Life hacks

November 14, 2017

The Thread: “Girls like sex”, “You’re not the only guy talking to your girl” | What you should know about dating girls

Nigerians have been sharing life lessons on Twitter in recent times. @Xcel_101 picked a true life story to punctuate the Nigerian proverb: “in this life, you are alone”. [In case you missed it]: “Beach party turned into a burial” | What UNILAG taught me about life” Dolapo’s life lesson focuses on the behaviour of ladies... Read More

dating, Life hacks, relationship, The Thread

September 29, 2017

The Thread: The incredible pep talk you didn’t know you needed

You’d think this thread is more suitable for a Monday because that’s when everybody gets the blues right? Not to mention it’s Friday night and most of us have plans to dance and drink away our sorrowsat the club. In truth, sorrow (or depression) is not necessarly scheduled per day and even places like the... Read More

Career Advice, Life hacks, nigeria, Pep talk, The Thread

September 28, 2017

The Thread: Another story that proves short cuts never work

Truthfully, this thread got us guffawing without restraint and the reason is simple: the storyteller’s quest is every curvaceous woman’s longing. Just like the search for the elixir of life, the search for flat abs without exercising for it is one of the obsessions of this generation. That’s why websites traffic in tommy blasters, weight... Read More

Life hacks, Short cuts, The Thread, weight loss

September 25, 2017

Opinion: What I learned when I started practicing yoga at home

by Ima Matthew The saying “the greatest wealth is health”, is one which most of people can agree on. To keep us healthy we eat clean food, stay hygienic and avoid unhealthy activities. Though many people go to the gym to work out their body, others practice yoga at home. So, six months ago, I... Read More

exercise, Learning new things, Life hacks, opinion, yoga

September 20, 2017

Ololade Ajekigbe: 4 Unwritten rules you must not break

by Ololade Ajekigbe This article was inspired by a football match I watched last weekend – The Manchester United vs Everton English Premier League game. Belgian and Manchester United striker, Romelu Lakaku scored a goal against his former club, Everton. What had me intrigued was how Lukaku didn’t hold back in celebrating the goal against a side he was still a part of... Read More

Life hacks, Lukaku, Ololade Ajekigbe, opinion, rules

September 13, 2017

Ololade Ajekigbe: What Mr Eazi needs to know

by Ololade Ajekigbe “We can all do with some level of praise and criticism. The key is not to get carried away by either” – Ololade Ajekigbe Before I click the publish button every Wednesday, I experience some trepidation. A range of thoughts run through my mind. What if people don’t like the article?... Read More

How to handle praise, Life hacks, Mr Eazi, nigerian music artistes, Ololade Ajekigbe, opinion

September 4, 2017

The Thread: “Have some skoinskoin” | The 101 of Lagos living for the JJC

Lagos is quite an interesting place to live, what with its non-stop activities and potential for money-making. However, for a newbie in town, it can be all kinds of frightening: traffic will make you wanna tear your hair out, you’re susceptible to all sorts of 419 scams that will leave you broke before you get... Read More

Eko, Lagos living’, Life hacks, nigeria, The Thread

August 29, 2017

Michael Ace: Why you need to survive no matter the circumstance

by Micheal Ace If you ask me how much life means to me, I’ll tell you this story. It was the ninth time he would sit for Jamb. He was optimistic this time, just how he had never been before. He was sure he had prepared. The old woman in his village whom everyone feared... Read More

hustle, Life hacks, nigeria, opinion, survival

August 15, 2017

Eketi Edima Ette: The cost of Integrity is priceless

Let me share something about integrity. If you want to go far in life, make integrity your currency. But first, be certain that it is the currency with which you want to trade, no matter what. Because integrity is not a short-term goal; it is a commitment to partner with honesty for life. I kid... Read More

integrity, Life hacks, nigeria, opinion

August 11, 2017

Opinion: Heartbreaks are miracles

by Ona Amanda Eze Usually, she would spend so much time conversing with him over the phone or in person. They had grown fond of each other, but she, more. It all happened quickly, and over in a similar manner. It was only a short period, so she could easily move on, so you may... Read More

Heatbreaks, Life hacks, Love, opinion, Relationships

The Thread: Dr. Joe Abah reveals the secret to landing your dream job

Since last year, Nigeria has been in a recession, and one of the hardest hit areas has been employment. Graduates are plentiful but the jobs are scarce. So scarce in fact, that one has to resort to creative methods to land a great job. Yes, this method has been debated to death, but this is... Read More

Dr. JOE ABAH, Dream job, internships, Life hacks, nigeria, The Thread, unemployment

The Thread: You’re ruining your friendships if you’re doing any of these things

All round entrepreneur, Japheth Omojuwa, has a lot to say about friendship today. And it bears listening to. So if you’re one of those who are taking your friends for granted, you might want to settle with this thread before they’re gone with the wind. Perhaps all’s swell with your BFF pact right now; they... Read More

japheth omojuwa's advice, keeping friendships, Life hacks, Relationships, The Thread, Twitter NG

The Thread: “There’s no success without failure” | All the reasons why failure is a good thing

Success is always desired and celebrated, and that’s quite alright. What about success’ inlaw, failure? Are there things that failure brings to the table? Ozoz, Chef extraordinaire of Nigerian cuisine and self-professed Kitchenbutterfly, thinks so. She explains below: I think learning from your failures is the most underrated thing. Ever. You can actually learn more... Read More

Different world view, Failure over success, Lessons from failure, Life hacks, Personal Growth, The Thread

“When life hands you crap, don’t negotiate — Navigate” | 5 things we learned from Lynn Knight’s article

Lynn Knight tells it straight: “Life is bound to hand you crap, it’s inevitable, accept it. Life will not negotiate with you, either— because it’s not designed to and it doesn’t have to — nothing personal” So when the inevitable happens, how should you react? These are the 5 things we learned from her write up.... Read More

