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  • All the Times Nigeria Won at the Olympics

    All the Times Nigeria Won at the Olympics

    The new edition of the Olympic Games will run from July 26 to August 11, 2024. All qualified nations, including Nigeria, will be in Paris to participate in the upcoming international multi-sport event.

    Since 1952 (except 1976), Nigeria has participated in all Olympic games, and despite having only 27 medals to show for it, we’re there again in this 2024 edition. As we look forward to Nigeria’s action at this year’s edition, this article revisits all the times Nigeria won at the Olympics.

    1964

    Nigeria won her first bronze medal in Tokyo in 1964 through Nojeem Maiyegun. Nojeem won the bronze medal in the men’s light middleweight category.

    Photo: The Nation

    1972

    Isaac Ikhouria, a Nigerian boxer in the men’s light-heavyweight category, won a bronze medal in München, West Germany 1972.

    Ikhouria at the 2nd right (Photo: Wikipedia)

    1984

    A five-person relay team won Nigeria’s first-ever medal in athletics at the Olympics in the men’s 4×400 metres race. The group, made up of Sunday Uti, Innocent Egbunike, Moses Ugbesien, and Rotimi Peters, won the bronze medal with a winning time of 2:59.32. The time record was an African record that stood until 1996.

    Also in 1984, Peter Konyyegwachie, a Nigerian boxer, won a silver medal in the men’s featherweight category.

    1992

    The Nigerian men’s 4×100 metres relay team (Oluyemi Kayode, Chidi Imoh, Olapade Adeniken, Davidson Ezinwa, Osmond Ezinwa) won a silver medal. The 4×100 metres relay for women (Mary Onyali, Christy Opara-Thompson, Beatrice Utondo, Faith Idehen) won a bronze medal.

    Men’s heavyweight boxer David Izonritei won a silver medal. Richard Igbineghu also won silver for Nigeria in the men’s super-heavyweight category. 

    Photo: GettyImages

    1996

    Nigeria claimed its first Olympic gold medal this year in the women’s long jump through Chioma Ajunwa (now a Nigerian police officer). The Super Eagles also won a gold medal in football.

    A silver medal came through the women’s 4×400 metres relay (the first since 1984). The relay team had Bisi Afolabi, Fatima Yusuf, Charity Opara, Falilat Ogunkoya.

    Mary Onyali and Calister Ubah won a bronze medal in the women’s 200-metre category. Falilat Ogunkoya, Fatima Yusuf and Bisi Afolabi won a bronze medal in the 400-metre category. Duncan Dokiwari won another bronze medal in the men’s boxing super-heavyweight category.

    2000

    Nigeria claimed the gold medal in the men’s 4×400 metres relay, a silver medal in the women’s 100 metres hurdles, and another in the women’s weightlifting heavyweight category.

    Photo: Newsweek

    2004

    Nigeria won two bronze medals—one in the men’s 4×100 metres relay and the other in men’s 4×400 metres relay categories. 

    Photo: Making of Champions

    2008

    Nigeria won three silver and two bronze medals in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.

    The women’s team won a silver 4×100 metres relay. Blessing Okagbare got a silver medal in the women’s long jump, and the Super Eagles also got one in the men’s football category. Men’s taekwondo (Chika Chukwumerije) won a bronze medal, and so did Maryam Usman for the weightlifting women’s super-heavyweight category.

    Maryam Usman at the 2008 Olympics (Photo: Making of Champions)

    2016

    The Super Eagles won a bronze medal in the men’s football category.

    Photo: BellaNaija

    2020

    Ese Brume won a bronze medal in the women’s long jump category, and Blessing Oborududu won a silver medal in the women’s freestyle wrestling light-heavyweight category.

    Photo: Sports Brief

    Only Geniuses Can Score 8/10 On This Olympics Quiz

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  • 12 Fun Games to Play Over the Phone With a Friend

    12 Fun Games to Play Over the Phone With a Friend

    Is sapa keeping you confined to the house against your will? Do you want to have the best time with your friends without spending a dime? We know a couple of fun games to play over the phone with a friend that’ll send boredom to the ditch from whence it came.

