While the NYSC is marking its 50th anniversary, there are still Nigerians who say they won’t be serving their country. Here’s why it’s not a great idea.

The subjects of this week’s #LoveLife, Rita* (22) and Ivan* (23), have been together for about five years. They talk about meeting in university as Christians, questioning their individual beliefs, briefly breaking up over religious differences and bonding over atheism.

They met when Ola (25) started selling puff-puff in front of Akeem’s (32) father’s school in 2018. The ensuing relationship was purely transactional for two years until they started planning to japa together.

For 28-year-old Obi and his wife, their relationship was built on spending quality time together and eating their fave foods. But with his move to Germany right after their wedding, how do they manage the distance? He talks about it on #LoveCurrency

Geraldine* (55) and Felix* (61) were childhood friends who lost contact for 35 years. They talk about reconnecting on Facebook, overcoming initial family disapproval and valuing companionship over traditional gender roles in marriage.

Taiwo (24) and Abisola (22) have been dating for two years. They talk about their fear of not being attracted to each other when they met for the first time three months in, having their first kiss at a concert, and how their music careers created a strong foundation for their relationship.

The subjects of this week’s Love Life, Michael (29) and Ada (24), are planning their wedding. They talk us through breaking the bro code, all the lies they told to be together and how their epic Valentine’s Day proposal almost didn’t happen. 

We've all heard that running errands is a huge part of being married. But for Wives Appreciation Day, Nigerian men share some of the sweetest things their wives have done for them.

Oba, 26, and Precious, 27, have been dating for four years. In today’s #ZikokoLoveLife,, they talk about meeting on a group chat, falling into a relationship even though they were dating other people and the one incident that almost broke them. Read here:

The subject of today’s Sex Life is a 27-year-old man who masturbated for the first time when he was 22. He talks about the transition from saving himself for marriage to just enjoying sex, and why he never considered masturbation till he started having sex.