A word to UItes, this election season!!! By Tofunmi Great Put a finger down if this has ever happened to you: Someone walks up to you just to ask for your contact. Someone starts texting you every day, and you begin wondering, “Wait… are we becoming friends?” Someone suddenly asks how your day went. Every.... Continue Reading →
By Oluwaferanmi Mary For many Nigerian students, the journey to university begins long before the admission letter arrives. It begins in childhood dreams, in conversations at family gatherings, in the courses written down as first choices, and in the quiet certainty that one day, they will become doctors, engineers, lawyers, teachers, scientists, entrepreneurs, or professionals... Continue Reading →
By Omidokun Precious A new semester often begins with fresh energy, renewed goals, and, for many students, a fresh allowance. Yet, somehow, that money seems to disappear faster than expected. Between lectures, tests, fellowship activities, departmental dues, and everyday campus life, financial pressure can quietly become one of the biggest challenges of the semester. The... Continue Reading →
By Hadiza Usman For the average Nigerian student today, getting an education is no longer just an academic pursuit; it has become an endurance test. From worrying about school fees to struggling with feeding, unstable electricity, poor hostel conditions, and rising transportation costs, many students are being forced to fight for survival while chasing degrees.... Continue Reading →
By Oluwaferanmi Mary What used to be the easiest and most affordable way for students to cook is quickly becoming a daily struggle. Across the halls of residence, kerosene, once seen as the safer and cheaper option is now pushing students away from their kitchens. With prices rising and availability becoming uncertain, many are left... Continue Reading →
Tofunmi Great There is something quietly violent about resumption.It does not announce itself with fanfare. It creeps up on you, first as a date circled on a calendar, then as a mother asking if you have packed up, then as a bus ride that feels too short, and then suddenly, you are standing at the... Continue Reading →
Leonard Divine It's that time of the year again, love will be expressed in diverse forms by diverse people. To some it will be a day to receive gifts, in fact, some feel this is the essence of that day. To others, especially our "pepper them" geng it's going to be the moment their "val"... Continue Reading →
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By Jesutofunmi Great AyeniIn the bustling digital corridors of Nigerian universities, a witty and often brutal phenomenon has emerged: campus memes. They act as truth detectives of social media, exposing the contradictions between students’ online self-presentations and their everyday realities. In many ways, they resemble hostel gossip translated into a digital language, unfiltered, humorous, and... Continue Reading →
Olakiitan KoladeMany of us enjoy singing, dancing, crocheting, or engaging in other activities that benefit us. However, we often don’t do them regularly because we procrastinate. Laziness and hesitation tend to win, and we end up losing out. But if we can push past that initial resistance for just a few weeks, these activities start... Continue Reading →
