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Introducing Sweet Potato #2: Nkiru

Introducing Sweet Potato #2: Nkiru

The series continues! Today, we get to meet our official Sweet Potato #2. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, this post is part of a new series on this blog, called Sweet Potato Files. It is a series in which I am actively getting to know my readers. Or as we like to call them (you) around here, my Sweet Potatoes. Last week, we got to know Enyemaka, and I cannot tell you how happy I am to know her by her name. Today, we are getting to know Nkiru, and she's our official Sweet Potato Read More

Let Me Tell You About My Aunt, Chinelo

Let Me Tell You About My Aunt, Chinelo

Although I have always known this, I am now more mature and able to appreciate it more: I have great people in my life. No, really, I am blessed. One of my blessings is my Aunt, Chinelo. Aunt Chinelo has been my favorite aunt since I was a toddler. I still remember when she was in college (University of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria), and I used to be her pet. She would take me to go visit her friend, Aunt Nkem who lived close to us, and Aunt Nkem would walk us back home, and we'd walk Aunt Nkem Read More

I’ll Never Be 30 Under 30

I’ll Never Be 30 Under 30

Sweet Potatoes, get in here, let me talk to you. So, that was how I was minding my business scrolling through Instagram the other day when I came across a post from ColorComm. Have you heard of ColorComm? It's a community for women of color in communications.  You can check out their website here. Ehen, as I was saying. So I was scrolling through Instagram when I came across a post from them. It was a post with multiple pictures. The first picture is below. I read the thing and said Read More

Introducing Sweet Potato #1: Enyemaka Nnodimele

Introducing Sweet Potato #1: Enyemaka Nnodimele

Happy Valentine's Day, Sweet Potatoes!  And so it begins! Today, I have the pleasure of introducing my number one Sweet Potato, Enyemaka. She's number one because she's the first person who reached out to me to be featured after I published the call to be featured. Without further ado, let's get to know her (and at the end, you'll read my official response to Enyemaka). Her initial email to me: Hi Verastic! Loyal sweet potato here.  My name is Enyemaka Nnodimele. I’m a Read More

Dear Nigerians, How Not To Respond To Congratulations

Dear Nigerians, How Not To Respond To Congratulations

I love you, my Nigerians, I really do, but you people can like to do some kind of way. I know this does not apply to everyone, but if you are guilty, then please, read and heed. We're talking about your response when people congratulate you for something. Who came up with the idea of saying, "Thank you! Your own too will come!" when someone congratulates you? That is a terrible response to give. This is how NOT to respond to congratulations. First of all, when you tell the person who is Read More

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