3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (547+ words) “I don’t know where to turn.” Before social media, Nigerians were writing to magazines for dating advice. We dug through old newspaper issues from Archivi.ng, and compiled some of the relationship problems that gave Nigerians sleepless nights many decades…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1364+ words) The topic of how young Nigerians navigate romantic relationships with their earnings is a minefield of hot takes. In Love Currency, we get into what relationships across income brackets look like in different cities. Tayo and I have been married…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (574+ words) I’ll always go lower. Tochi and I went to the same university and stayed in the same hostel. We weren’t best friends, but we were close buddies and spent quite a bit of time together. We knew each other well…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (685+ words) Everyone wants me to forget her She needs your advice. What would you do in her situation? Over time, I grew fond of Aunty Kemi, and I was happy when she offered to stay after my mum died. I barely…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (707+ words) I can’t believe she said that to me. Sunken Ships is a Zikoko weekly series that explores the how and why of the end of all relationships — familial, romantic or just good old friendships. For Sunken Ships, Elizabeth opens up…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1859+ words) I feel defeated by my own ambition. In 2019, after two years navigating corporate life in Lagos, Nicole (33) quit her job to run her food business full-time. Shortly after, a trip to Dubai sparked a grand plan to expand overseas. But…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1651+ words) He’d seemed like the perfect partner until everything fell apart On the Streets is a Zikoko weekly series about the chaos of modern dating: from situationships and endless talking stages, to heartbreak and everything it means to be single in…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago   (946+ words) I don’t like dubious people. Sunken Ships is a Zikoko weekly series that explores the how and why of the end of all relationships — familial, romantic or just good old friendships. For Sunken Ships, Dorcas shares how the betrayal ended…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (721+ words) Love shouldn’t blind you, yes, but victim blaming is NOT okay. The same day Alicia called out David, the couple’s neighbour came out to support her claims. she was screaming that i should come knock on her door, i went…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1288+ words) In this week’s Marriage Diaries, she shares how pressure to make life easier for her widowed mother influenced her decision to marry early, how she discovered her husband’s substance addiction after the wedding, and how the experience turned her from…...