Quizzes

Stacks

Shows

Podcasts

Newsletters

Naira Life

Love Life

Hustleprint

Love Currency

Sunken Ships

What She Said

My Bro

So You Don’t Have To

Interview With…

Zikoko Memes

Jollof Road

Cholera Outbreak Update

Follow our socials

  • We don’t know what it is, but something about Big Brother’s house brings out the real lovers in his children. Every year, he opens his doors to them, and they take his hospitality for granted, forget his prize money, and start playing love in his abode. 

    We would accuse them (some more) of having misplaced priorities, but their connections and relations were always so entertaining, and sometimes, they had us screaming, “God When?”. 

    Angel and Soma

    They got into the house, took one look at each other, and decided they had found their missing rib. Granted, their village people called on them every Wednesday and Saturday, trying to put asunder what Big Brother had joined together, but they failed. One year later, Biggie’s favourite child is still going strong with her favourite man.

    Erica and Kiddwaya

    Before Kiddwaya walked into the BBNaija All Stars house and acted like a fool, he was in the Lockdown house, playing lover boy and attending to star girl Erica’s needs. They were cute and went around the house tormenting everyone with their love.

    Uriel and Neo

    We know their ship never got to leave the shore. As a matter of fact, we don’t even think they ever got on board this ship, but their chemistry was insane, and we are mourning what could’ve been.

    [ad]

    Mercy and Ike

    They gave us Amerigbo gangsta love when all we had in Biggie’s house was commotion and fights. Did they add to these fights? Yes, but at least they did it together, as a team in love.

    BamBam and Teddy A

    While Cee-C, Tobi, and Biggie’s other children were causing chaos and scattering his house, BamBam and Teddy A were falling madly in love. We knew their love was real when Teddy A wept his eyes out after BamBam’s eviction, left the house the very next day, and ended up getting married and having children together.

    READ: Where Are These BBNaija Ships Now?

    Nini and Saga

    Saga spent all his days and nights in Big Brother’s house chasing Nini, showing and professing his undying love for her. She never returned his feelings, but they became close friends and spent their time in the house taking care of each other.

    Angel and Big Brother

    We’ve always known Big Brother has favourites. Every season, someone walks into the house, and it’s clear that Biggie has brought in his favourite child, but Angel is the fairest of all of his children, past, present, and future. From their banter to the gentle way he speaks to her and the harsh way he deals with her opps, the Angel and Biggie ship is the ship of all Big Brother ships.

    Eric and indomie

    Eric walked into the house with one mission and one mission only: to finish Big Brother’s food, specifically the indomie. He was in Biggie’s house for one week, but during that week, he made sure a bowl of indomie went with him everywhere he went. We’re surprised his love interest, Lilo, didn’t get jealous and tell him to put the bowl down and focus on her because she should have.

    Yvonne and Juicy Jay

    We don’t think anyone has ever played the Big Brother game like it was Love Island the way these two did. From Juicy Jay’s Ipeleng, Jenni O, Yvonne square, to the cookie exchange love confession, to their alcohol-induced fight. Yvonne and Juicy Jay walked into Biggie’s house, saw each other, and forgot their was money to be won.

    ALSO READ: 7 Must-Haves if You Want To Ship The Big Brother Housemates This Season

  • Like all good things, your relationship with the love of your life has come to an end, and you must now move on with your life. It won’t be easy, but we know how you can do it.

    Don’t 

    You’ve spent years loving and planning your life with this person, so if you can, we suggest you go back to them and make it work. 

    Talk to someone

    Talk to your mother or your best friend about all the ways your ex wronged you. This way, even if they’re begging you to come back or, for some reason, you decide to go back to them, the people in your life will hold you down and make sure you stay away.

    Get busy

    If you have capitalism to take up all your time, you won’t sit around thinking about your ex and the love you once shared. 

    [ad]

    Get a hobby

    If your job isn’t taking up all your time and you find yourself thinking about you know who, we suggest you find a hobby. Because an idle mind is the devil’s workshop, thoughts about your ex can only be from him.

    READ: QUIZ: Will You Ever Get Over That Ex

    Block them

    You’re not blocking them for your sake but for theirs. You’ll need to sub them every other day and talk about how you must have been a fool to stay with them for so long. 

    Move to a new city 

    A new city, or neighborhood, just make sure your new house is located in an area with a 0% chance of them ever bumping into you.

    Get someone new 

    Find someone new, not for love though, just for sex or maybe companionship, because why are you trying to tie yourself down five seconds after gaining freedom? 

    Beg your village people

    Go back to your village and beg your village people to unleash their powers and help you forget about your ex.

