Being the bigger person isn’t always worth it. Sometimes, when people go low, go lower, and show them that their where their madness stops is where yours starts.

In this adulting thing, you don’t really notice the friendship vacuum until you’re 25 and only your mum calls you.

Navigating life as an adult can be really confusing. No one really gives you a handbook or prepares you for what life is going to throw at you. Here’s a list of articles you can read to help you figure out adulthood. 1. 7 Ways To Make Friends As An Adult 2. 8 Easy Ways […]

It is big big 2021, where cars are powered by electricity. Yet, so many things are still the way they’ve always. We know somethings are due for an update, whether man-made or God made update. Here’s a list of things that we’ve had enough of: 1. Pregnancy To be honest, it’s about time babies start […]

It is normal for humans to get less tolerant of certain things the older they get. You tend to start paying attention to certain things and get more annoyed by them. Here’s a list of things that get more annoying the older you get: 1. Unnecessary Noise. Why is the neighbour already shouting by 8 […]

I have often wondered what life is like for adults who grew up as gifted kids, and how they have managed to navigate adulthood. To get an idea of what their lives as adults are like, I put out a call for their stories and experiences dealing with rejection. Here are the responses I got: […]

Adulting is a scam and anyone who’s above 18 can attest to that. We are all tired of the daily ghetto adulting is, which is why we’ve come up with very helpful tips on how to escape it: 1.Change the year on your date of birth. Are you really an adult if the government doesn’t […]

Are you the best at adulting or do you have no idea what you’re doing? Take this quiz to find out.

Follow our advice and claim your independence.

When it feels like the walls are closing in and adulthood is crushing you, remember one (or all) of these things. I hope they bring you some form of comfort. 1) Even though adulthood is a huge scam, remember that you can eat all the junk food you want. Remember all the times you wanted […]

There is huge potential to excel at being a professional procrastinator in everybody and if you are already one, this list will hit hard.

Life would make so much more sense if the Nigerian adulting package came with some palliative options.

“A Week In The Life” is a weekly Zikoko series that explores the working-class struggles of Nigerians. It captures the very spirit of what it means to hustle in Nigeria and puts you in the shoes of the subject for a week. Today’s subject is *Agnes, a nurse currently caring for Covid patients. She tells […]

WHY IS BEING ALIVE SO EXPENSIVE?!

Christmas as an adult is less fun than as a kid. Although the emotions are similar, every adult knows that the difference is they are responsible for how everything turns out to be. This makes Christmas a daunting season for many because of the expectations and family drama associated with it. Furthermore, while a child […]

“There are a lot of things you don’t realise about life and growing up when you’re a child”

I was born a farmer, not unlike the way Trevor Noah says he was born a crime.

My mother used to say, ‘Just you wait, my girl, women will run this world.’

“Is this it for you, is this all you’ll ever be?”, I always felt like everyone was asking me that question.

When you are now an employed individual.

Freedom! Absolute freedom!

When your parents are always asking you to move back home.

“…sometimes, I just want to go”

Adulthood is not beans.