The Unofficial Guide To Attending The Presidential Inauguration Brace yourself for Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s impending swearing-in as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Monday, 29th May 2023, unless, of course, the Supreme Court decides to throw a spanner in the works. This momentous occasion marks the end…

Thoughts on grabbing media attention and headlining the news I have always been captivated by the news. In my earlier years, I realised that something must happen every day for there to be news but I had a few questions. How news is generated? What does one have to do…

Pondering how social media approval affects us all I am very sure that you must have come across some, if not all, of these types of comments before: “Please like my post, I need to get a hundred likes!!”, “Could you please like my post and also share it with…

Thoughts on the need for us to mind our own business I was hanging out with some friends recently, and our discussions veered towards one of our mutual friends. It had been a while since we had heard from him. We all wondered what he had been up to as…

Reflections on our response to Nigerians caught up in crisis-prone areas Fighting recently broke out in Sudan, which has been plagued with war for a long time. There have been explosions, airstrikes, and gunfire in the capital, Khartoum and other major cities leaving citizens to flee to the hinterland and…

Reflections on our growing love for body modifications and enhancements A popular Nigerian celebrity recently trended on social media. She had posted a picture of herself in a bikini and netizens were all over it with their comments. …

Musings on the concept of perfectionism I watched “Whiplash” a few years back. It is a 2014 American film that explores perfectionism as one of its core themes. It tells the story of a first-year student, Andrew, enrolled in a prestigious music conservatory and his relationship with his music conductor…

Thoughts on role models and modelling a lifestyle worthy of emulation Everyone has at least one person they admire and perhaps, even model their life after. As human beings, we all have the desire to strive for excellence in all aspects of our lives. When we see someone who looks…

Thoughts on online savagery and how to manage such experiences Social media platforms and their users have evolved over the years, perhaps mirroring real-life a bit more. Every social media platform has an identity. This is largely based on how its users interact with one another, and the platform’s features…