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Imagine committing years of your life, investing hope, finances, and dreams into studying in the UK — only to find that the rules you relied on are shifting beneath your feet. That’s exactly how many Nigerian students are feeling right now. The UK government has introduced a number of new migration-policy changes that affect study... Read More »

Dating in this generation feels like a test of patience — and sometimes, of sanity. It’s not like before when love grew slowly, when people actually took time to know each other. Now, everything feels rushed and uncertain, like everyone’s scared to care too much or stay too long. You meet someone today, and before you even... Read More »

I met her on a hot Sunday afternoon in Lagos — the kind of day when the sun feels too close to the earth and the air smells like roasted corn and exhaust fumes. We met at a friend’s birthday party in Surulere. She wasn’t the loudest person in the room, but somehow, my eyes found her. She laughed with her whole face, the kind of... Read More »

For the longest time, I thought love was supposed to feel like fireworks — unpredictable, loud, and consuming. I thought the rush, the constant uncertainty, the emotional highs and lows were proof that it was real. But the truth is, that wasn’t love. That was chaos. Real love doesn’t make your stomach ache with anxiety. It... Read More »

We met online — a simple “hey” that somehow turned into hours of conversation. What started as random messages soon became a daily thing. Morning texts, late-night calls, little updates throughout the day. It felt effortless, like we had known each other forever. I used to laugh at people who said they found something real... Read More »

I used to call it love. The late-night calls, the constant need to be around each other, the way my heart raced whenever they texted — it felt like everything love was supposed to be. But deep down, I knew it wasn’t love. It was fear. Fear of being alone. Fear of silence. Fear of sitting with myself and realizing I didn’t like my... Read More »

It’s strange how someone’s absence can still fill a room. I remember sitting by my window late at night, phone in hand, staring at a chat that hadn’t been active in weeks. I kept scrolling through our old messages, laughing at jokes that didn’t feel funny anymore, reading the goodnight texts that used to make me smile. I... Read More »

I remember the first time I realized love wasn’t supposed to feel like confusion. It was during a quiet evening, long after he stopped replying to my messages but kept viewing my stories. You know that strange in-between where someone doesn’t want to lose you but also doesn’t want to choose you? That’s where I lived for... Read More »

It took me a long time to say that without bitterness in my voice. For years, I saw every goodbye as rejection — every person who walked away as proof that I wasn’t enough. I used to replay those endings in my mind, wondering what I could’ve done differently, what I could’ve said to make them stay. But now, I see things... Read More »

There was a time I couldn’t sleep at night. My mind was always loud — replaying old mistakes, worrying about things I couldn’t control, and wondering if peace was ever meant for someone like me. I used to look at people who seemed calm and unbothered and wonder how they did it. How did they wake up without that heaviness in their... Read More »