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July 2024: Gearing up for protests

In July, the rain subsided, Nigerians geared up for our protests against bad governance and the American election took an unexpected turn with Biden stepping down. While I understand the skepticism around the effectiveness of protests, I strongly believe that only a revolution will turn things around in Nigeria and not waiting for due process […]

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January & February 2023: I’m expecting the best

2023 is here and I’m expecting the best!  January seemed like business as usual with the incessant fuel scarcity and in February, the scarcity of Naira notes made things weirder.  I resigned from my role as senior reporter at TechCabal. It’s been an amazing 2 years + and I think it’s time to take a […]

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May 2022: The Nigerian Political scene is heating up

May 2022 Hi there, May was a much more pleasant month. It started with me attending a fun comedy show, which I enjoyed a lot. Weirdly, I noticed that I had been mixing up 2021 with 2022, I guess my mind hasn’t moved on totally from last year. The Nigerian political space is heating up […]

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November 2021: I think my new year starts from December

October & November 2021 Hi there, I missed sharing last month’s update because I was swamped with extra work and I didn’t plan well in advance. 2021 has been quite an eventful year and I’m grateful for that. These days, I’ve been thinking more about the things I’ll do next year. I think my new […]

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Getting my Permanent Voter’s Card was Fun

It Rained Plantain Chips This wasn’t the first time I was making an attempt to get my voter’s card. A few days before I had visited a collection centre nearby. On my way there — about 200meters to the location it started raining heavily. I thought to myself maybe that’s a sign that I shouldn’t have […]