Wasn't able to start my street photography project this weekend so will hopefully start next week. Busy week ahead, I have another test during the week

Yesterday was really fun, B took me to red square and we had lots of fun, exploring and visiting various museums around the square. Red square is one of the most iconic place Russia and thousands of visitors go to red square every day.
It was -9 degrees yesterday and at some point when I was taking pictures of the square,my hand got so cold and I wasn't able to click the shutter again.
For more than 3 minutes I could not feel my hands anymore and I literary felt like my hands were amputated.

Asides the freezing cold, yesterday was a really memorable and magical day, B is such a darling and we spent the whole evening holding hands and playing in the square. She doesn't speak English yet so communication is still a bit difficult for us cos some times I run out of words, my Russian is still basic but thank God for google and yandex translators.

I must admit I always feel a bit shy whenever we are walking in the streets together but she doesn't really mind and is always playing and holding me and I think I'm slowly getting used to not caring about all the eyes staring at us whenever we are taking a walk.

Red Square Ploshchad. Moscow, Russia.

B took me on a date to Red square, haven't been to red square since I arrived so she took me there and I took these beautiful pictures ☺️�

Freshemzy:
Good day please do you have any idea of any medical University that offers scholarship please help a brother

Most Nigerian students in Russia are medical students but most of their schools are around Siberia region and I unfortunately don't know much about schools there.

mrLj:
How much is ur tuition fee?

In my school between $2000 - $4000. The double degree programme with one london school (you start in russian then do last 2 years in the UK school) is around $10k but I think is for Econs dept alone. Tuition is yearly. Check my school website for more info hse(dot)ru

cowleg:
When you talk of former Soviet poorer countries, are Bulgarians included?

No bro.

olahero:
Man keep it up, i am enjoying your diary, are you on a scholarship? if no, how did you get it to Russia please? and how much does it cost you with tuition fee, trip and all? Thanks in anticipation.

There are lots of scholarship opportunities from Russian govt and many Nigerians are in other cities, you have to apply from Nigeria, I don't know the process cos I found out late. Do a quick google search. Tuition is around $2k-$4k yearly depending on course, there are discounts up to 50% if your gpa is on point. Russian Govt are actively trying to improve their international image and open it's doors to other countries, the govt gives out lots of scholarships and so many people from different nationalities are studying here. Try and make google your best friend believe me you'll find lots of useful info.

jaykaylegend:
I have always wondered, all these non English speaking countries like Korea, Russia, China, Philippines, Egypt etc with lots of Nigerian students there, how do you guys cope, do they use English language in lectures or their official language??..

Please explain to me!!

Cc TochiPhotos

Bbwollex and Benebabby77 thanks a lot for answering Jayjaylegend in my absence. I believe you guys have said it all.

MCzubby247:
so @tochiphoto, have you got a job yet there to sustain you, I have a brother who lived and studied I think Belarus or so wants to go to moscow and teacher English how's it like?
he knows Russian but I don't know to what extent

If I anyone tells you there is a job readily available and waiting for him, the person is lying. There are English teaching jobs but it's competitive and it's time consuming so if he's coming just to work and have the right documents it's good but if planning to work and study it will be difficult because them no dey take their school play for here. I personally do freelance webddesign jobs and I'll be doing more photography as well. a next year world cup I dey plan to work like donkey lol.

Lubyanka street,
N's younger Sister.
Tretyakov gallery
working out in the gym

The rest are I and some of my friends in the canteen. And the rest are random pics from my school’s street and a picture of some cakes.

Yayyyy!!! TGIF! Shakes bum bum lol. Hope everyone had a nice week?

Finally wrote the assessment test I've been preparing for all week, the results would be released on Tuesday. I tried my best so fingers crossed lol

This week has been one hell of a week, I told you guys I bought a camera right? I purchased a used canon 7D from avito ( avito is like OLX and is Russia's biggest classified ad website) in the ad the seller said the camera had under 5,000 actuations (shutter count) which means it's basically like new.

When I met her at KFC, I checked out everything in the camera and the body and everything worked fine. There was no way to confirm the shutter count in her presence because unlike Nikon, you can't do that only with just a picture but have to use the cable and some 3rd party software since Canon doesn't write the shutter count on the EXIF file. When I met the Lady, we got talking and I found out she's one of Russia's best Fashion photographer's and was selling the canon because she already has 3 other cameras. Knowing she's a public figure made me feel more at peace and I paid her and went home.

On getting home, I quickly installed the software to check the shutter count and to my surprise, it was 20 x more than what she told me. I was so angry and disappointed and I immediately sent her a message on whatsapp registering my displeasure and told her I'd like a refund.
She didn't respond for like an hour, I started panicking and thought I had been scammed because it was my first time of using avito. Even though I was previously relaxed cos she’s popular , I started feeling uneasy and my roommates were making matters worse, it was that time they remembered to tell me stories about people getting scammed on that site, instead of to trying to calm me him dey make my blood dey pressure dey rise more lmao and he went on and told me to forget it, that she has probably scammed me because avito like olx has lots of fake adverts etc.

I was really angry and disappointed because the money I used to purchase the camera was all I had and I've been saving up for it for a while and I really needed a reliable camera for my upcoming project. I just said a little prayer and handed everything to God and went to sleep.

The constant buzzing on my phone woke me up some minutes later and I saw lots of apologetic messages from her, on how she genuinely didn't know and didn't intentionally try to deceive or lie to me. After some back and forth she told me I could return it or she could send me back half of the money I paid while I keep and use it like that.
I went for the second option because giving me back half my money no matter how high the shutter count was, is a really good deal so I took it. My roommates were surprised because they had already concluded she scammed me. Lol after 2 mins I got an alert and got half my money back.

She called and apologized again then we talked further and I told her about my upcoming project, she liked it and gave some advise and asked me to keep in touch and always reach out whenever I need help with my photography


In more good news, I have this 2 Sisters in my class N and N. The older Sister is my closest friend in school and we do everything together. This week was really tough for her cos her mom had some medical conditions and had to be hospitalized for a few days, I haven't seen her this way before, she was so depressed, cried all night and was such a wreck.
She's a really amazing individual and it hurt me to see her that way because she's one of the strongest woman I know, and seeing her like that affected me as if her mom was someone I knew personally too. To the Glory of God her mom has fully recovered and is fine now.

Let me tell you guys a bit about N. She has the kindest heart of any lady I've met in Russia, she and her sister are the most amazing individuals I've met since I arrived and from the first day we had class together, we've been inseparable and always do everything together and they help me a lot in with my study.
I remember when I was broke and depressed and she would always be there for me and send me uplifting songs and words of encouragement all night.

Not only does she bring food from home to share with me in class, she was supportive emotionally as well and always reminded me I was never alone.
She's such an amazing lady and whenever I see her, no matter how angry or sad I am, I always forget whatever it is bothering me within a few minutes, cos she always brings out the happiness and peace in me.
Whenever something is bothering me and I come to class looking sad, no matter how much I try to hide it she always knows something is wrong and she gives me a hug each time and tells me not to worry that everything will be all right. There is something so peaceful about her hugs, whenever she hugs and holds me, I usually feel time stop, as if I’m floating into a different universe where everything is perfect and peaceful.
I gave her an even longer hug today after our test cos I knew she needed a hug too after the difficult week she had. Let me stop here before una go begin think say na another thing lol

And for those who are planning on asking, No we are not dating, she's a bit older than me even tho that's not really a problem but she has a BF she's serious with and I too met someone so we decided to be friends because we both cherish our friendship and to tbh I'd rather be her friend than date her, we might break up later and I'd lose out on a great friend so I'm content with just been her friend.

Bottomline I'm so happy her mom is okay now; it was the best thing that happened this week not even the camera lol.

Whew! Just finished working out from the gym now (my dorm has a really nice gym and I workout there on weekends.)
About to boil macaroni and eat with my Nigerian stew lol

I have a date tomorrow, I haven't been to red square since I arrived so my potential bae (we've been talking for a while) is taking me to Red square and to see Justice league later.

I haven't really started using the camera because I was really busy this week but I took a few test shots so will post that and some pics I took with my phone. Haven't really done much photography and I have not actviely used a camera in almost 2 years and I can't wait.

1st pic, KGB HQ in Luyanka. My school is in Lubyanka street so KGB HQ isa few meters away from my school. I walk past the building everyday.

2nd pic, One of my schools building

3rd pic, Moscow towers/biz center

4th picture, I, N and her younger Sister N, in class.

The rest are I and some of my friends in the canteen. And the rest are random pics from my school’s street and a picture of some cakes.

I will make out time soon to go out and take more pictures.

Take care guys and have a nice weekend everyone.

