You'll be just fine.

A thread... Marriage is the only union where two people, born of different parents, belonging to different cultures, circumstances
maybe even different countries are expected to suddenly bond, live in the same space and have no quarrels.

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Yesterday I had a conversation with someone and he said; "any salary earner who cannot save up to 20k every month is extravagant."
I asked him how much he earns every month, he said he earns 150k and he saves 70k monthly.

I was impressed.

1/ You earn 150k and save 70k every month and you live in Lekki Lagos ...(so I thought).

"How do you manage to save so much?" I asked him.

He said he keeps 10k for data, 50k for whatever he might want to buy within the month and 20k for his girlfriend.

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Covering news can be brutal.
Journalists need to learn to prioritize their mental health
I remember the night the Nyanya bombing took place.
I refused to go and called a colleague to go to the scene and get the story. I wasn't doing anything that night. I just didn't feel like going there to see what I knew anyone would see at the scene of a bombing.
Blood. Severed limbs.
Bodily fluids. Remains splattered on the floor and/or walls.

Pick. Your. Poison.

Do what works for you.
A friend of mine got married several years ago.
And based on what he had seen in Hollywood movies and advice from several unsolicited marriage counselors, he went down the democratic route at home.
1/ He decided to put everything on the table with his partner and wanted to split bills.
But according to him, they spent so much time squabbling and splitting hairs over money decisions.
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5 tips for better audio storytelling
By Chima Nwankwo

If you are a radio/podcast producer/reporter or aspire to be one, already do a podcast or want to, please read this.
I believe it will help.
One of the things I hear the most is that audio productions are limited.

1/ This is not really true.
Radio is a beautiful medium. Sometimes I would rather listen to shortwave radio because the reporters use the power of descriptive narrative and sounds to pull you into the story.

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By Modupe Ogunyemi
"I’m not an economist but I like kudi, so I pay close attention to economic trends. And as someone who has consistently urged young Nigerians to relocate in recent years, I feel compelled to give this small advice right now. Please grab a seat ☺ I moved to England in the wake of the 2007/ 08 economic recession. It was brutal. My #SurreyFam Tobe Obi can tell you how we hustled for every and any job. We applied for cleaning jobs sef and were rejected for lack of experience. Imagine, cleaning job o!

Nigeria has been through a few things.
Thursday the 16th of June, 2011, was a slow news day for me. It was a few days after the ex Inspector General of police, Hafiz Ringim had said the days of Boko Haram were numbered. Little did I know that things would change very quickly. I was in a commercial Toyota Hiace Bus on my way to the Federal Secretariat in Abuja, when I heard what sounded like a distant explosion. I was curious to know what made the sound. When I got off the bus a few seconds later, I saw a thick plume of smoke in the distance.