    ALSO READ: Here’s How to Get That Ex Back For Good

  • Jeremiah* talks about his rollercoaster relationship with Mariam*, her constant cheating, how it affected them, and why he stayed, regardless.

    This is Jeremiah’s* story, as told to Chioma.

    I met Mariam* in 2013. We met through a friend, and there was just something intriguing about her. She was different, with all these layers, but she had a kind heart. 

    I wanted her. I wanted to be her knight in shining armour. In retrospect, that was my saviour complex throbbing with glee. Also, it didn’t hurt that she had a bombastic bunda. 

    After talking for four months, we finally got together. I don’t think we had a honeymoon phase. One second, we were getting to know each other as friends; the next, we were in a relationship, and she was accusing me of sleeping with every girl who walked my way.

    It was ridiculous, but I still had my Superman cape on, and I tried to convince her that she was the only one I had eyes for. She had unrestricted access to my phone. I reassured her of our love every chance I got, but she never let it go. 

    See, Mariam* believed all men were cheats. She said, “I would rather trust a snake than a man”. So, as a card-carrying member of the male gender, I was a cheat too. It hurt, but I was determined to make it work, so I took it on the chin, and we continued dating.

    [ad]

    Then, I started getting uneasy about our relationship. I was being open about everything. She had access to my phone, and I would answer calls in front of her. She knew every step I took, but I was always left in the dark for some reason. Mariam* had CBN-level security on her phone. She would walk away from me and answer calls in hushed tones. Every time I asked her why she was moving like a drug dealer on steroids, she would brush it off. 

    After two years of constant cheating accusations, she finally met her Waterloo. She left her phone unlocked for some reason, and I saw her notifications, one said, “Don’t treat me like this. I love you.” I got curious and decided to go through her chats. Worst mistake of my life. I almost threw up. She was talking to three different guys, with one being married. 

    When I confronted her, she got upset that I had caught her and went on to gaslight me. She blamed me for her cheating ways, said it was because I wasn’t being serious with her, and we hadn’t gotten married yet.

    I didn’t know how to feel. I was relieved because we had finally found the cheater in our relationship, and it wasn’t me; I was angry because she was most likely having sex with these men without protection like she was with me. Now that I think about it, though, I should have felt like an idiot. I allowed her to convince me that her cheating was my fault because I hadn’t shown her how serious I was about her.

    We stayed together after our little cheating hurdle, and our relationship intensified. She wanted me to show her I was serious, so I did. But that did nothing for our relationship. We broke up a year later, in 2016, and she went on to get married to one of the men she cheated on me with.

    RECOMMENDED: He Cheated on Me, but I’ll Take Him Back in a Heartbeat

  • Nollywood has grown over the years, largely thanks to the stories it now tells and the people crafting the stories. From ideation to world-building and character development, the screenwriters on our list have used their words to shape the Nollywood we see today.

    Abdul Tijani-Ahmed

    A writer, producer, and actor, Abdul Tijani Ahmed has made his mark on the Nollywood film industry. With projects like “Brotherhood”, “There is Something Wrong with the Bamideles”, and “Ricordi”, each taking a different shape from the last, it remains evident that Abdul Tijani Ahmed refuses to be placed in a box. He explores varying themes and genres while still ensuring the stories he tells are authentically Nigerian.

    Dami Elebe

    Head writer for the first Netflix young adult Nigerian series and the queen of web series, Damilola Elebe effortlessly carries Nollywood on her back. Time and time again, she has crafted stories and pulled us into fictional worlds that have us yearning for more. But series aren’t all she does. In 2018, she worked on two feature-length films, “Up North” (story development) and “From Lagos with Love” (screenwriter).

    Fatimah Binta Gimsay

    A TV producer, director, and screenwriter, Fatimah tells stories that are uniquely Nigerian. She’s recently released her first feature-length film, “Alli Eid Dinner”. She has created and developed popular TV series like Ndani TV’s “Game On”, “MTV Shuga 5” the 260-episode series “Covenant”, and most recently, African Magic’s “Slum King”.

    Ifeanyi Barbara Chidi 

    If you’ve watched “Ajoche”, “Riona”, “Unbroken”, “Battleground: The Final Showdown”, and “Jemeji”, then best believe you’re already familiar with Ifeanyi Barbara Chidi’s work. With responsibility for over 50,000 minutes of TV under her belt, she is a force to be reckoned with in the industry. 

    Ifeanyi is a writer, director, and producer who’s served as a juror for the British Fantasy Awards in the Film and Television Category. She is also the creator of Showmax’s first Nigerian Original Drama series: “Diiche” – which premiered in September 2022.

    Emmanuel ‘Mannie’ Oiseomaye

    The 2022 AMVCA winner for Best Writer, Emmanuel Oiseomay,e is a talented writer with a flair for drama. He’s worked on projects like, “Reach”, “A Simple Lie”, Unscripted” and Enioluwa Adeoluwa produced,  “All of Us” .

    Toluwani Obayan Osibe

    Winner of the 2020 Best of Nollywood Award for Best Screenplay, Toluwani Obayan strives to tell gripping stories with relatable, heart-wrenching characters. She’s known for films like “This Lady Called Life”, “Ponzi” and “Something Like Gold”.

    Bunmi Ajakaiye

    Bunmi Ajakaiye is the current PRO of the Screenwriters Guild of Nigeria. She’s also worked on the 2023 record-breaking film, “The Black Book”, the YouTube film that had everyone talking, “Selina”, “Sugar Rush” and “Progressive Tailor’s Club”, to name a few.

    RECOMMENDED: The Nollywood Screenwriter Who Just Can’t Rest — A Week in the Life

  • Nollywood filmmakers have been releasing their projects on YouTube for a hot minute. Most of them are not that great, but every now and again, they receive divine inspiration and give us something we can actually watch. 

    “Sneaky link”

    The love of your life might be your sister’s boss crush that she’s enlisted your help to try and woo. X falls in love with her sister’s crush and starts sneaking around with him, but how long before their secrets come out and her sister finds out about her betrayal?

    “Unfaithfuls”

    The film follows two best friends in not-so-happy marriages as they try to find happiness and figure out what that means for their relationship with their partners.

    “Price of love”

    Obinna’s mother ignores his long-term relationship with Lala and decides to marry a wife for him. Instead of fighting for the love he shares with his girlfriend, he decides to break up with her and try to make it work with his new wife. Obviously, Lala isn’t very pleased by that and tries to fight for her man.

    “Fiancee for a day”

    I think it’s great when old and new Nollywood come together to maximize their joint slay. Why do Omoni Oboli and Eso Dike have chemistry?
    “Fiance for a Day” follows x and x as they deceive their family members and then somehow fall in love because God forbid exes fake kiss each other for a day without old feelings rekindling.

    [ad]

    “Marriage of Inconvenience”

    Let it be said that nobody put a gun to Gerald and Jennifer’s heads and forced them to pretend to be married. They chose to get into this, then almost blocked our ears with complaints only to turn around and mark territory whenever other people expressed interest.

    “Unbridled”

    What do you do if you find out the love of your life has a life-threatening disease and he decides the only way to deal with it is by disappearing? You give up on love. But, sometimes, that doesn’t work because everyone starts disturbing you to give love a trial again. Bisola finds someone else who is not interested in finding love, and they get married, but life doesn’t care about anyone’s plans, and they fall in love just as her ex resurfaces.

    “Hello Pot”

    Someone decided to cast Timini and Uche Montana as love interests. Bad Boy T cosplays Ruger, and Uche Montana goes about threatening to break people’s heads. A lot happens in this weird-as-hell love story.

    “Selina”

    If you haven’t watched any movie from the  Selina franchise yet, congratulations, peer pressure has nothing on you. The franchise follows Selina and her boo, Reuben, as they fall in love, face scorned exes, ill-mannered family members, and try to make their relationship work.

    “Open Marriage”

    I love it when Nollywood movies have self-explanatory titles because, believe it or not, open marriage is actually about a marriage that gets opened. Remy cheats on his wife once, and she gives him a taste of his own medicine. Hazel finds herself a rich, handsome man who treats her like a princess and has Remy almost choking from jealousy.

    “In your Heart”

    Rema thinks he’s fallen in love with a neighbour and seeks his wife’s permission to pursue a relationship with her. His wife reluctantly agrees and gets caught in the web of her husband’s new relationship.

    “Imperfect Match”

    Bukky gets chased out of her cousin’s house and finds solace in the arms of a stranger. They clash at first, but after an unfortunate accident, they realize that opposites do attract and they might have feelings for each other.

    “The Photographer”

    Obviously, nobody’s ever told Tamara’s fiance that he’s a buffoon because if they did, he wouldn’t have spent the entire film acting like an idiot without home training. The photographer is about Tamara finding herself and escaping an abusive relationship.

    “Cloud 9”

    Eddy gets accused of sexual assault by his neighbour. He fights to clear his name while struggling to make sense of his new feelings for his housekeeper. 

    “It’s About Us”

    Seun and David hate each other and absolutely refuse to work together until they’re forced to. Now, they must find a way to let go of the past and build the future.

