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Why our Parents believe what they read on WhatsApp and Share it with Us

If you’re like me you probably receive a ton of Broadcast WhatsApp messages from your parents, uncles, aunties regularly. If you’re also like me you check some, reply then leave many messages unanswered till you start feeling guilty wondering if you’re not perceived as being rude or snobbish for not replying. Going forward I’d use […]

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Data Protection: Privacy or Oblivion 

“Augustus, perhaps you’d like to share your fears with the group.” “My fears?” “Yes.” “I fear oblivion,” he said without a moment’s pause. “I fear it like the proverbial blind man who’s afraid of the dark.” John Green, The Fault in Our Stars Most of us want to be remembered, hopefully for good or for causing […]

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Rethinking Good & Evil/Bad 😈

I’d be honest with you, when I see a cute picture of a cat, two thoughts come to mind, I’d really love to have a cat 😻 in the midst of that thought I’d be snapped back to reality by the reminder that I’d probably run away from that same cat 😹 out of fear […]

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For my unborn child(ren)

Parenting Lessons from Chimamanda Adichie and Anthony Joshua I always check what’s trending on Twitter to stay informed, it’s my primary source of news, sometimes I question the authenticity of news or rumour if it’s not trending on Twitter, if it’s a major news why isn’t everyone talking about it? He was number 1 for like […]

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The dilemma of Self-Promotion

Should I tell or not? I looked scrappy and I needed to get a haircut so I went to get one while waiting for my turn I stepped outside to watch a bit of the Arsenal vs Man City Football Match that was being watched at a beer parlour beside the barbing saloon. Man City […]