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Ololade Ajekigbe: 5 solid reasons why you should embrace failure
by Olalade Ajekigbe It’s at the top of our prayer point list – Failure be gone! Nobody wants to be associated with failure. A word that is synonymous for everything…
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The Thread: How to get the salary you want
One of the tricky aspects of getting a new job is successfully negotiating the salary you want. This is made even worse by the way Nigeria is set up: 191…
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The Thread: “Go. Be. Do” “Explore the world” | Candid tips on how to live life as a millenial
This is the time of the millenial, and it has never been harder to navigate life. There's the tug to make something of their lives quicker to conmpete with their…
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Bolade Ogunfuye: Live. Shine. Rot. Repeat [NEW VOICES]
by Bolade Ogunfuye When I was young, I learnt something about myself. I learnt that if I was speaking with you, quite often it was to know how much smarter…
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The Thread: Lady makes ex-boyfriend pay for ’emotional labour’ when he comes crawling back
Women are blessed with intuition, emotional intelligence, patience, even listening abilities. It comes easily to women to give and give and keep giving. But what do you do when you…
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Opinion: A sharp guy’s guide to sliding into DMs
by Tolu Oluwaseyi-Daniel Banky W and Adesua sure did break the internet when they announced their engagement. It quickly became a trending topic and the story was plastered on…
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Open letter to outgoing corps members- Here’s your reality check
by Ajayi, Abdulganiyy Abiodun Congratulations, dear outgoing corps member. It is indeed a great honour to have served your fatherland. You obeyed the clarion call and worked meritoriously. Nigeria…
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Temitope Ben-Ajepe: Cards on the table- What are one’s chances when they fall sick? [NEW VOICES]
by Temitope Ben-Ajepe All through that night, his body burned. The raging fever that had taken residence in his usually very strong body had sapped both our strength so much…
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Oreoluwa Fakorede: Are you ready for your marathon? [NEW VOICES]
by Oreoluwa Fakorede I’ve been feeling stuck lately, trapped in the torturous repetition of commuting, working and getting whatever joyless sleep I can. I cycle the loop weekday after weekday…
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Nkem Ndem: Save that money! 6 practical tips for the single man
by Nkem Ndem The average Nigerian dude (not necessarily the f-kboy) wants to ball. You can’t really judge them either, because… you only live once. YOLO! Monday to Thursday: you…
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Opinion: What’s the hope of the over 93,000 failed #TEEP applicants?
by Oludami Yomi-Alliyu Saturday, 22nd April 2017, made it one month since the winners of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program (TEEP) were announced. It was total excitement and celebration galore…
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Isoken Aruede: Why do we hold grudges? [NEXT]
by Isoken Aruede Why do we hold a grudge? Perhaps you and I are ignorant In the stench of our previous rants; Not realizing what we really need. What…
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Harmony Levin: Celebrating our small victories
by Harmony Levin “Society has a way of stifling our small victories even when our life’s effort has gone into a task” If you are part of the…
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Ololade Ajekigbe: The search for integrity
by Ololade Ajekigbe It starts with a promise. “To have and to hold, for richer and poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do us apart.” Everyone in that space…
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Eketi Edima Ette: The single girl’s guide to house hunting in a Nigerian city
by Eketi Edima Ette Are you a single girl? Are you or have you been searching for a house? Are you searching for that house in a metropolitan or sub-metropolitan…
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Opinion: Shame is the new growth
by Israel Raphael It was the summer of 1990-something. I had just failed mathematics in one of my high school terminal examinations. Again. I was too ashamed to bring my…
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Harmony Levin: Ever Wondered How To Quit Rejection? Here’s How [NEXT]
by Harmony Levin The first time I faced the sour experience of being rejected was on a hot September afternoon, sometime in 2002 or 2003. The place was Harbour…
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Oreoluwa Fakorede: A letter to my daughter about boys
by Oreoluwa Fakorede by Oreoluwa Fakorede Little girl, I’m 30 now and you’re 10. And because I am three times your age, I know some things you don’t know (yet).…
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Bolade Ogunfuye: “So selfish, so what?” Making the case for living for YOU [NEW VOICES]
by Bolade Ogunfuye Take a minute to think about it and you’ll come to the same conclusion that I have; every decision we make is either directly or indirectly based…
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Naofal Ali: Does life teach me anything at 25 ?
by Naofal Ali As far as I can remember, I always refuted the thought that wisdom only depends on age. Okay, I know that very often, the older people get,…
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Ore Fakorede: How to be an adult
by Ore Fakorede Note: It’s not easy. 1. Don’t be an idiot, generally. 2. If you’re going to drive, don’t drink. See 1 above. 3. When you’re driving, leave…
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Adeboro Odunlami: With a lot more exclamation marks [NEW VOICES]
My mom is a worrier. Before I was conceived, she worried that I would never come. And when I did, she overtly searched out scary tales of painful childbirth and…
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Adetoye Sokunbi: So I decided to start thinking like a drug dealer [NEW VOICES]
by Adetoye Sokunbi As a teenager, I carried the reasonable paranoia any Nigerian raised by 'God-fearing' parents would have, buying drugs. I’d always known that a man's relationship with his…
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Timileyin Bondefaiye: Know yourself [NEXT]
by Timileyin Bondefaiye Every generation is presented with a rather dangerous ‘obligation’: Grow up as soon as possible. Society gives a small window where childhood and youth are acceptable and once…
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Ebenezar Wikina: Why we should never build our lives around awards [NEXT]
by Ebenezar Wikina Just like all the other nominees, I was also very excited two weeks ago when I saw my name on the prestigious 2016 Future Awards Africa list.…
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Ayodotun Rotimi-Akinfenwa: Don’t lose your Balance… [NEW VOICES]
by Ayodotun Rotimi-Akinfenwa Life is a tight rope of thoughts, decisions, actions and outcomes. You simply cannot walk away from it all, neither can you allow your troubles drown you, you…
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Bolade Ogunfuye: The three pledges I took to make my life better [NEW VOICES]
by Bolade Ogunfuye All of life, through the many prisms with which we view it, is mired in change; I guess that’s why our elders say: “we cannot become what…
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Afam Ade-Odiachi: Pick you, choose you, love you [NEW VOICES]
by Afam Ade-Odiachi My friend, the one I call the second avenger, looked at me as we walked to the car after drinks in our local bar and said, “I…
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Oreoluwa Fakorede: Take care of yourself [NEW VOICES]
by Oreoluwa Fakorede 1. Inhale. 2. Exhale. 3. Repeat 1 and 2 as you try to keep everything together. That's the core of the typical life plan. Living is work,…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy