I have always wondered why Korea is divided into the North and South, to satisfy my curiosity I decided to do a little research. This is what i learnt; In 1945, when World War II was ending Japan, which had ruled Korea for 35 years, had just lost. The two winners of the war the USA and the Soviet Union (Russia) were rushing to take control of the land Japan was leaving behind.
Ten years ago, Samuel and Beatrice Abbey a couple in love bought 5 acre of land worth 10 million naira to build their home, they both contribute equally to the purchase of the land. In order to cut costs they decided not to engage a lawyer before signing the deed of Assignment.
I wonder what the world would be like with no internet, I decided to track my screen time and i saw that on Monday i spent 9 hours 29 minutes on the internet, 4 hours was spent on X. I sleep an average of 8 hours daily that meaning that on Monday I spent almost 60% of my waking life staring at a screen, and the reality is that Monday was a busy day for me.
The 2023 general election was a major adulting moment for me because it was the first time I ever voted. I remember spending hours at the polling unit, waiting my turn. Even when it started raining, no one left, we were all soaked as there were few canopies and a lot of us but we didn't mind, it was obvious we were all so tired of how things were going in the country. We were all ready to make a change, and that shared hope for a change kept us standing in line.
Understanding yourself isn’t just about knowing your favorite food or what music you like; it’s about peeling back the layers of your "social onion" to see what actually makes you tick. In a world that’s constantly trying to tell you who to be, knowing your true personality is like having a compass in the middle of a storm, it keeps you headed in the right direction even when everything around you is chaotic.
Life is a collection of moments, some as steady as a Lagos morning and others as unpredictable as the harmattan season. It’s a mix of the hustle we put in every day and the small joys we find in between like a good meal, a laugh with friends, or finally beating the traffic.
Imagine you’re sitting at a restaurant with your friends. The sun is hitting the table at a specific angle, the smell of jollof rice is thick in the air, and someone just dropped a joke.
Imagine being married to a smooth-talking, high-flying lawyer for years, only for him to waltz back from a "business trip" with a brand new wife. Then, when you ask for basic maintenance money for your three kids, he tries to "delete" you from his life using a legal loophole.