I finally bought a camera. I haven't been shooting for a very long time, but I finally bought a camera and I can't wait to start my upcoming street photography project in Moscow. I will basically go out every weekend, explore the city, talk to people and take pictures and share their story just like hony.
To be honest, I'm a bit scared, this is going to be the most difficult project I've done and I don't know how it's going to be out there. I'm going to go out like I've never done before, talk to random people, explore and visit places I have not.
I don't really know what to expect when I go out on the street, asides the cold and my terrible Russian language, I hope I will be safe. I'm excited about this and it would help me assimilate and learn Russian language faster.
A few friends have offered to follow me and translate cos my Russian language is still basic. I'm going to hopefully start this weekend or the next.

I spent Sunday evening at my friend's place, she's helping me with my Russian language, Russian girls are really nice and most of them are happy to teach you the language and you in turn help them with English.

Back from class, tired and about to boil macaroni and eat with my stew. I have an upcoming test on Friday so have to start my revisions tonight. Take care guys and I can't wait to share beautiful pictures of Moscow and it's people with you guys. See you!

As a Russian man or man living in Russian, you're not supposed to be weak or show weakness in any aspect of your life. Men here are taught to be strong and fearless and to not be effeminate in any way.

Some times I feel the reason why Russian people appear unfriendly towards foreigners is because they can't speak English and would rather keep quiet and stare at you than look vulnerable and appear weak in your face by attempting to speak to you in terrible English.

This is just my personal theory because when I first arrived, I thought the guys that always looked grumpy in school were unfriendly but now that I can speak to them a little in Russian language, I've discovered they avoided talking to me because they don't know how to communicate with me in English and it made them feel bad.
To survive in Russia and see the happiness and smiles hidden within that grumpy look of a Russian, learn how to speak Russian and they will like you a lot.

My Russian is still pretty bad but them seeing me attempt makes them happy and gives them a sense of pride and the super nice ones always offer to teach you and help you learn faster.

About Racism, I honestly haven't personally experienced any form of racism or discrimination since I arrived here, in the subway I haven't been stopped for a minute by the police to check the contents of my bag, maybe I don't look threatening or something.
I see them stop others but only smile at me whenever I'm passing or just straight ignore me. Funny enough the people they always stop are people from the poorer countries of the former soviet union and Asians (except China), I don't know if they have beef with them or but in Russia, blacks have more respect and get better treatment than people from smaller Asian countries and former soviet union countries.
There are many people from the developing Asian countries and the former soviet Union countries who come to Russia in search of a better life just like us and they are usually the ones who get discriminated the most and always stopped indiscriminately by the police. The last time I wore my customized Arsenal jersey to a mall, some people thought I was a footballer and asked to take pictures with me.

Hey guys, I'm back! I'm sorry I did not update my diary during the weekend, to be honest I don't know what's up with weekends these days, person go close eye to sleep small on Friday, next thing Monday don reach Lol. Weekends really go by so fast

My weekend was pretty good. Moscow is an expensive city and if you don't know how to manage yourself... your own don be lol. Eating out costs a lot, so what I do is cook enough on weekends that would last me the entire week, and that way I don't spend a lot on food.
I mostly cook Stew; tomatoes and chicken are cheap here so na full pot I dey always cook . To be honest Moscow in itself has a way of teaching one to be frugal, nobody has time to babysit anyone, na you go use your head get sense.

I'm a people's person and it's always a ceremony whenever I'm making my Nigerian magic in the kitchen on Sundays. I always invite anyone around to share in the greatness of Nigerian jollof rice or stew and everyone in my dorm floor loves my Nigerian rice Sundays lol. The last time I was broke, I didn't spend a dime on food for one week cos everyone kept inviting me to come and eat lol

In class right now. I really hate morning classes because the metro is usually crowded in the morning. The Moscow metro is the most beautiful and efficient subway system I’ve seen but, it can be a nightmare in the morning around 8-9am when everyone is trying to go to work.

Living in Russia is hard, jobs are not readily available so you really need to have a backup plan if you are planning to study here. The education system works, Russians are not lazy and they don’t expect less from you, so you have to work really hard and be serious if you want to succeed here. One thing is certain, as long as you really came here with the intention to study, you’re going to get good quality education.

Russians are the most disciplined and hard working people I Know. Nobody waits to be told to do the right thing, you just do the right thing. It’s ironic but ‘I’m sorry’ is seen as impolite here in Russia because people expect you to do the right thing and have nothing to be sorry about in the first place.

I have a combined 6 hours class today so see you guys later.

idu1:
Which course are you doing there?

