One of the very funny thing in my Ondo stay is how I am still struggling to believe that I reside here, in this rural settlement. Many times it pricks my heart, I wonder how I may be able to change it. Today, I ate one kind of food that I have never eaten before, …
MY TRIP TO ONDO
Life as a corps member in Nigeria comes with many challenges. Well, if you have no idea what a corps member is in Nigeria, you can look up NYSC here. I was part of the 2020 batch A1, who COVID - 19 had disrupted their orientation activities, so I had been at home, back in …
IF KEYBOARDS COULD SPEAK
Ejimofor Hannah Chiamaka If keyboards could speak, I believe that it's first sentence would be directed to the typists who stares at the monitor as they blindly punch in every key without minding if it's the heart of the keys or even the eyes. If keyboards could speak, I'd advice them to speak to their …
3 GUYS, ONE LADY, ROOMMATES; THE INTERVIEW! (THE SEQUEL)
Ibinabo Sekibo After reading the first part (the previous blog post), many readers kept on clamouring for the second part of it. And so, here is it. THIRD ROOMMATE: SOPHIE Host: Hello, good evening; I am Sekibo Ibinabo. A lot of persons today, want to know what it is like having Co-Ed roommates; and so …
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3 GUYS, ONE LADY, ROOMMATES; THE INTERVIEW!
Ibinabo Sekibo The prospect of people of the opposite sex living together in a room isn't quite much of a thing. But when its people who are not related romantically or by family, that's when it becomes a thing. On the blog today, we have our guests: Sophie (the lady), Honour, Emmanuel and Paul Kay; …
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NYSC DAY FIVE: WELCOME PARTY
I woke up this morning; still feeling the pains of yesterday on my thighs. It was hell; my thighs virtually belonged to another person. But at least my platoon wouldn't be on duty till another ten days. Yesterday, my socials director had some sort of altercation with our members while trying to relate some information …
NYSC DAY 4: PLATOON ON DUTY
I guess I had no idea how this was going to be. Asides being the platoon leader; I had wanted to be part of other organisations too. The music guys had seen me plating guitar and requested that I be part of them. I wanted to join the journalistic guys (orientation broadcasting studio). For I …
NYSC DAY TWO: SWEARING-IN PREPARATION
An image of me with the mountains behind. As early as about 3am this Tuesday morning, I was awoken. No, not the bell or trumpet as you'd expect; I was awoken by members of my hostel who woke up before the 4am when we were supposed to wake. I went with my friend Peter Isaiah …
NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS
In Nigeria, All graduates of universities and polytechnics are required to go on a mandatory paramilitary service to the nation for one year. This is NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS. Its mostly termed NYSC. Its importance in Nigeria, can be likened to that of a degree certificate. In the service year, youths are posted to states …
