Jumia Mobile Week Megathon!!

As a tech savvy generation, we love having the coolest gadgets, especially phones. You know iPhones, Samsungs, Lumias(etc). But majority of us are still dependent on our parents, gaurdians, whoever, so it is not particularly up to us if we get that phone or not(sadly). Many times they would only decide to get us that phone if the price seems reasonable enough, and it is not all the time that the price is so good. Sometimes they even begin to query you on why you want that particular brand (and they won’t understand if you just say cus it’s cooler ) and they say there is no difference because ‘is it not just to call and send message?’. And let’s not forget how they will endlessly lord the fact that we aren’t earning our own money yet over us.  So alas, in the end, you are stuck with that embarrassment of a phone that you wouldn’t want to be caught dead using. 

But there is hope( thank God). You see Jumia( yes, the online store Jumia) is holding something called the Jumia Mobile Week Megathon, where there will be amazing discounts on all mobiles in their store. Any phone, you name it, iPhones, Samsung, Nokia, Infinix, whatever. Plus, hold on, there's a plus. It is sponsored by MTN, so with every purchase comes 3gb of data, whatsapp for free for 6 months AND free streaming of music for 6 months, with MTN music(of course). I understand the struggle for data so this is like one of the best deals ever! You get an affordable phone with extra benefits, so better hurry cus it's a limited time offer!

 The megathon is going to be held from the 1^st to the 7^th of June. So during this period, you can blackmail your parents into getting you that phone you’ve always wanted since they are a lot cheaper and affordable. You can pay online for the phone or on delivery, if you are someone like me without online payment options. To know more, visit www.jumia.com.ng/megathon. You can sign up to get early access to the megathon deal. An even better option would be to download the app, so you can easily see all the offers from Jumia, cus there are so many other cool offers aside from the megathon. You can also watch the Youtube video https://youtu.be/009d7EmgUoI  on the Jumia Nigeria channel. You can also win a five thousand naira voucher by spreading the word about the Megathon. You can share, or hashtag Jumia Mobile Week Megathon.

So visit the website, sign up, download the jumia app. Don’t miss out! This could be your chance to finally get that phone. I know I’m going to get mine. 

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Parents vs Results

There was a time when I checked my results and I thought I performed like, excellently well. So I showed my father the result. What did he tell me? “Don’t be complacent”. I was expecting praise or something, but I got a lecture on complacency and the way it affects people’s work. Parents.

Its funny really, I don’t think a Nigerian parent can actually ever be satisfied when it comes to academic work. Honestly no matter how well you do there is always something they point out that needs improvement. I’ll give instances:

Say you get an average of 94(which is a super high average) , but come third, they become curious as to the number of heads those that came second and first have. Or they query you on the level on how different they are, or how much better they are than you. (Like I’m supposed to know that).

Or if you do come first, but with an average of say, 88 (still high), they will begin to question you on the whereabouts of the remaining `12 marks. “You came first yes, but look at your average, what happened to the remaining marks?” As if they were misplaced and I could just find them under my bed or in the cupboard.

They act as if all the blood, sweat and tears put into attaining those results is beans. These people that will claim to have gotten and I quote ‘A parallel’, but when faced with a simple arithmetic equation will start making excuses. And oh my gosh, the kind of threats you receive concerning your performance in school, you know it’s either good results or your life.

I never really understood this as a child, but now I do. As parents, they feel the need to push you to aim higher and to not just be comfortable where you are. Even though it seems like they are giving little recognition to our achievements, we all know once they are in the midst of friends it all they want to talk about. They will use our success as stories in a bid to outdo each other’s boasts.

I know I’m not the only one that can relate to this, it’s like a major tribulation faced as a kid under a Nigerian roof. Now I don’t mean this as a slam to parents, at all. In fact I think its good motivation (no matter how annoying it can be).

So there you go, that’s how I feel about parents and results.

   

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Hello

First of all, honour to whom honour is due, Thank you Annabelle Omoregbee and Wuraola Ajeigbe for helping me brainstorm on a new name for this blog, although I didn’t end up using any of the names we came up with. Theaveragenigerianteen.blospot.com was a bit too much so I had to change it. Thank you Annabelle, my consultant for encouraging me and listen to me ceaselessly talk about my hopes and dreams for this blog and giving me really good advice. When it blows (amen), you shall not be forgotten.  Thank you Wura, for criticizing the former design of my blog and completely reducing my self-esteem so I had to change it.

This post is meant to be an introductory one, although I don’t quite know how to introduce the blog and I should have posted this first before any other post. I basically started this blog so I could write about and post anything. I don’t have a particular brand, I might post on fashion, hair, life, and I can even write poem if I feel like. Depends on how I’m feeling. Basically, what I’m trying to say is that this is an everything blog (is that a term?).Okay maybe I should call it an opinion blog, as I will be writing about everything from my perspective. I will be posting randomly on a variety of things, so bear with my randomness. I’m just starting out as a blogger, learning the quirks, so go easy on me. I like to write, so some of my posts might be unnecessarily long, and I know how long posts can easily become monotonous, so I will try to be brief as much as possible. Should I introduce myself briefly? Lol, I shall.

I’m Damola Adegbuyi, I recently graduated from high school. I am 16 years old. I am going to study Economics in university. See, Brief.

I’m done introducing the blog now, comment (nicely), share, subscribe, whatever, I hope you find my posts interesting. Bye.

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Requirements of a Nigerian Party

So I attended an engagement ceremony the day before, and it was wonderful really, but of course there are those elements which always allow it to identify properly with a typical Nigerian party. So here are the things I believe to be the requirements for a typical Nigerian family

1.       African Time: In its mild sense, being fashionably late. This is usually due to the women of the house, mainly the mother. She wakes you up at 6 am in the morning to rush you to get ready for a party by 10 am. By 7, you are ready and seated in the living room, but she is just about to go bath, that’s about 45 mins gone. Let’s not forget she needs to choose an outfit, another 30 mins. Then there’s the makeup, which requires about 50 mins. She then decides she does not like the look and chooses another outfit, and clears and applies another coat of makeup to match, thus repeating the cycle again. After she is done, you might have to wait for that friend who is also hitching a ride, another 1 hour. Around this time your mother has told the host about 5 times that you are already on your way, or even worse, that you are at the gate. You leave the house by 12, you enter gbese traffic for about an hour or more, you then arrive at the venue by 2 ish. But there’s no problem, because even the hosts of the event have not arrived either. :)

 

2.       The Extra Invitees: Also known as mo gbo mo ya. These people are normally known as the passers-by who see a party going on and see it as an avenue for free food. These are not the only ones though. Yes, I’m talking to you, you who decide to tag along with your friend to that party, ‘to keep them company’. You do not know the celebrant/bride/groom/host/dead person at the funeral, but decide to go and act like the star of the show.

3.       Overzealously dressed people: These ones whose ambition it is to outshine the celebrant/bride/groom/dead person (dead or not, they are still the main person, abeg). These people usually come in form of women with their oversized geles, runs girls showing off a bit too much, ‘big boys’ with their bling and goggles sunglasses and men with their agbadas that sweep the whole walkway. Pls help us and simmer down with your get up.

4.       Anger/Confusion: What’s a Nigerian party without this right? That point when you don’t find the host, or the food does not get around well enough or the music is not working well. Everyone gets tense around these moments. Caution, if your mother is part of the committee during parties like this, do not disturb her around this time. 

5.       Food: Ah yes, the assortment of food. Nigerian Parties are very famous in this aspect. The problem though, is at a point, it’ll seem like the food is vanishing. This could be due to those gluttons who decide one plate of rice is not enough, and after the 4^th plate, still want to try out the swallow meals and the variety of meat, chicken, turkey, fish etc. Of course, to go with this they need bottles and cartons of juice, soft drinks, beer, water etc. to wash it down. They consume the food meant for multitudes and still find space. The miraculous part is at the end of the party, just like the feeding of the 5000, there are still leftovers enough for people to pack about 3 warmers each to take home to feed their family, friends, dogs, cat etc.

6.       Dignitaries/Special Guests: This is not very essential, but in order to spice up your party, there is need for an invited D.P.O, Governor/Deputy, Speaker, Justice etc. There is also need to recognise the presence of such dignitaries, people who only come at the middle and leave at the middle, just to make an appearance.

