Random Gist – Viva Naija https://viva-naija.com Never far from home Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:30:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.4 https://i2.wp.com/viva-naija.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Viva_Logo__Pink_Green-e1494690750193.jpg?fit=32%2C24&ssl=1 Random Gist – Viva Naija https://viva-naija.com 32 32 95230173 Poor men! From Debt December to Just-Long January and now Valentine Fever February! https://viva-naija.com/poor-men-debt-december-just-long-january-now-valentine-fever-february/ https://viva-naija.com/poor-men-debt-december-just-long-january-now-valentine-fever-february/#comments Fri, 02 Feb 2018 00:47:04 +0000 https://viva-naija.com/?p=27265 It is February 1st! Another 14 days of agony for we Men! After surviving “Spending December” and “Brokage January”. From today, the wives, girlfriends, side-chicks, front-chicks, wannabes and soon-to-bes will change! They will start being nice and sweet to us, best behaviour and tings. ❤️💕🌹 You will now be seeing posts like, “Things A Loving Man Should […]

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]]> https://viva-naija.com/poor-men-debt-december-just-long-january-now-valentine-fever-february/feed/ 2 27265 #TheseAreTheIssues – 17 mad, bad and downright crazy things that happened in 2017 https://viva-naija.com/thesearetheissues-17-mad-bad-and-downright-crazy-things-that-happened-in-2017/ https://viva-naija.com/thesearetheissues-17-mad-bad-and-downright-crazy-things-that-happened-in-2017/#comments Tue, 02 Jan 2018 18:50:39 +0000 https://viva-naija.com/?p=26755 Read The Entire Story Here > #TheseAreTheIssues – 17 mad, bad and downright crazy things that happened in 2017

]]> https://viva-naija.com/thesearetheissues-17-mad-bad-and-downright-crazy-things-that-happened-in-2017/feed/ 6 26755 Darker side of love: inked husband suspected of strangling wife https://viva-naija.com/darker-side-love-inked-husband-suspected-strangling-wife/ https://viva-naija.com/darker-side-love-inked-husband-suspected-strangling-wife/#respond Sun, 31 Dec 2017 21:17:54 +0000 https://viva-naija.com/?p=26787 In September this year, this beautiful couple went viral after he tattooed her face on his back to mark their wedding anniversary. Now,he has been accused of strangling and pushing her down a flight of stairs. According to the NY Post, a pregnant mom was found dead Wednesday at the bottom of a basement staircase inside […]

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]]> https://viva-naija.com/darker-side-love-inked-husband-suspected-strangling-wife/feed/ 0 26787 Christianity and the Nigerian: What does Church mean to me? https://viva-naija.com/christianity-nigerian-church-mean-2/ https://viva-naija.com/christianity-nigerian-church-mean-2/#respond Sun, 26 Nov 2017 10:30:39 +0000 https://viva-naija.com/?p=17903 What does Church mean to me? Is it a building? A place you are meant to get all dressed up to the nines every Sunday? My Christianity is very simple. I got born again as a ‘just turned teenager’ and I pretty much attended Campus fellowships and house fellowships almost all my christian walk. When […]

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]]> https://viva-naija.com/christianity-nigerian-church-mean-2/feed/ 0 22584 Who knew Robert Mugabe was this wise! 40 fabulous quotes ‘by’ the Zim Lord https://viva-naija.com/knew-robert-mugabe-wise-40-fabulous-quotes-zim-lord/ https://viva-naija.com/knew-robert-mugabe-wise-40-fabulous-quotes-zim-lord/#respond Fri, 17 Nov 2017 15:56:35 +0000 https://viva-naija.com/?p=13431 You don’t get to be president of a nation for a gazillion years without having some sense. Even then, you internet people do not have home training o! To take Uncle Robert’s good name and be messing him upandan like this! God is watching you in 4D o! Anyway, here are 40 of our favourite […]