Software engineering and I’m doing an intensive Russian Language program. You can’t really do anything here if you can’t speak Russian Language so most schools offer intensive language programs first. Even if your course is in English, you still need to learn the language if you want to survive here.

Paradise163:
Tochi what went wrong? What happened? I never stopped following this thread and you Instagram page, kept having the faith that one day you will be back though sometimes I do think maybe something had happened to you. Am glad you're back Dear, welcome back

It's a long story hon but everything is okay now, some things happened that were beyond my control.

ipain:
Bros, I was the guy that emailed you, wondering what happened and why you didn't come back... you read my email several times but didn't reply. You have no idea how your thread touched lives and gave them a sense of gratefulness and consciousness.'

Glad to have you back

Thanks for always checking on me bro.


I recently left the country to further my education. Will give HOL responsibilities to someone else soon and will still play a part whenever I'm in the country.

Hi guys, welcome to my diary. I’ve always wanted to start a journal/diary of some sort since I arrived in Moscow, but I’ve been too inundated with school, freelance programming jobs and getting used to the city to start, but now I think I’m ready.

I’m a Nigerian student studying at HSE Moscow. I’ll be sharing my life and daily experiences living in Moscow. Hope you guys enjoy my diary.
I’m not good at writing; this is my first attempt, so I apologize in advance for my mistakes and errors. I’m not aiming for perfection but rather just to share my experience and life as an international student in Moscow.

I love documentary photography and I love exploring new cities and meeting people so I’ll also be sharing pictures and stories from Moscow, etc.
Welcome to my World and I hope you guys enjoy and find my diary interesting.
P.s this first post is a bit long because this is the introduction but subsequent posts would be shorter and more interesting, please bear with me.



Chapter 1 – Stranger in Moscow.



My first night in Moscow was terrible; it was a baptism of fire, which I brought upon myself. After spending over an hour at Domodedovo International Airport waiting in line to get my migration card. I took the bus and then uber to my dormitory, checked in and registered my visa with the admin all done seamlessly. I unpacked my luggage and decided to head out to Billa a nearby supermarket to get food. I haven’t had any solid food in the past 20 hours.

I quickly changed into my joggers and jacket, and slipped into my sliders, those comfortable slippers one usually puts on when inside the house (This was where I bleeped up) armed with Google map, I set out to navigate and walk to Billa and buy dinner. I thought putting on my socks before wearing the slip on would make the cold outside more forgiven, it was just a 10 mins walk and I thought I could easily go in my sliders cos I was too lazy to put on my shoes.

I got downstairs and found out for some reason I could not access the internet with the new sim card I had bought from the airport and I was stuck outside and had no idea which direction Billa was, then a guy and his gf were standing not far away and they noticed I was visibly clueless and needed help and the guy could speak a little English and he offered to take me to Billa.
His name is M, I shall tell you guys more about M later cos he was truly a lifesaver.
After we walked for 10 minutes, I felt my legs get so cold, my feet’s tightened and clamped together and I could barely walk. It was -3 that night, and here I was, in my first night in Moscow, in just my socks and sliders instead of putting on shoes like everyone else.
I tried to endure but I couldn’t literary feel my feet anymore and to be honest, I became scared thinking my feet was paralyzed lol. I could not move and just stood still and nearly cried.

I’ve not felt this cold my entire life, I couldn’t literary feel my face or feet, the inside of my body was so cold and vibrating, like I could feel my intestines dancing and vibrating as if my chattering teeth were playing atilogu/ogene for it.
M and his gf noticed I wasn’t’ in great shape and told me to run instead, run as fast as I could till I get into the heaven that is indoors lol. How I got the strength to run was beyond me but finally we got to Billa and everything was well in my feet and world again. My first night out was terrible but I learnt my lesson.
The next day, I took the metro for the first time. I purchased the troika card and headed to the metro all confused cos I could barely understand the Yandex map I had. I was going to Lubyanka, spent over 30 mins wandering inside the metro station till I finally figured it out.
I don’t know if this is crazy but taking the metro is slowly becoming my favorite thing to do in Moscow, It can be chaotic and overwhelming at times, but I love love the beautiful Soviet design; The marbles, the utopian, gilded mosaics. And Strangers staring and trying not to stare for too long at the often only black man in the area.
A lot has happened since that first day, I’m in my 3rd month here in Moscow, and I think I have finally gotten used to Moscow.
I was lucky to have such amazing individuals as classmates and very nice, wonderful and helpful teachers.
Our class feels like one big family and that really made the transition and settling in easier.
Also the guys at the dormitory are all awesome friendly people. The dormitory feels like a community of carefully selected nice individuals from all over the world cos everyone is super nice and good.