    Texting games

    These are games you can play over the phone with a friend on apps like Whatsapp, Instagram, X or iMessage. For these games, you only need a willing partner and decent data connection.

    Truth or Dare

    12 Fun Games To Play Over The Phone with A Friend

    Photo source: GooglePlay

    It’s a WhatsApp game like texting, only that it has an interesting catch to it. Choose truth and you and your friend can take turns asking questions. When you choose to dare, you challenge each other to do something mischievous. 

    Emoji translation

    Photo source: Pinterest

    There’s no better way to test your knowledge of emojis. The rules are simple: Send an emoji or a string of them, and your friend has to try to interpret your hidden message.

    Never Have I Ever

    12 Fun Games To Play Over The Phone with A Friend

    Photo source: Parade

    Like Truth or Dare, this game is a great option for bonding over the phone as it helps you to learn new things about yourselves. Take turns asking each other about the deeds you’ve never done. If you’re guilty of the deed, you take a drink.

    Trivia

    12 Fun Games To Play Over The Phone with A Friend

    Photo source: SnackNation

    Pick a category both of you are familiar with. It could be afrobeats, Nollywood, Nigerian current affairs, fashion or anything else. Then, ask random questions from the chosen category. Each correct answer attracts a point.

    Word unscramble

    Photo: GooglePlay

    This is one of the easiest games to play over the phone with a friend who gives strong spelling bee/scrabble energy. Pick a word, and y’all can take turns forming as many words as possible using only letters from the word.

    Name That Tune

    Photo Source: Tech Edvocate

    If you and your friend are music heads, this game should be on your radar. Text some lyrics to your friend and whoever names the song first wins the round.

    Mobile app games you can play with friends on your phone

    If you need something a little more exciting than text-based games, mobile app games will come through for you. There are several multiplayer games on the Google and Apple app stores on your device.

    iMessage games

    12 Fun Games To Play Over The Phone with A Friend

    This is strictly for Apple users. The iMessage feature on iPhone devices comes with several multiplayer games like pictoword, word streak with friends, X and Os, etc.

    Candy Crush

    Photo source: GooglePlay

    You simply need to invite your friend to join the game, and y’all can crush as many candies as you like until you tire out, or run out of battery.

    Ludo

    12 Fun Games To Play Over The Phone with A Friend

    Photo source: Ludo Online

    If your friend was around, y’all would have pulled out a ludo board and the beat time. But who says you can’t go at it virtually? There’s a digital version that lets you play against each other or team up against another player.

    Call of Duty

    Photo source: AFK Gaming

    You’ll love this if you’re into action games. You can shootout against each other or as a team.

    8 ball pool

    12 Fun Games To Play Over The Phone with A Friend

    Photo source: Google Play

    Since any physical hangout costs an arm and a leg these days, playing pool with friends at a lounge may no longer be wise. But this mobile version will more than suffice. The multiplayer game allows you to go head to head with your friend.

    Asphalt 8: Airborne

    Photo source: GSMArena

    If you and your friends love arcade racing, you should have this on your list of multiplayer mobile games. You get to pick fancy cars and race against each other all night long.

    Read this next: 4 Board Games That Aren’t As Fun As People Claim

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  • The Z! Crossword: Vol. 35

    The Z! Crossword: Vol. 35

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    Crossword Answers

    Across

    2 – Crocs, 5 – Pen, 6 – TG Omori, 8 – Ilebaye, 10 – Beans, 12 – Affidavit, 13 – Thread, 14 – Facebeat, 16 – Oral

    Down

    1 – Ngozi, 3 – Spaghetti, 4 – Keke, 7 – Isale Eko, 9 – Black, 11 – Calabar, 13 – Temporary, 15 – Ghost

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  • The Z! Crossword: Vol. 28

    The Z! Crossword: Vol. 28

    Crossword Answers

    Across

    2 – Eight, 5 – Bolt, 6 – Ope, 8 – LASU, 11- Oppenheimer, 12- BallonGas, 15 – Frodd, 16 – Rap

