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Overview of Far From Home: This is a blunt review of the spectacular Nigerian young adult Netflix original series, 'Far From Home,' with a touch of how the main character, Ishaya Bello(Mike Afolarin), navigated f riendship—it was pathetic. Were there any of his friends he didn't endanger? Far From Home Trailer: Brief Review of Far From Home: The series began with the lead character, Ishaya Bello, alighting from a luxurious vehicle into his first art exhibition. He awakens to the vigorous call of his sister, Rahila(Tomi Ojo). He is a poor boy with a passion for art. There are a series of unexpected turns and twists. Ishaya wins a scholarship to study in the most elite private school in the country, Wilmer Academy, through cheating. Sadly, Rahila's dream was to be a student at the school, and she said he stole her dreams to follow his. Ishaya had stolen from his bosses at the Rush club to pay for the scholarship exam. His selfish act marked the beginning of doom for himse...

The Wednesday Series is worth the hype! I finally watched it after its debut on Netflix on November 23rd, 2022. What is Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) doing on a friendship blog ?!👀 You're probably thinking of the above question. Anyone who has seen the movie would know how emotional Wednesday got at the end.😢 Disclaimer: There may be spoilers... a little but worth it. Wednesday resumes at Nevermore Academy, a school for outcasts, after brutally handling a bully who messed with her brother. He lost a testicle, ouch!👽 Wednesday gets introduced to Enid Sinclair (Emma Myers), who is her roommate. They are the opposite of each other. A rainbow in the bright sky and the dark clouds on a gloomy night, so to speak. Enid attempts to hug Wednesday.  As expected, Wednesday resented and took a step back when Enid tried to hug her. I admired how different they were and envisaged a bumpy journey. In an early scene, Enid gets scared of becoming a lone wolf. At her age, she should have wolf...

After Morocco lost to France in the semi-finals of the Qatar World Cup in 2022, Mbappé showed more than team spirit to his friend, Achraf. Mbappé shared a photo on his Twitter timeline, with a caption:  Don’t be sad bro, everybody is proud of what you did, you made history. Via Mbappé's Twitter Achraf was sad because his country, Morocco, had lost and was out of the competition for the World Cup. The friends exchanged jerseys after a series of hugs and mutual comfort. After their jersey exchange ( Twitter ) Several videos of their bromance circulated, and many admired their friendship. However, certain people tried to push a romance narrative. "Hakimi is married with two children." a tweep frowned- but the picture Mbappé shared looked... 👀💀 I didn't say anything.😒 In this space, we admire friends who stand by each other regardless of competition. This is what Kylian Mbappé and Achraf Hakimi showed. Do you know that they even have special greetings with hands...

Omg!! I watched the second season of The Sex Lives of College Girls. Guess what?? It was more appealing than I thought.👌 As a Nigerian, I guess some foreign comedies don't always do the magic. But I laughed so hard watching this season. Sometimes, I paused to get my head back in the game. The story centers around four girls in their first year at the prestigious Essex College. They are Kimberly, Leighton Murray, Bela, and Whitney. Disclaimer: there may be spoilers... very subtle but worth it.😋 Season one ended with Kimberly losing her scholarship after she cheated in an exam. She failed to prepare because she realized she was a sex addict after hooking up with Leighton's hot brother, Nico.💀 Enough tea there; let's move on.👅 Did I mention that they're all roommates? So cool! And each one of them had sex in that room at least once, gross!👀 Season 2 Trailer: The series has a lot of adventure, but I'd only tell you my thoughts and some occurrences about their fri...

An Overview of Platonic Friendship: Photo by Matt Nelson on Unsplash . "We are platonic friends, but she's not giving me sex!"... You need this!! Everyone needs this. Platonic friendship comes with several misconceptions and many theories about what it is. It can be tasking to maintain because feelings may set in. I got you. We all have friends we love and play with intimately but never think of dating. Do you? (Let me know in the comments). In this post, I talk about the meaning and examples of platonic friendship, what it entails, and popular misconceptions. What is Platonic Friendship? Image by Congerdesign on Pixabay Platonic friendship is a relationship between two people with a deep connection who are attracted to each other. It is intimate but not sexual. The bond feels like romance but without sexual interest. In a platonic relationship, there is usually a high level of trust, mutual vulnerability, and reciprocated time and affection. At some point, either party...

