How To Faint Like A Nigerian Politician

Forward this email.  [Enjoy and Share!](  Enjoy and Share! [View Online   Â]( [Enjoy and Share!](#) [article image](#) [article image](#) Few things propel us forward like the things we're fleeing from. You experience some danger, and the trauma pushes you as far away from it as you can go. You experience serious lack, and you spend your time chasing abundance tirelessly. "My memory fails me these days or maybe I'm deliberately archiving difficult times." That's what the subject of this #NairaLife story said when we tried to talk about her teenage years. So we didn't stay there for too long. We talked about fortifications. First by fortifying herself with knowledge, then with money, then with skills. I like her. I like her self-belief and how she thinks of herself. I like her determination and how high she wants to fly. But one thing appears to be bearing too much weight and keeping her grounded. [Editor Headshot]  Fu'ad Editor-in-Chief. Few things propel us forward like the things we're fleeing from. You experience some danger, and the trauma pushes you as far away from it as you can go. You experience serious lack, and you spend your time chasing abundance tirelessly. "My memory fails me these days or maybe I'm deliberately archiving difficult times." That's what the subject of this #NairaLife story said when we tried to talk about her teenage years. So we didn't stay there for too long. We talked about fortifications. First by fortifying herself with knowledge, then with money, then with skills. I like her. I like her self-belief and how she thinks of herself. I like her determination and how high she wants to fly. But one thing appears to be bearing too much weight and keeping her grounded. [Editor Headshot]  Fu'ad Editor-in-Chief. --------------------------------------------------------------- [article image]( [Working HR Ambitiously, And For Family, At ₦350k/Month]( In this #NairaLife story, we talk to a lady working in HR, with relentless ambition and a strong sense of duty to family. [continue reading](  [A Crash Course On When To Faint Like A Nigerian Politician]( Nigerian politicians have a history of fainting at court hearings and getting away with their bad behavior. So, we the good people of Zikoko came up with scenarios where you can also get away with this tactic in your daily life. [Continue reading](   [5 Things You Probably Considered After Receiving A Beating As A Nigerian Child]( As a Nigerian child, our experiences as kids are more similar than expected. Almost as if we were all raised by the same people. Here are 5 things you probably considered after getting your ass whooped by your parent. [Continue reading]( [10 Things Girls Who Grew Up With Only Brothers Can Relate To]( If this sounds like you, welcome on this journey. [Continue Reading](  [Only Nigerians Can Handle This Random ‘Two Truths & A Lie’ Quiz]( ‘Two truths & a lie’ is a really popular game in which someone shares three “facts”. Two are true and one is a lie. Everyone else needs to figure out the lie. So, of course, we turned it into a quiz. [Take Quiz](  If you enjoyed this newsletter tell someone about it, forward it to them. Stay safe. Stay awesome! If you enjoyed this newsletter tell someone about it, forward it to them. Stay safe. Stay awesome!  [about]( [Advertise]( [Subscribe]( [READ MORE STORIES]( [ABOUT]( [Advertise]( [GOT THIS FROM A FRIEND? SUBSCRIBE!]( [FB]( [Twitter]( [IG]( [IG]( You are receiving this email because you subscribed to receive marketing communications from Big Cabal Media under the terms of our [Privacy Policy](. [Click here to unsubscribe]( Zikoko is a Big Cabal Media brand. Copyright © 2019