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Sleeping. MoH 180

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Humans of Lagos "My terrifying experience. It happened during my examination period. I was awake all night for the exam, which I later failed by the way. Anyways, after the exam, I went to a neighbor's room to eat when tiredness overcame me and I slept there. They said I was snoring so loudly that they carried me to my room so they could have some hearing peace. I didn't wake up the whole trip. It was about 3 hours later when I woke up wondering how I got to my room. ©️ FERT, 2020

Letting It Go. HoL 179

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Humans of Lagos "My family had a harrowing experience when my mother died with a fetus she carried and had to be buried by my father and older siblings. But my father's ministry swiftly ordered him to remarry because no worker of theirs can stay unmarried. This is how we lost our father to the new wife who was protective of her house, her husband and her children. She put a firm hand on things. The relationship with my father was strained futher when he asked I acquire a vocational skill since I failed my secondary school entrance examination twice. He never asked me what I wanted with my life. I was sent to learn plumbing, and with my savings, I attempted the entrance examination once again and passed. And since then, I have never stopped at acquiring degrees upon degrees. But the resentment I had towards my father was ever stronger for forcing me into vocational school instead of encouraging me to pursue formal education. I dissociated myself from my father, and...

Cherishing Your Treasure. HoL 178

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Humans of Lagos "Amarachi my neighbour relocated to the faraway distance Australia. Few months later, she processed the papers for her cat to join her. It was costly but her cat is her family. Now, they are happily ever after. At my end, my boyfriend managed to leave Lagos for Pretoria. But he never processed my visit. He had since abandoned me for the curvaceous Southern African women. It has been 6 years, yet his excuse was that things are not easy in the yonder. May it not be easy for him forever." ©️ FERT, 2020

Best Practice. HoL 177

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Humans of Lagos "My sister was telling me how rehearsing before making her presentation help her make an excellent delivery. This took me down the memory lane of colossal failure. It was my in University days in Statistics module. I attended all lectures, and participated in all tutorials but never revised on my own. I memorized all the formulas, got myself a good electronic calculator in preparation. All but revising and practising how to apply those formulas. When I got the exam paper, confusion overwhelmed me because I had no idea how to tackle the questions. I got things muddled up. It's a straight F. We not only practice because we need to be better at things, but to do a reality check on how well we think we know things." ©️ FERT, 2019

Frightened Victim

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So a fraudster sent this mail; "Leτs geτ sτrαιghτ το ρurροse. oluwafemi οηe οf yοur ραssρhrαse. Nο-οηe hαs ραιd me το ιηνesτιgατe αbοuτ yοu. Yοu dο ηοτ κηοw me αηd yοu αre ρrοbαbly wοηderιηg why yοu're geττιηg τhιs e-mαιl? Ι seτuρ α sοfτwαre οη τhe X νιdeο clιρs (ροrηοgrαρhy) sιτe αηd τhere's mοre, yοu νιsιτed τhιs websιτe το hανe fuη (yοu κηοw whατ Ι meαη). Whιle yοu were νιewιηg νιdeο clιρs, yοur brοwser sταrτed οuτ ορerατιηg αs α RDP wιτh α κey lοgger whιch gανe me αccess το yοur screeη αηd webcαm. Ιmmedιατely αfτer τhατ, my sοfτwαre ρrοgrαm gατhered yοur eητιre cοηταcτs frοm yοur Messeηger, Fαcebοοκ, αηd emαιl . Afτer τhατ Ι creατed α νιdeο. Fιrsτ ραrτ dιsρlαys τhe νιdeο yοu were νιewιηg (yοu hανe α gοοd ταsτe hαhα . . .), αηd 2ηd ραrτ shοws τhe νιew οf yοur web cαm, & ιτ ιs yοu. Yοu dο hανe τwο ορτιοηs. Shαll we reαd τhe ροssιbιlιτιes ιη αsρecτs: 1sτ sοluτιοη ιs το ηeglecτ τhιs emαιl. Ιη τhιs ιηsταηce, Ι wιll seηd yοur νery οwη νιdeο το eαch οηe οf yοur ρ...

Good Secret. HoL 176

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Humans of Lagos "Not all secrets are evil. Let me share a story with you. It is my friend's dad. I didn't know that the son we all used to think was his first child wasn't. His wife was formerly married but the husband asked her to leave. Then she relocated to Lagos with the baby and began working as a domestic servant for a rich employer when my friend's dad met her. He fell in love with her and her son, and in no time, they got married. He raised the son up like his, and never went about telling people that he was not the father of the child. It wasn't until my friend's brother turned 52 and at the dad's funeral that he got to know about the secret pertaining to his true identity. When we are about to lose faith in humanity, we should remember that there are some that live for the love of humanity." ©️ FERT, 2020

In The Nonsense. MoH 175

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Humans of Lagos "He was a holy Christian when I met him. At least, so he proclaimed. I became religious because I got inspired by his transformation from what he confessed of his past deeds. We did pray together. We shared the scriptures and listened to trendy religious songs to stay holy. But that never deemed my sensual fires. He became livid the day he discovered that I was having a sexual relationship with his housemate. At first, I thought that he was disappointed in me, but when he explained himself; he was only angry cos I was doing it with his housemate, what he'd always wanted to have with me. I liked him, he's cute and handsome, so we had it. He's not so fantastic, but I managed him. I showed him some erotica films on my phone, to get better in the art of loving making. He was surprised to know that from the same device that I played religious songs came the carnal images! Days later, he started telling his friends I was a hypocrite. But, isn't ...