Just do it until they get used to it, is a motto I used for myself during my days of being shy and trying to overcome it. Someone had mentioned today that they're so shy, to the extent where they can't

It's day 15 in this camp, and for the first time since I got here, it rained tonight. You see, my camp happens to be located in a state where it likes to rain regularly, and for some reason it hasn't rained

In this world, there are different people, different characters, and different behaviors. This is something everyone knows, but unfortunately, I used to think that regardless of how different people are,

There are three kinds of people in this world, the first one are people who rely on an alarm clock whenever they have somewhere important to go to. These are people who like to be careful, to not leave

Sometimes, there are certain situations you see happen to someone else, and you just pray that something like that never happens to you. photo by behrouz sasani Ever since I got here, the nights here have

Sometimes in life, you don't see or realize how much progress you've made in your life or in a particular area of your life until you meet someone who used to be where you were or who you were; then it

Sometimes it's amazing how the human body can quickly adjust to almost any situation or condition it finds itself in. But also, no matter how stunning that is, there are times when it ends up causing our

To be honest, I think I just discovered a real life hack, one I probably have known about for a very long time but never paid attention to it. photo by Olav Ahrens Røtne And it's something simple, nothing

It's been exactly seven days of me being here, and I think I can clearly say to you guys that I really don't like it here. photo by Mantas Hesthaven I know I made a blog the other day talking about how

It's been almost a week since I left home to come participate in my country's national service. And throughout the period of that one week, I've met a couple of people, with the majority of them being

Earlier today, something I've always dreaded unfortunately happened to me today. I've mentioned in the past that I'm the kind of guy who will always prefer to go out with extra cash just to avoid any form

If there's something I've learned these past few days, it is that sometimes we have to give certain things time before jumping to conclusions. Ever since I got to this camp, my experience has been nothing

So I got sworn in today, and inasmuch as I would have loved to show you guys some pictures, I didn't take any, and I will explain why. In my previous blog, I had talked about a lady who made it her sole

This is day two of me living in the national youth service camp for the next twenty-one days, and I'm already convinced that women do not deserve to be in a place of power, at least not Nigerian women.

For as long as I can remember, I've never tried to fit into a place where I clearly know I'm not wanted, because everything would feel off for me and just not be right. But sadly, there was this one time

A few days ago, one of my friends, who had moved out of here and was in his one-year industrial training, had come around because of some documents he needed to get from the school. photo by Oleg Laptev

I've always been someone who prefers to be in his comfort zone while also aware that in order to be somebody in life, you do have to get out of your comfort zone occasionally. But I try not to if I don't

I feel like a lot of people don't realize this, but living in a third-world country like mine, where the police rarely carry out any thorough investigation unless it involves a rich, famous, or important

If there's one ability that I wish I could easily master, it is the ability to detach myself from people and things and just move on with my life like nothing happened. I'm talking about being able to

About five minutes ago, I was advising someone I know who works as a dispatch rider to try to take things slow whenever he's on the road. This guy has a bike that he uses for his job, and according to