This is an accurate judgement system, because nothing tells you more about a person than their favourite alcohol. 1) Wine You’re a social drinker. You never really drink for the sake of being drunk, but because you want your muscles to relax and you need the confidence to send that risky text. 2) Tequila You […]

Attending boarding school in Nigeria is an extreme sport. The long time effect it largely has on people is often time not spoken about enough. Some people have good memories of their boarding school experience, while some are still living with the trauma from it, many years later. Here are stories of some unforgettable experiences […]

What does it mean to be a man? Surely, it’s not one thing. It’s a series of little moments that add up. Man Like is a weekly Zikoko series documenting these moments to see how it adds up. It’s a series for men by men, talking about men’s issues. We try to understand what it means to […]

Nigerians parents would rather walk into a crocodile-infested river than spend two minutes in a room with a cat. You now bring a woman, who claims to be a cat, to meet your parents? Disaster.  On this episode of #JustImagine, Catwoman meets her Nigerian in-laws and things get very weird. There is a small crowd […]

Unilag always gets good press as the school of first choice. Well, these eight people think otherwise. Dee /400 level Nothing fucking works and the hope kills. The thing is, I don’t have any particular grievances against the school. I just hate it. You keep thinking that something will work because it’s the bare minimum […]

You’ve been wanting a friend for a while now, but don’t know how to make one? Well, here is a Zikoko guide on how to make friends. 1) Steal someone else’s friends Some people have already done the dirty work of helping people become a perfect friend. Just wait for the perfect opportunity and strike. […]

The subject of this week’s What She Said, is a 25-year-old woman who has been through so much and would just like to be at peace for the rest of her life. She talks about how unlucky she’s been with friends, her tense relationship with her mother, beating cervical cancer, and how therapy helped her […]

"My father’s greatest dream was to see his four daughters get a good education"

The Follow Come Earpiece is a very important phone accessory. Good music, great sound quality, but there is just one problem: it gets missing easily. Today on Interview With, Follow Come Earpiece explains what exactly is going on. Zikoko: Hello, it’s good to have you here. Follow Come Earpiece: Omo, you are welcome oh. Just […]

For the average African man, the assumption is that there’s marriage somewhere on the horizon once they are in the twilight of their late twenties. Playful jests of “when will you marry” start to chime in from all angles. However, not all men believe in for better for worse, nor in death doing them part. […]