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]]> https://viva-naija.com/knew-robert-mugabe-wise-40-fabulous-quotes-zim-lord/feed/ 0 13431 #ThrowBackThursday: 20 sweet memories of growing up in Nigeria! https://viva-naija.com/throwbackthursday-20-sweet-memories-of-growing-up-in-nigeria/ https://viva-naija.com/throwbackthursday-20-sweet-memories-of-growing-up-in-nigeria/#respond Thu, 16 Nov 2017 14:44:51 +0000 https://viva-naija.com/?p=7917 Abeg, let’s see if we’re age mates. If you don’t remember these things or didn’t do any of these, kneel down when you see me and address me as “Auntie Viva”. We no be mate at all abeg! Oya confess: If you didn’t kill earthworm with salt. If you didn’t play rubber band. If you […]

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]]> https://viva-naija.com/throwbackthursday-20-sweet-memories-of-growing-up-in-nigeria/feed/ 0 7917 This is Nigeria: why make progress when you can make excuses? https://viva-naija.com/nigeria-make-progress-can-make-excuses/ https://viva-naija.com/nigeria-make-progress-can-make-excuses/#respond Sun, 05 Nov 2017 14:08:47 +0000 https://viva-naija.com/?p=25680 UK’s Defence Minister, Sir Michael Fallon, voluntarily resigned from office, for putting his hand on a female journalist’s knee during an interview, 15 years ago. Yes o, 15 years ago! Hmmmmmmmmm I trust Nigeria my country. For it to even be an issue, Sahara Reporters would have had to publish a secret video recording of the minister […]

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]]> https://viva-naija.com/nigeria-make-progress-can-make-excuses/feed/ 0 25680 Police Checkpoints menace: Dear IGP, please stop this nonsense! | Sayo Aluko https://viva-naija.com/police-checkpoints-nigeria-menace-dear-igp-please-stop-this-nonsense-sayo-aluko/ https://viva-naija.com/police-checkpoints-nigeria-menace-dear-igp-please-stop-this-nonsense-sayo-aluko/#respond Mon, 23 Oct 2017 17:49:55 +0000 https://viva-naija.com/?p=25558 If I had indeed spent a denarii or dime for each time I was stopped at Police checkpoints between Ibadan and Akure today, I’d have expended 17 dimes 😡. Yeah, you heard right, 17 Police checkpoints! That’s excluding one FRSC stop just after Ikire and an Army Checkpoint after Owena-ijesha. Even if anyone could argue […]

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]]> https://viva-naija.com/police-checkpoints-nigeria-menace-dear-igp-please-stop-this-nonsense-sayo-aluko/feed/ 0 25558 How Nollywood continues to misrepresent Nigerians https://viva-naija.com/nollywood-continues-misrepresent-nigerians/ https://viva-naija.com/nollywood-continues-misrepresent-nigerians/#respond Wed, 04 Oct 2017 17:52:13 +0000 https://viva-naija.com/?p=25216 Let’s talk about perception and what Nollywood has done to Nigeria. Writers and the new wave of film makers have a lot of work to do in repairing the thoughts about who we are as a people. I encourage Nigerian writers and businesses to share their stories. We have a dearth of good stories. Nollywood produces […]

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]]> https://viva-naija.com/nollywood-continues-misrepresent-nigerians/feed/ 0 25216 Mad Men: prodigal son Kanu and a house called Crisis https://viva-naija.com/mad-men-prodigal-son-kanu-house-called-crisis/ https://viva-naija.com/mad-men-prodigal-son-kanu-house-called-crisis/#respond Wed, 20 Sep 2017 15:59:53 +0000 https://viva-naija.com/?p=24929 The Father and son that turned “home” into python soup. “Kanu! Kanu!! Where are you?” father calls out to his son. The younger man walks in grumbling and rolling his eyes, “Yes, Daddy?” “Why have you not washed the plates or ironed my shirts? Why are you loafing around when you should be at the […]

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