On Monday, March 10, I stepped onto a danfo at Ojuelegba heading to Ikeja for a client meeting. The conductor said “₦700.” I almost laughed. Not because it was funny. Because that same trip cost ₦400 in February. And ₦250 this time last year. I did not laugh. I paid. I squeezed into the back … Read more
I spent 3 hours and 47 minutes in a BRT bus from Yaba to Ajah on a Wednesday afternoon in February. Three hours. Forty-seven minutes. To travel roughly 28 kilometres. I know the exact time because I started a timer on my phone when I boarded and stopped it when I finally stepped off. I … Read more
My OPay balance read ₦4,217 on a Friday evening. Rent was due in six days. I had just sent ₦15,000 to my mum in Ilorin. And the petrol price increase had eaten through my budget like termites through plywood. I looked at my phone, looked at the ceiling, and made a decision. I was going … Read more
On the morning of February 15, I woke up at my desk. Not in my bed. At my desk. My laptop was still open with a half-written article on the screen. My neck felt like someone had bent it at a wrong angle for six hours. And my phone alarm, which I had set for … Read more
I stared at the fuel pump meter last Wednesday morning at the MRS station along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, and the numbers just kept climbing. ₦1,250 per litre. My heart sank. Three weeks ago, I was buying petrol at roughly ₦950 per litre. Now, some filling stations across Lagos are selling between ₦1,200 and ₦1,350 per litre, depending on location and operator. … Read more
I hit 10,000 followers on TikTok on Day 58, starting from literally zero. No existing audience. No viral connections. No paid promotions. Just a phone, a ₦5,000 ring light, and a content plan I built by studying what actually works for Nigerian creators on the platform. That 10K milestone mattered for a specific reason. According to information … Read more
This article draws from clinical guidelines published by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, research from the Sleep Foundation, and expert commentary from board-certified physicians at institutions including Cleveland Clinic and Columbia University. Let’s be honest for a second. You wake up exhausted. Your body feels heavy. It feels like gravity has been turned up … Read more
Let’s look at the data: The average person spends about 10–15 minutes in the shower daily. But once a week, that isn’t enough. Enter the “Everything Shower.” This isn’t just a TikTok trend. With over 327.7 million views on TikTok, the everything shower has become Gen Z’s signature self-care ritual and a key driver in … Read more
Last month, I woke up on a Monday morning at 6:47 AM—17 minutes after my alarm—to discover three disasters simultaneously: my work shirt was wrinkled and buried under a pile of “I’ll deal with this later” clothes, NEPA had taken light sometime during the night (so no ironing), and I had exactly zero food in … Read more
Nigeria is home to some of the most beautiful tourist attractions in Africa—from ancient rock fortresses to misty mountain resorts—yet let’s be honest, most of us have never explored these places in our own backyard. We often dream of Dubai or Paris, but from the ancient Olumo Rock in Abeokuta to the cold, misty mountains … Read more