7.       Family reunions: Probably one of the most infuriating things at these parties, those aunties uncles, great grandfather, half-brothers, who claim to know you and haven’t seen you since you popped out of your mother or since you were ‘like this’. Sometimes, there’s a bright side, as there is that rich uncle that will give you money. Nigerian parties generally are used as avenues to meet long lost family members.

8.       Money: This is obviously the best part of Nigerian parties. The spraying of money everywhere once people hit the dance floor. As a kid /teenager, this is a great method of earning money. Be careful though, if your mother is the type to immediately ask for your earnings after, I suggest you stash it away and formulate a quick excuse.

9.       Music: There are two types of music, the live band and the D.J. Most parties make use of both. The live band is usually used for most of the party and honestly, I have to hail the musician’s vocal chords for being able to sing for so long. These musicians will usually hail you and fit your name into their song to entice you to spray them money. So beware, after they call your name the second time, you better sit down. The D.J is usually used at the end when the young ones want to dance or in some cases, when the musician has lost his/her voice or caught a sore throat.

10.   The after party: The good thing about Nigerian Parties is, they last till whenever. A party scheduled to end at 7 pm will have that unofficial after party where the big men will gather round to tell moonlight stories about political parties and government policies, women will discuss boutiques, Dubai, gold etc., the young adults will find their special corners and the kids will be running around, catching their own fun. All the while, there is music blaring from the speakers that can be heard from the next estate.

Doesn’t matter where you are, Overseas or here, it is easy to spot a Nigerian party.

All this right here is my opinion, I am entitled to it so pls don’t judge me.I am Nigerian and proud. Feel free to comment and post your own opinion . Ejo, no haters on here, I’m new to this so spare me.

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The wrong type of patriotism

I hate the fact that we don’t embrace our culture. I hate the fact that I see youths going around saying that they can’t wait to leave’ this stupid country’. I hate the fact that people are ashamed to say that they belong to such an amazing place. Mostly I hate the fact that the nation in return, is hardly doing anything to get rid of this horrible mentality.

Nigeria is blessed, and I mean seriously blessed. Like with so many resources and all. Our culture too, there aren’t so many countries with so many ethnic groups, there aren’t many countries who are creative enough to come up with so many different languages.  That’s why we are unique. It should be a privilege to be from this country really, sadly though it is not so.

A typical teenager in Nigeria is always going around talking about ‘this stupid country’. Normally what you would hear is , ‘ I can’t wait to leave this country’ or ‘ I don’t want to live here when I grow older’ or ‘I must study overseas’. Biko, why don’t you wanna live here? Your own place is not comfortable for you; you want to go settle in another man’s land. It’s saddening really.

There is an increasing rate of kids not knowing how to speak their language. This obviously leads to a lack of interest in their culture, but then at times they can’t be blamed, they were not exactly brought up to love to learn to speak their own cultural language. Personally, I don’t think this is right. Yh, of course English is the nation’s official language, but at the same time one must learn to speak their own mother tongue, it is one of the main things that set us apart. Plus if you can speak English and your native language you are practically bilingual ;).

You can’t entirely blame the youth or teenagers of today though, for the lack of interest in their country. It’s not like much is REALLY being done to arouse it anyway. I mean, if the government does want Nigerians to stop being so pessimistic about the Nigeria, then it is time for serious change. For instance how about we stop importing refined oil and build our own refineries. That thing is baffling o. This country being one of the largest exporters of crude oil, but still complaining about fuel subsidy, mhen, oil is meant to be passed around like water in a country like this as if we are drinking it.

 Sometimes you have to love the way Nigeria is though, the hustle and bustle, the jokes that come with living under a Nigerian roof, it’s fun!

To teenagers like me out there, love your country, there’s no place like home (there are better places yh, but whatever). Learn your language, although it might be harder at this age, but it’s never too late. Have FAITH, this country is going to get better, and stop running away , if every teenager evacuates the country then pls who is going to rule when our time comes ? To parents, let your children imbibe the proper Nigerian culture, our beliefs and values really do make us stand out. Why forsake our own language for that of the former colonial masters? To the government, help us and show that there is better to come.

All this right here is my opinion, I am entitled to it so pls don’t judge me. I am Nigerian and proud. Feel free to comment and post your own opinion   . Ejo , no haters on here, I’m new to this so spare me.

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