Acceptance, Life hacks, negotiation, opinion, takeaways

Ugonna Ajoku: Before you give up on your job- and yourself, try this

by Ugonna Ajoku If you’ve got a job, and if you can grudgingly say it’s a good one- right, let’s try okay then… If you have got a job and you can say it’s okay… Okay means there’s no one screaming at you daily, you are sure a salary is coming in on a particular... Read More

Employment opportunities, life, Life hacks, opinion, Pitching entrepreneurship, True life stories, Ugonna Ajoku

Eketi Edima Ette: Here is something your parents didn’t tell you, but which you should know anyway

by Eketi Edima Ette My people, Come closer. Closer. Ehen. Let me tell you something. You see your parents? The ones whom you grew up with and perhaps, still live with? Yes, those ones. You see them? When they quarrel, stay in your lane. Especially if they’ve been married for over two decades. What... Read More

African parents, Eketi Edima Ette, Interfering in conflict, Life hacks, opinion, Relationships

The Thread: Success is actually not sexy. Here is why

Doesn’t that picture of Jay Z make you want to go gaga? Success sure does look sexy on Hov. Thing is, that’s not the whole picture. Jay Z’s beginnings can be traced to drug dealing, a shameful career by any standard. Today, however, he is the one of the most successful rappers of all time.... Read More

hardwork, Instagram lifestyle, Life hacks, opinion, Success

The Thread: Are you afraid that time is against you? Take a cue from Oprah

Isn’t it amazing how fast time flies? Wasn’t it just yesterday we were greeting each other Happy New Year? That feeling of time getting away from you while you are marking time at some crappy job can bring on infinite depression. That’s why this thread is everything. Before you lose your marbles over what you... Read More

Good advice, Life hacks, Oprah Winfrey, passing time, The Thread

Opinion: If you don’t hustle, who will?

by Michael Ace “When the dead man walks, the living man should rise; If you dey for warfront you get hit by surprise” – Olamide, Responsibility It has become a routine for me to soliloquize every time I walk on the street. I haven’t lost a bit of my sanity, I’m just always stormed at... Read More

hustle, laziness, Life hacks, nigeria, opinion

Opinion: 5 popular myths about NYSC camp

by Chris Izuchukwu Okafor You’ve probably read a lot of thrills and feels, exclusively online, about the NYSC orientation camp- Except, of course, you exclusively do only WhatsApp data plans, because I doubt if any publisher will devote a paperback to those sort of things. So, back to the story. The experiences you’ve read about,... Read More

Camp life, corpers, Life hacks, nysc, opinion

The Thread: When a successful person calls bullshit on all the bullshit they say successful people do.

Nigerians love their motivational speakers so. Anything that begins with 5 things that will guarantee success or 10 things successful people do is sure to be a hit. That’s the tack Twitter account Fate Foundation took, to you know, ginger us towards success. Then a successful person came along and gave them an ela ojukan... Read More

Andrew Alli, FATE Foundation, Keys to success, Life hacks, Motivational spiels, Oby Ezekwesili, The Thread

The Thread: “Fear no bagga” | These hilarious tips for driving in Lagos will spare you a world of hurt

In our humble opinion, there’s no state as crazy as Lagos- even waffi land never mad reach like here– at least where driving is concerned. When motorists are approaching Welcome To Lagos, they willingly beckon on evuul spirits to possess them completely, because that’s the only way they can survive the city. Any wonder they... Read More

Chaotic living, Driving in Lagos, Gidimeister, Life hacks, Nigerian drivers, The Thread

“All problems exist only in your mind” | 5 things we learned from Ayodeji Awoika’s brilliant piece

Lessons on changing your perspective Is your mind a battlefield? Do you find yourself constantly battling worry, anxiety and their no good bedfellows? Then this piece should give you a headstart in overcoming these challenges. These are the 5 things we learned from Ayodeji Awosika’s article for Thrive. ************************* I woke up this morning filled... Read More

Ayodeji Awosika, Life hacks, Mind discipline, opinion, problems are ihe mind

Nkem Ndem: The wahala of dating outside your social class

by Nkem Ndem We grew up watching classics like Cinderella, Coming to America, Pretty Woman, Nollywood’s Violated and a couple of other movies where love conquered the social class divide. Fast forward to 2017, the Internet rules; anyone can meet anyone, and nobody kicks up a fuss about cross-class relationships or marriages anymore. It is... Read More

dating, Life hacks, nigeria, Nkem Ndem, opinion, Relationships, social class

Ololade Ajekigbe: Kechi Okwuchi proves there’s no excuse, really

by Ololade Ajekigbe As a writer, I am condemned to a life of observing. As I move around…walk, drive, interact with my environment and people, I take all I can in. I am inspired by the things I see every day – the waste collector who sits on the pile of garbage from different homes... Read More

Kechi Okwuchi, Life hacks, nigeria, opinion, Sosoliso air crash, survival

The Thread: 5 vital life hacks you didn’t know you needed

Twitter is a place to share let downs and great achievements. It’s also a place where people share tips on virtually everything. These are the top 5 life hacks we’ve come across today: 1 Rejection is an open door Applied to 50+ internships & got rejected by ALL. But ELLE contacted me to be one... Read More

Issa Rae, Life hacks, The Thread, twitter.

Tunde Leye: The future of work

by Tunde Leye My friend Cheta Nwanze gave a talk for the CBN a few weeks ago on The Gig Economy and while discussing it with him yesterday, it triggered a couple of thoughts I thought to share. One of the peculiarities of being human is that whilst big changes might be happening when we... Read More

Employment labour, Life hacks, nigeria, opinion, Work

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