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Have You Seen The Achikolo Video (By Zoro ft Phyno)?

Have You Seen The Achikolo Video (By Zoro ft Phyno)?

I have never really been into music videos. A lot of times, I'd know the song and love the song, but I might not even know what the singer looks like. Does not matter the genre of music. That said, when I do watch American music videos and I see a lot of almost-naked women, I look past it because it's American music. But when I watch a Nigerian music video and it looks like an American music video, I'm honestly disappointed. For me, when I watch a Nigerian music video, I want to see Nigeria Read More

Verastic Life #1: My First Week In Nigeria

Verastic Life #1: My First Week In Nigeria

Yippee!!! I am now officially a weekly vlogger. I'm nervous and excited. In this week's episode, I take you through my first week in Nigeria, starting from the Washington Dulles International Airport. My parents now stay in Mangu, a local government that is about 40 minutes away from Jos. In my opinion, Mangu is a village, but my mommy disagrees (I think dad agrees). Anyway, enjoy the video. New episode coming next week Wednesday. Before you ask, the name of the song is Hallelujah, and Read More

20 Lessons I Learned In Nigeria

`20 lessons I learned in Nigeria

This post is part of the Verastic In Nigeria series. While in Nigeria, I had several AHA moments and several lessons were learned. Here are 20 lessons I learned - in no particular order. 1. Nigerians are hard workers. They will make any situation work. ANY. 2. People don't hate Nigeria as much as they love it. 3. We are an impatient group of people. Always in a hurry. To where? Even in standstill gridlock, drivers are honking. 4. There is suffering everywhere. I know I'm not Jesus and I Read More

Nigeria Changed Me

Nigeria Changed Me

This post is part of the Verastic In Nigeria series. Going to Nigeria is something that I have been wanting to do since I arrived in America. Every year, I was sure that that was the year I would finally make it to Nigeria. In 2014, I was very sure that 2015 was definitely the year I'd be in Nigeria, but then Ada Verastic was in my tummy, so that plan changed. At no time did I ever imagine that it would be 16 long years before my feet touched Nigerian soil again, nor did I ever think that Read More

“But Is It Safe There [In Nigeria]?”

“But Is It Safe There [In Nigeria]?”

This post is part of the Verastic In Nigeria series. I'm back from Nigeria (and still very jetlagged)! I came back on Saturday afternoon, and all I have been doing since is unpacking and sorting and eating and sleeping. I'll start working on the videos this week, and I'll publish my first one next week. But before I do, I want to tell you about the rubbish question that this woman asked me on the plane to Nigeria. I flew Lufthansa, and it was my first time flying it. I chose Lufthansa Read More

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