We all regret having done something to hurt someone, which may leave you wondering to yourself “Oh why did I say that?” “What must they be thinking” “I hope I didn’t upset them”. It may also be guilt about what you ate, drank, said, or thought. You may feel that you went against the grain
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CNN‘s Esra Gurkan reports how a new sticker app featuring African characters and pan-African phrases has launched worldwide. The app, called Afro Emoji, features phrases that are used everyday in Africa. These include Abeg no vex (Please don’t be annoyed), E make brain (It makes sense) and My Oga at the top (My boss at
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A billion people, or more now use the social and messaging app, WhatsApp monthly; but not just to maintain connections with friends and family, but also making it possible for news organisations to reach the far-flung corners of the globe where they are often blocked by the governments of those lands. Take these examples for
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You may have heard it countless times, perhaps from the lips of your mother how Mother Knows Best. And the reasons for this assertion may be anything from the fact that they gave birth to you, and hence have more experience; to the one that what you see from a tree-top, they can envisage sitting
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Nigerian secondary school students are some of the most resourceful of their peers around the world. They have devised ingenious ways of saving money by applying some of these strategies: 1. They Walk AND WALK, AND WALK SOME MORE 2. They lap in Danfo buses 3. They take ONLY standing space in Molue buses, while
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Every February 14 in Nigeria, and other places around the world, it is typical to have candy, flowers and gifts exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who was this mysterious saint, and where did these traditions come from? 1. The roots of Valentine’s Day can be traced all the
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In the 2015 movie, Focus, starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie, two professional pickpockets, a scene plays out this way: Jess (played by Margot Robbie) – an attractive blonde – bumps into a college student who has come to New Orleans for the annual Mardi Gras street party, and trips; she apologises for the mishap,
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There are times when you do things you just absolutely regret. Reviewing the incident in hindsight will often have you berate yourself with such words: “How could I have been so stupid?” “Why couldn’t I have just acted with better insight?” “I wish I had shown more foresight and given it more thought.” We have
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Good friends, someone observed are a glass of something cold and sweet on a hot day. Just like that glass of pure bliss, you wonder what your life was like without them, and where they have been all your life. This is all fine and grand, but what if you don’t have any – not
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Boys behave differently from girls, as such, they are usually hard-pressed to talk about their feelings or what bothers them except they have grown to trust you and admire you a lot. How then can you get a guy to open up to you? The secret is to inquire patiently, and without judgment. I believe
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