I can’t really tell all what happened in the past 8 weeks so I’m going to summarize and properly start this diary in the present day. In the last weeks, I made lots of friends and having such good friends really helped make everything easier for me.
My first weekend in Moscow was really nice, I was slowly getting used to the city, people and things. I have been surviving on snacks and chicken from Billa since I arrived, so I needed to get cooking utensils and start cooking my own food which would save me more money in the long run.
I went to Ashan with Filipe and bought all the necessary cooking things I need and bought foodstuff to make Nigerian jollof rice.
I invited some friends over from class and also invited some friends from the dormitory to have a taste when I was done and they all really loved the food.

Weekends are the only time I get to have some free time so what I do is usually cook all I’ll need for the week and store in the fridge, I cook mostly Nigerian stew and I always invite friends to have a taste and safe to say, they all look forward to eating Nigerian food and that makes me smile.

Before I came to Moscow, I heard some comments about people saying Moscow isn’t a safe place for foreigners especially blacks, I hear them always say Muscovites are unfriendly and grumpy.
To be honest yes most Russian are always grumpy and serious but I think that’s just on the surface cos when you really get close to a Russian, you’ll see beyond the grumpy look that they are very friendly and nice. I’ll be honest everyone I’ve had an opportunity to interact with has been nothing short of nice and always willing to help out. I was told I’d be racially abused but I’ve been here for 8 weeks and I haven’t heard any racists remarks or witnessed any form of racism, I haven’t even been stopped by the police for a min.
I must admit I do get stares from strangers in the metro but most times when I tried to start conversations with people in the terrible Russian Language I’ve picked so far, they all get warm and are nice so the staring is often of curiosity I think.
Personally I think people have the wrong perception of Russians and still judge them based on the past cos the Russians I’m seeing here and the ones I hear about in the media are completely different or maybe I’ve just been lucky. People really need to stop judging people based on hearsay and past experiences. Moscow is a wonderful and beautiful city just that the weather can be unforgiving. I’m fully settled now and gotten used to everything and can’t wait to share more interesting stories with you guys.
Whew! So this first post was like basically the introduction so I’ll jump next to the present day in my next post and tell you guys about my day to day activities here. I’ll also be sharing pictures of Moscow, Moscow itself and the buildings and designs are truly beautiful with the finest and most beautiful architecture and designs and I can’t wait to share all that with you guys.

Off to class right now, see you guys later.
пока, скоро увидимся.


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I don't even know where to start from, visiting this page again after all these while, went back to the very first beginning, down to the last post and I can't hold back the tears . I'm overwhelmed with emotions. I hope one day, I shall be bold enough to tell my story.

I'm back for good... where are my people? cc aitop DeIneffable Ksslib pryd FrancisTony UjSizzle salsera GENIUS18 Dahprech deegnity22 ijbeauty intrinsicniyi PresVA Mintayo mistytohcute Giyazz

Good evening guys, been a while. I want to apologize for my absence without notice. I'm so sorry I've been MIA for some weeks now; it was due to circumstances beyond my control. I had a major setback which I'm still trying to bounce back from, the past few weeks has really been tough and challenging but everything will be okay soon. I Will share the full story with you guys soon, once everything is sorted out.
HOL was really personal to me; it gave me a reason to look forward to each new day. Going out there, talking to people and sharing their stories with this amazing community of wonderful people were everything to me, that's all I ever wanted to do. I made some mistakes, a series of bad decisions which almost ruined everything. Everything will be sorted out soon and I will share the story of what happened with you guys, and there are some very valuable lessons to be learnt.
Thanks to everyone who has been sending emails; trying to reach out to know what's going on with HOL. I apologize for not replying your emails, I had wanted to wait till everything is sorted out so when I reply, it will be with some good news. Thanks to those of you who send emails with prayers and words of encouragement, I appreciate you all, and even though I do not yet have the mental strength to reply your emails now, it means so much to me that you guys care deeply about HOL and I will not let you guys down.
I miss the HOL community, the shared happiness, hope, of sometimes, sadness of our community and the positivity and oneness of everything. I will be back with some good news; I will be back real soon.

DeIneffable:


I was about to ask. It is well. Keep up the good work

salsera:


Hope you're okay Tochi?

