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I actually thought I was poor
When I was about 13, I lived with my aunt and her family. Her house was closer to my school then, so it was convenient. However, on occasional Fridays, I’d go to my own home. My aunt was kind, her house was big – first time I ever had my own room – but nothing […]
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Cornell University – Social Media Marketing Presentation
If you didn’t know I was invited to the Cornell University, New York to participate in the Cornell Alliance For Science Global Leadership Fellows Program, see details HERE, and on my Instagram page, @Chyddee. I just want to tell you people that I have been invited to be a part of the AFS 2018 Global […]
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4 lessons I learnt from almost killing two children
My name is Chidi Okereke, and about 9 years ago, I almost killed two kids; siblings. One was 4 and the other was 7. It was in 2009, and I was a 2nd year student of the University of Port Harcourt. I had gone to my uncle’s house to spend the weekend, as was customary […]
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#36DaysInRussia – The World Cup Travel Series: Dubai
(5am local time, 1am Nigerian time) If you’re like me, and you want to make the most of long trips – money and experience-wise, book a flight with a layover that is long enough for you to go into the connecting city, but short enough for you to exit before your money finishes. That is […]
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#36DaysInRussia – The World Cup Travel Series: Lagos
I am spending the next #36DaysInRussia. While the World Cup is the ‘excuse’, this trip is #BeyondFootball for me. Oh, best believe I’ll be cheering the Super Eagles to success here, but this trip is a once-in-a-life-time opportunity to be in one nation, connect with people from all over the world and have a first-person view of […]
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One Tweet – The Power of a Single Story
Eighty three. That is the number of emails I sent when I was looking for a job. 83 Emails containing my CV, and asking employers and HR people to help my situation. I cannot count the number of jobs I applied for via Jobberman, Naijahotjobs, and other platforms either. But guess what, only 3 replied. […]
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Should people who criticize the government accept contracts/jobs from them?
Should they? I’ve been seeing tweets implying that people who criticize this administration should not accept legit business contracts from them. LMAOO. You people are funny. Imagine paying tax and being told you cannot accept opportunities your COUNTRY is offering you, because you are critical of the CURRENT people leading it. Imagine somebody who owns […]
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Open Letter to President Muhammadu Buhari
Dear President Muhammadu Buhari, What have we done to you? When I say ‘we’ I mean Igbo people, those ones from the South Eastern part of Nigeria – that place you have deliberately refused to visit since you became president in 2015. What have we done to you? Before you assume I am one […]
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Is beating your child abuse or discipline?
Seeing all the tweets about how our parents raised us and while some are outrightly funny, others are thought-provoking and sad (A few at the bottom of the page). The question remains, is beating your child abuse, or is it discipline? Do these beatings have lasting effects? Are they necessary? Are there better ways to train […]
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Hello sir, sit your patriarchal ass down
So, someone started the never-ending “is it solely the wife’s responsibility to cook” argument today. And he was furious with his tweets. The angry chap went rambling about how our mothers used to do all the cooking while our fathers did the providing, hence his wife must comply. See rants: https://twitter.com/SubDeliveryMan/status/759757662561112064 Anyways, I have been […]
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