Johnny Drille's New Single.  I've listened to this song on repeat several times, and I thought it would be nice to blog about it since it has a significant relationship with friendship. Talented Nigerian singer-songwriter, John Ighodaro, professionally known as  Johnny Drille released a new single titled 'How Are You (My Friend)'  in October 2022. This new single is produced by Don Jazzy of Mavins Records and it has gone viral, even on the popular app, TikTok . How Johnny Drille managed to give a concise summary of friendship in this 3 minutes song is exceptional and it should be studied. He included the ups and downs of friendship, gave reassurance of the bond, and put the icing on the cake by maintaining the concrete love friends share through the lyrics . The song is emotional, soothing, and impeccable! Watch the Performance Music Video Here, From Youtube: Download/Listen to Music Here: Download Link 1 Download Link 2 Download Link 3 Official Lyrics: Intro I know so...

For the first part, CLICK HERE : Part 1 Part of the curses that usually followed a child of awua was infertility, surprisingly, Itohan conceived. Apparently, Ogie was never a cursed child of awua and till date no one knows who his father was.  There was a clash! It cost the life of Itohan who was heavily pregnant for Ogie's child. Osato's father was murdered, his mother was nowhere to be found. Sasint  on Pixbay In friendship, we are each others' primary confidants, motivators, and activity partners in life. They lost all they had but each other. They trained together to become warriors as they kept searching for their mother, originally Osato's mother. History has it that, in the course of searching they killed numerous threats. Their strength was watching out for each other. Mentally, either of them would have broken down or lost hope if they were alone; they were alive because they were friends. Life happens and we cannot always surmount the shades it throws at us...

There are certain things we need to come to terms with in life. An irony about friendship , the word 'friend' is that it comes to an end as the three last letters spell. Photo by Louis Galvez on Unsplash Everyone wants a good friendship . Everyone wants to feel loved. But, limitations may set in - the harsh truths. Trust me; it is better to know what could happen than to get hit unprepared. This post contains some facts about friendships that may be new to you. Find them below. 1. There Is Nothing Like Perfect Friendship Just like humans, relationships or friendships are not flawless. For this reason, you must accept your friends for who they are instead of setting high expectations, which may take a toll on your friendship. 2. There Will Be Conflicts What matters the most in any friendship is the ability to settle your differences because there would be disagreements and arguments. Everybody is different and has different perspectives. 3. Not All Friendships Will Last Forever...

  Photo by Kevin Gent on Unsplash . In 1900, the Benin Empire had been conquered by the British and was renamed 'Nigeria' as suggested by Flora Shaw in an article in The Times of London on January 8, 1897. Just before the defeat, there was a clan of personae non gratae, unaccepted outcasts whose actual name is yet to be known. What makes historians and archeologists inquisitive about this tiny bit of history? The clan started when a brother and sister went into exile in 1830 to avoid shame and death. A serene family, living in the middle of nowhere took them in thinking they were a couple- that was the impression they gave. The siblings committed incest, a taboo ( awua ) in the Benin culture. Esewie (the sister) was pregnant for a male child- Ogiemién. She died immediately after childbirth. Meanwhile, Degbueyi (the brother) kissed the dust a few days after their flee as though the punishment for their  awua  followed him. Ogiemién, however, grew up with the kind family a...

You are who you are ! Until you accept that, you will be a shadow of yourself. You are who you are! Until you believe that, anyone can hover you around. You are who you are! Until you see that, you are not living. Photo credit- filadendron Life is short and consists of day-to-day interactions; some are pleasant, others maybe not be as pleasurable. Despite these occurrences, your decision to get the best out of life is the priority. Your interactions with people and things influence your lifestyle positively or negatively. Image- Unsplash The sooner you realize that opinions don't make you who you are, the better. Nevertheless, being around people who understand you and have your best interest at heart goes a long way in building you because there is nothing like a supportive company . A judgemental company would find faults and may be prone to chastise you before considering correction. Image- Unsplash "You should feel good and enjoy every bit of life, smile more, frown less,...