DeIneffable:


Is there anything we can do to help? this incommunicado mode has gone on for such a long time that worry might start to set in

GENIUS18:
Tochiphotos, I wish you a speedy recovery from whatever setback you might be experiencing.

Hi guys, thanks for looking out for me, I'm fine now, will be back real soon. Thanks so much.

Hi guys, had a major setback, trying to fix things. Will be back real soon. Thanks for your patience.

"After I finished learning how to drive, the owner of the driving school approached me and offered me a job, a driving instructor job and I was to earn N4000 daily. When I resumed, he did not keep to his word and I did not receive any payment in my first 6 months, he wasn't even actually letting me work like we agreed, I was supposed to be teaching people how to drive but he was still doing it himself and would rather I just stay, doing nothing. Which confused me cos he was the one that offered me the job in the first place. I liked the job that's why I never really thought much about resigning, even tho their would be days I'd make up my mind to resign the following morning but something always happens that keeps me going, hoping my time would eventually come.
After the 6th month, he had a family emergency so the secretary put me in charge and started paying me, when the main returned, he was impressed with the report he got and started letting me take control, he said he didn't initially think I was going to be able to handle it the way he does. He later made me his no 1 instructor. I've been doing it for some years now and I've been able to buy my own car."

tobimillar:
I just successfully read a thread from page one to the end ... tochi, keep it up..following you as amaechi dey follow buhari

Thanks bro... Means a lot.

ijbeauty:
Continue with the good works Tochiphotos, I have always been following and I really commend you for the wonderful job. Pls I will like to suggest that you place the location of each story right under the update, I think it will help us know where the stories are coming from... (I knw say u go reach my area one day...lol)

Lol which side is your area?

Ksslib:

That boy at the far right. Make the papa watch am well.

Na so Anini take start.

Looool.

"We just finished screening for an U14 championship and 3 of us were among those that made it, some of our friends did not make the cut but we told them sorry.
*HOL*
Who is your favorite Nigerian footballer of all time
*Boy on the left* Victor Moses, because he knows how to dribble.
*HOL* what of Okocha and Kanu?
*Boy on the left* I've not watched them before, they've not given birth to me when they were active but I heard Okocha can dribble more than Messi."

"I was the best graduating student from my set in OOU, but I could not go for my NYSC for 2 years, because the school misplaced/lost some of my files. It was a really terrible time for me, I felt the whole world was passing me by and I was just static. My mates finished their service and it was as if everyone I knew was getting employed and I've not even started my journey.
Instead of staying at home sulking, I decided to do something and add value to myself so I took a job, a computer operator for a small shop in my neighborhood. The pay was very small, but I kept going cos I was learning new things.
Years later after everything was sorted out and I was done with service, the numerous computer skills I learnt back then came in handy and helped me secure a job in the biggest Ecommerce website in Nigeria. If not for that setback, I don't think I would be where I am today so I believe everything happens for a reason and sometimes the bad experiences are just getting us ready for something bigger and better."

"I'm learning how to do 360 spin, I've fallen more than 15 times, but I will still learn it cos my friend knows how to do it. There is also a boy I saw on espn, he is small like me and can even do more difficult moves."

"We saw so many exciting things at the museum, so many fine fine paintings and sculptures. We also saw the car Murtala Mohammed was assassinated in and President Buhari's picture when he was in the army and big mummy also taught us how to pray and forgive one another."

"We brought the kids to the museum so they can learn about Nigeria's history, it's important for people to know about their history because if they don't know where they came from, they won't know where they are heading to."

Hey guys! Please check out the equally amazing Humans of Ogun by aitop www.nairaland.com/2632727/humans-ogun-state-street-photography#38621968

Please let's follow and encourage him. Thank you.

Nice one bro really happy you finally started, the hardest part is starting. Remember not everybody will agree to your request so don't feel bad if you get turned down, just focus on the yes(s) and positives, it will only get easier and better from here.
And as I said before, do not hesitate to reach out if you need help with anything.

Have fun bro

"In 1986, my Dad gave me 1 naira for dash, the most I had earned before was in kobo so the N1 was huge to me. I remember been afraid to move around with it, knowing I had 1 naira inside my pocket made feel like I was carrying something very heavy.
The following day, I took it to school and the woman I wanted to buy snacks from refused to sell to me, she seized the money and insisted I bring my father so he can verify he was the one that gave me the money. That's how disciplined people were back then, but now you'll see a 20 year old driving a big car and buying expensive things with no verified means of income and no one cares or ask questions, all they know is the person is rich and will be worshiped finish."