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Op-Ed Editor April 12, 2021

Create your own luck | The Daily Vulnerable

Here is what I learned from my conversation with Peruzzi: Mehn, your life can change in an instant! And how did he get the kind of luck that he got…

Op-Ed Editor April 9, 2021

Your life can change in a second | The Daily Vulnerable

Your life can truly change in a second. Peruzzi had an emotional, very honest conversation with me about the second he realised his life had changed, thanks to Davido, how…

Op-Ed Editor April 8, 2021

Get positive energy around you | The Daily Vulnerable

Rita: I like positive energy around me. However, I am quite a very playful person especially if I am comfortable with you. When comfortable, I sometimes can be very goofy,…

Op-Ed Editor April 7, 2021

‘I have children that I take care of’ | The Daily Vulnerable

Rita Dominic: “I may not have birthed them but I have children that I take care of; I have people that I take care of. “So obviously I’d love to…

Michael Isaac April 6, 2021

#ChudesBookClub: Lagos Noir | The Daily Vulnerable

Dolapo starred at him for several more seconds and crossed herself again. Then she quietly responded to him in Yoruba. “God is with me! I have no reason to fear…

Op-Ed Editor April 5, 2021

It is fine to feel things deeply, even if nobody else understands | The Daily Vulnerable

“We need art, we need artists, we need people who reflect ourselves back to us. “We need people who tell us things that words might not be able to, things…

Op-Ed Editor March 31, 2021

“Time heals everything,” Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde | The Daily Vulnerable

“One of the greatest lessons that life has taught me is to remain calm and understand that everything will pass. It is always just a matter of time. “Time heals…

Op-Ed Editor March 30, 2021

How to spell Naija | The Daily Vulnerable

“When Titus recovered from the fever that hospitalized him all week, he returned to his Facebook page more grumpily than was his won’t. There was not a remark on his…

Op-Ed Editor March 22, 2021

Loss will beat you down if you let it | The Daily Vulnerable

The greatest lesson I took away from the deep conversation I had with Teni Makanaki was something profound that she said. “Loss will beat you down if you allow it”.…

Op-Ed Editor March 18, 2021

Remind yourself the things you’ve learnt | The Daily Vulnerable

Elvina: Tell us about Joy. Chude: Joy is very dear to my heart. I got my first experience of depression in law school. From 2007-2016, I have been in this cycle…

Michael Isaac March 16, 2021

Learn from the gazelle | The Daily Vulnerable

Elvina Ibru: If you were to be an animal based on your personality, which animal do you think you will be? Chude: I like the gazelle. I have always thought…

Michael Isaac March 15, 2021

Life is a tragedy if you make it a tragedy | The Daily Vulnerable

Elvina Ibru: There were so many things I learnt from interviewing Chude. One of them is this: life is a tragedy if you make it a tragedy. This is because…

Michael Isaac March 12, 2021

The conversation I didn’t know I needed | The Daily Vulnerable

My dear Aunty, Elvina Ibru said to me a few weeks after my interview with her: “You have been sharing the personal stories of others, including me, so now I…

Michael Isaac March 11, 2021

There’s a way to try better | The Daily Vulnerable

Trying is all that matters in this world. I have done interviews with thousands of people and I hear them say all the time that you should just show up.…

Michael Isaac March 10, 2021

Be grateful, even to your addictions | The Daily Vulnerable

At the Joy retreat that we do, I spoke with someone struggling with an addiction. He has recovered from it; he was so bitter that he was addicted to taking…

Michael Isaac March 8, 2021

Listen – even when it’s hard | The Daily Vulnerable

What I learnt from the interview with Chioma is something I am learning deeper and deeper over the past few years and months. It is to listen. I usually found…

Michael Isaac March 5, 2021

Join Chioma Agwuegbo tomorrow on #WithChude | The Daily Vulnerable

For International Women’s Day, I invite my dear friend Chioma Agwuegbo to rip off the band-aid, ignore the pretty and sometimes patronising, and confront the work that still needs to…

Michael Isaac March 3, 2021

‘Broken from seeing this’ | The Daily Vulnerable

Chude: How was it like for you leaving your church because your pastor had been accused of something as serious as rape? Akah: People don't understand the magnitude of rape.…

Michael Isaac March 2, 2021

Communicate how you feel, no matter what | The Daily Vulnerable

Chude: Watching the video (you and your wife shared on YouTube) makes me want to ask this. Do you sometimes get scared of being that vulnerable? Akah: You know, vulnerability…

Michael Isaac March 1, 2021

Love is a decision to serve another human being | The Daily Vulnerable

What I learnt from my conversation with Akah Nnani - a conversation that was filled with so much depth, is that love is a decision to serve another human being…

Michael Isaac February 26, 2021

There is absolutely nothing you cannot survive | The Daily Vulnerable

What keeps you awake at night? What keeps you up? What keeps you desperate during the day? What makes you so scared you can't function? What makes you think you…

Michael Isaac February 24, 2021

Be comfortable in your own skin | The Daily Vulnerable

Chude: How does it feel for you when magic happens? For instance, when everything just comes together the way that you want it to, or even beyond your expectation? What…

Michael Isaac February 23, 2021

What growth means | The Daily Vulnerable

Chude: What does it mean for a person to grow, even if they are already confident and assured? Niniola: When you are confident, it means you are not blind to…

Michael Isaac February 22, 2021

Show up, do the work, get better | The Daily Vulnerable

Chude Jideonwo I once joked with one of our producers that I like interviews where the guest is not that forthcoming. The reason I like those interviews is that it…

Michael Isaac February 18, 2021

Are you really lonely? | The Daily Vulnerable

When some of my younger friends say they are lonely, I sometimes find it very amusing. “What’s the manifestation of your loneliness?” I often ask. “I’m home alone”, “I don’t…

Michael Isaac February 17, 2021

Feel your emotions all the way | The Daily Vulnerable

Korty: So, Eni said you shouldn’t cry in front of a man [if he breaks-up the relationship]. However, let me tell you something. Cry! If you don’t have the motivation,…

Michael Isaac February 16, 2021

Be a happy person before you step into a relationship | The Daily Vulnerable

One of the things I learnt from the conversation we had over the weekend is this: come into a relationship with your full self, as much as you can. It was a…

Michael Isaac February 12, 2021

Throuples, Ghosting, Situationships & More | The Daily Vulnerable

How far has the world changed when it comes to sex and relationships - and what’s the true effect on our mental and emotional lives? Every quarter on #WithChude, we…

Michael Isaac February 11, 2021

Exhume good energy and life | The Daily Vulnerable

Chude: In your mind and heart, where are you now, and what's next? Uche Sensei: Everything next is me; everything next is what I birth out. I have made the…

Michael Isaac February 10, 2021

You have to fight if you want to live | The Daily Vulnerable

Chude: Cancer is one of the things that people are frightened of. You've faced the worst fear of so many people in the world. How do you feel about that?…

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