    “When Love Calls”

    This might be the most wholesome movie on this list. “In Your Heart” follows a widow struggling to fight her fears, tear down her walls, and let love in again.

    “Falling Again”

    Chike meets his long-lost love, Laura, and employs strange tactics to get her back. At first, Laura fights her heart and refuses to give him the time of day, but it doesn’t last long.

    RECOMMENDED: We Ranked Prime Video’s Most Recent Releases From “I’ll Watch This Again” to Time Waster

  • The streets are crazy, so if you’re getting to know someone romantically, here are a couple rules you might want to follow.

    The do’s

    “Remember, you’re not exclusive.” – Martins

    You and your partner in talking might like each other a lot, but you need to remember that you’re still in the talking stage; nothing is set in stone, and you’re just getting to know each other. This means you can talk to as many people as you want.

    “Get to know each other.” – Obiageli

    The entire point of a talking stage is to learn more about each other, so actually do that. Talk to each other about the simple things — your likes, dislikes, hobbies — anything that won’t have them wondering how you haven’t spoken to a therapist or been declared clinically insane.

    “Remember that you can always run.” – Mariam

    If they’re unkind, homophobic, misogynistic, or just don’t have the same values as you do, pack your bag and run. It’s the talking stage, not prison. 

    READ: Z!’s Guide for Living Today

    “Remind them to give you space when you need it.” – Rhema

    It’s the talking stage, which means you need to spend some time with this person and get to know them. However, that doesn’t mean they can call you out of the blue whenever they want or demand things from you. They need to know if you have boundaries you do not want to be crossed.

    “Meet up” – Angel

    It might be tempting to spend half your time talking over the phone, but at some point, you’ll have to put the phone down and meet in person. This way, you know if they’re actually your type, and they match your vibe.

    [ad]

    The don’ts

    “Your family and friends don’t need to know them.” – Damian

    Sure, you can tell the people in your life about this person you’re talking to, but why would you want to formally introduce the person you’re in a talking stage with to the people that have known you for years? What title would you even introduce your talking stage with?

    “Don’t go second base.” – Somto

    A little peck here and there is cute, but no heavy over-the-clothes petting and no sex. It might cloud your judgement and have you feeling things you shouldn’t.

    “Don’t do pet names or nicknames.” – Damian

    If you can’t formally introduce them to anyone in your life, why should they give you nicknames and call you “baby” or “sweetheart” outside? If people ask why they’re being all sweet on you, what would you say?

    “Don’t force shit.” – Rue

    Don’t act out of character or do things you think they’ll like so they’ll make the relationship exclusive, and you can become a boyfriend or girlfriend.

    “Don’t be touchy.” – Ij

    Everybody should keep their hands to themselves. You don’t need to hold someone’s waist or touch their shoulder just because they’re getting to know you. That’s not how things work.

    ALSO READ: QUIZ: This Nollywood Quiz Knows What Type of Lover You Are

  • Your partner might stain your white at some point in your relationship, but while some white-staining moments are bad, some will have you crawling on the ground, begging for shelter from the humiliation your partner has dumped on your head. Believe it or not, these are some of the most embarrassing things your partner can do to you and your relationship.

    Beg their side piece

    It’s one thing to beg the person they’re cheating on you with. It’s another thing for them to wear strawberry pajamas, get on their knees, and beg for God knows what on camera.

    Crop you out of a picture

    It’s one thing for your partner to dislike public displays of affection. It’s another for you to post a picture with them, gushing about all the butterflies they put in your belly, only for them to turn around and post the same picture, without you.

    READ: What To Do When Your Partner Is Determined To Stain Your White

    Take you outside with a balaclava on

    If the supposed love of your life needs you to look like an upcoming armed robber before they can take you out in public, they aren’t the one for you. As a matter of fact, they’re your opp.

    Get curved when they try to cheat 

    We’re not saying creating is good. All we’re saying is that if your partner tries to get with someone else and the person tells them to hug a transformer, both you and your baby should be embarrassed, and you need to dump their ass swiftly.

    [ad]

    Owe someone money 

    We’re not saying it’s a good thing to do, but even the Nigerian government owes people. If your partner is a chronic onigbese all you can do is bow your head in shame and follow these tips.

    Wash your dirty linen in public

    Some people don’t know how to keep their mouths shut and keep information to themselves. If your partner is like this, chances are when you get in a fight, they’ll run to the internet and spill all your secrets to whoever cares to listen.

    Take back things they’ve bought you after a breakup

    If your partner ex asks for everything they ever bought for you just because you get into a fight or end things, then they should be ashamed and embarrassed, not you.

    ALSO READ: 8 Signs Your Partner Might Stain Your White in Public