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Understanding UK's New Immigration Rules

2 days ago | zikoko.com | Chigozie Victor

The Japa class of 2023-2024 does not know what the Lord did for them because the 2025 aspirants are going through it. In what can only be described as village people machinations, the UK government has announced new immigration rules that will make relocating and staying in the European country harder than it already is. The real question is “what’s not going on?” On Monday, May 12, the UK government released an immigration white paper detailing its new laws and focus in that area.
MoneybyZikoko: She Hands Her Husband Her Entire Salary Every Month

3 days ago | zikoko.com | Toheeb Lanlehin

Good morning ☀️Do you ever wonder how marriage shapes people’s ideas of submission and financial responsibility? This week’s Love Currency might give you something interesting to think about Among other things, the lady in the story hands over her entire salary to her husband. Why, and at what cost? This week’s #NairaLife is another kind of relationship story — one between a woman and her gambling addiction. Even after getting her desired job, she couldn’t stop betting.
I Built a Multi-Million Naira Food Business. Now Everyone Thinks It’s Their Money Too

5 days ago | zikoko.com | Aisha Bello

*Amina, 28, started hustling as a broke student in Northern Nigeria. By the time she graduated, she had built a thriving food business that raked in hundreds of millions in revenue. But success came at a cost. Even after shutting down the business to pursue a self-funded MBA abroad, she found herself constantly exploited by the people closest to her.
AMVCA 2025: 7 Nollywood Insiders Predict Who Will Win

6 days ago | zikoko.com | Dennis Da-ala Mirilla

The Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) are this Saturday, and the biggest and brightest names in African entertainment will be celebrated for their work in the past year.
The Wife Who Thinks Her Husband Spoils Her Too Much

6 days ago | zikoko.com | Adeyinka Odutuyo

*Tokini, 28, never thought marriage was in the cards for her. A childhood marked by loss and trauma convinced her it wasn’t worth the risk. But two years into a marriage where her husband rubs her feet, fills her water bottle every night and never lets her lift a finger, she’s terrified — not because the love is fading, but because she doesn’t know if she’ll ever find this kind of love again if she loses him. This is a look into Tokini’s marriage diary. I didn’t grow up dreaming of marriage.
150+ Pick Up Lines for Girls That’ll Make Her Blush

1 week ago | zikoko.com | Adeyinka Odutuyo

Let’s be honest: finding the right pick up lines for girls isn’t easy, especially when the girl you’re after knows how to deliver a proper bombastic side-eye. One wrong line, and you’re ending up on her X timeline with the caption, “God abeg.”That’s why you need pick up lines that actually work — lines that are smooth without being creepy, funny without trying too hard, and bold enough to make her smile or blush.
15 of the Funniest Nigerians to Follow on TikTok Right Now

1 week ago | zikoko.com | Dennis Da-ala Mirilla

Years after TikTok took us through the pandemic, we still find ourselves doomscrolling on the platform, looking for content to while away the time. But with the sheer number of creators — some 1.3 million of them, — figuring out which accounts will actually crack you up can be a hassle. That’s where we come in. On this list, we’ve curated the funniest Nigerian TikTokers you should be following right now. We tried to make the list as varied as possible, to match any sense of humour.
Love Life: We Married Quickly to Avoid Temptation

1 week ago | zikoko.com | Adeyinka Odutuyo

Love Life is a Zikoko weekly series about love, relationships, situationships, entanglements and everything in between. Korede (31) and Susan (26) met on Twitter in 2021, and what started as casual TL banter slowly turned into a whirlwind romance neither of them expected. On this week’s Love Life, they talk about saving themselves for marriage, how their very different relationships with money tested their bond, and why they chose to marry quickly before temptation caught up with them.
My Parents Didn’t Love Me. I Don’t Owe My Kids Too Much Either

1 week ago | zikoko.com | Adeyinka Odutuyo

*Tayo, a 29-year-old father of one, never planned to become a parent so early. He’d barely wrapped up NYSC when his then-girlfriend told him she was pregnant. At the time, he wasn’t emotionally, mentally, or financially ready. He tried to convince her not to keep the pregnancy, but she was firm. “I considered walking away,” he admits. “And I did disappear for the first two months.
We Ranked What Nigerians Wore to the 2025 MET Gala from Great to "Na Wa for You"

1 week ago | zikoko.com | Dennis Da-ala Mirilla

Check what’s on your fave’s report card The 2025 MET Gala is over, and we are happy that the Nigerians who made Anna Wintour’s shindig didn’t disappoint. By not disappointing, I mean it was obvious that they made some effort to stay on the theme this year, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.” In no way do we mean there weren’t some looks that we saw and thought “na wa for you.”However, there were also some blockbuster ‘fits from Burna Boy, Damson Idris and Ayo Edebiri.