, 2020

“It takes a toll on you” | Former #BBNaija housemate, Erica reveals cost of the show on her mental health

On this week’s episode of #WithChude, former Big Brother Naija housemate, Erica Nlewedim sat down with host, Chude Jideonwo to revisit her experience on the show. Recounting the dramatic explosion that led to her disqualification, Erica revealed how intoxication coupled with cumulated mental stress pushed her over the edge. “When I saw the video, I... Read More

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October 7, 2020

Accepting vs Trying | The Daily Vulnerable

by Guest Contributor The willingness to accept undesirable outcomes is important. It’s vital to our mental health. But it’s also important to make changes when they’re needed. Otherwise, we’d all be living in the wilderness like our ancestors did, struggling to find food and shelter, watching half our children die before adulthood, etc. Life is... Read More

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October 6, 2020

What humility is | The Daily Vulnerable

by Guest Contributor Humility requires self-reflection. It requires us to assess ourselves honestly. To see the way we really are. To see our insecurities. To see the masks we wear. To see ourselves in others and to see them in ourselves. It requires we speak the truth to ourselves, and are honest about the stories... Read More

Humility, The Daily Vulnerable

October 5, 2020

COVID-19: Minister Sadiya Umar Faruq convenes roundtable to address impact of pandemic on vulnerable communities

The Honourable Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Faruq met with leaders in the business and development sector in Lagos at a roundtable with the aim of rallying stakeholders’ support to boost efforts of the federal government in addressing the myriad of challenges emanating from the global COVID-19 pandemic. The... Read More

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October 5, 2020

Practicing expressing emotions | The Daily Vulnerable

by Daniel Adeyemi Almost everything gets better with deliberate practice. This includes expressing your thoughts and emotions. Depending on how you grew up, expressing your thoughts and emotions might not have been welcomed or come naturally but they’re important in relating to people. Here’s what I’ve found that worked for me. Taking time to think... Read More

Daniel Adeyemi, Practicing expressing emotions, The Daily Vulnerable

October 3, 2020

Excerpts from Devil’s Pawn by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson | YNaija #SaturdaySpecial

If you follow @farafinabooks on Twitter, you might have seen the tweets they made releasing this book’s cover and blurb as well as a mini competition where the title of the book was taken out and they asked their followers to guess what it is based on the synopsis. The winner got a free copy... Read More

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October 2, 2020

All the insider secret on what really happens behind the cameras on BBN in a special episode of #WithChude

As yet another season of Big Brother Naija – one of the most polarizing and ironically uniting shows on TV – comes to an end, #WithChude brought four former housemates of the reality TV show to a roundtable special where they got to bare it all on their experience being in front of the camera... Read More

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October 2, 2020

Avoid Avoidance | The Daily Vulnerable

by Guest Contributor A few months ago, I had a conversation with a younger friend about some terrible situation they were facing at that time. “I’ll stay on my lane”, they told me. “I’ll avoid everyone. I will avoid the world”, they added. “Incommunicado”, they called it. I understand how tempting it can be to... Read More

Avoid Avoidance, The Daily Vulnerable

October 2, 2020

Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede calls for public-private partnership to preserve our planet

Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, Nigerian banker, investor and philanthropist on September 30, 2020 appealed to business leaders, investors and heads of government on the urgency to collectively fight for the preservation of biodiversity of the planet at the 75th Session of the UN General Assembly. The summit, a high-level virtual Summit organized by H.E. Volkan Bozkir to... Read More

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October 1, 2020

GTBank Fashion Weekend Returns for the 5th Year, Holds Nov. 14 – 15

Call for Exhibitors Now Open Foremost financial institution Guaranty Trust Bank plc has confirmed that the 5th edition of Africa’s premier fashion event, the GTBank Fashion Weekend will hold on Saturday, November 14, and Sunday, November 15, 2020. The two-day event, will feature fashion-leaders and industry experts from around the world, whilst providing hundreds of indigenous... Read More

Why worry if you can’t change it? | The Daily Vulnerable

by Anonymous Contributor You might as well stop worrying because you’re probably worrying about the wrong things anyway. There are worse things that could happen that you probably haven’t even thought of. That’s life — with lots of unknowns. Do whatever you can to prevent bad things from happening. But stop worrying about potential catastrophes... Read More