    Down

    1 – Headies, 3 – TurningStick, 4 – Fatal, 7 – Ease, 9 – Artisan, 10 – Photocopy, 12 – Beer, 13 – Garri, 14 – Soda

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  • The Z! Crossword: Vol. 21

    The Z! Crossword: Vol. 21

    Crossword Answers

    Across

    6 – Aba, 7 – PrettyMike, 9 – Breathe, 10 – Seven, 11- Fuji, 16 – Ekiti, 17 – Wahala

    Down

    1- Baller, 2 – Murtala, 3 – Ache, 4 – PlantashunBoiz, 5 – Apple, 8 – Milo, 12 – Cohabit, 13 – Search, 14 – Timz, 15 – Mad

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  • The Z! Crossword: Vol. 18

    The Z! Crossword: Vol. 18

    Crossword Answers

    Across

    3 – Chicken, 4 – Gym, 8 – Like, 9 – Doxology, 10 – 2baba, 14 – Eggs, 15 – Zobo, 16 – Princess, 17 – Choker

    Down

    1 – Wash, 2 – Innoson, 3 – Colos, 5 – Mayorkun, 6 – Water, 7 – Bobrisky, 11- Bic, 12 – BDSM, 13- Kobo, 17 – Cancel

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  • The Z! Crossword: Vol. 17

    The Z! Crossword: Vol. 17

    Crossword Answers

    Across

    1 – Femi, 3 – See, 4 – Ghost, 5 – Man, 8 – Stunner, 12 – Ate, 13 – Olodo, 14 – Writer, 15 – Weeks, 17 – YKTV, 18 – Purr

    Down

    1- FuelScarcity, 2 – Gala, 6 – Network, 7 – Hope, 9 – Joeboy, 10 – Makeover, 11- Money, 16 – sGAWD

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  • The Z! Crossword: Vol. 15

    The Z! Crossword: Vol. 15

    Crossword Answers

    Across

    2 – Ruin, 4 – Funny, 5 – LoveLife, 8 – Mojito, 9, Wasabi, 13 – DoubleUp, 14 – Bloody, 15 – Suya, 17 – OOTD, 18 – Owambe

    Down

    1- Grass, 3 – Imagination, 6 – Expo, 7 – Homebody, 10 – Actors, 11- Bollywood, 12 – Outside, 16 – POV, 19 – MTN

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  • The Z! Crossword: Vol. 14

    The Z! Crossword: Vol. 14

    Crossword Answers

    Across

    4 – HotBabes, 6 – Ready, 10 – Shakara, 11 – Amebo, 13 – Chopist, 16 – Wizkid

    Down

    1- FOMO, 2- Baller, 3 – Beer, 5 – Pasta, 7 – Davido, 8 – Podcast, 9 – ChatGPT, 12 – Billing, 14 – Scam, 15 – Akagum

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  • The Z! Crossword: Vol. 13

    The Z! Crossword: Vol. 13

    Crossword Answers

    Across

    3 – Olamide, 5 – Mafo, 8 – Facebook, 10 – Talking, 12 – Charlotte, 13 – Lamba, 14 – Ajala, 16 – Ring

    Down

    1 – Cook, 2 – Baddie, 4 – MI, 6 – Eba, 7 – Followcome, 9 – Siesta, 10 – This, 11 – DanaAir, 15 – Aunty

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  • The Z! Crossword: Vol. 12

    The Z! Crossword: Vol. 12

    Crossword Answers

    Across

    3 – Spray, 4 – Feel, 6 – China, 8 – Peak, 10 – Come again, 11 – Tenant, 13 – Lagos, 14 – Semo, 16 – Doctor

    Down

    1 – INEC, 2 – NYSC, 3 – Slippers, 5 – Pawpaw, 7 – Hilda Baci, 9 – Aza, 12 – Nose, 15 – Mandem

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  • The Z! Crossword: Vol. 11

    The Z! Crossword: Vol. 11

    Crossword Answers

    Across

    4 – Opp, 5 – Tailor, 6 – Buttons, 9 – Legwork, 11 – Tinubu, 13 – 400k, 14 – Japa

    Down

    1 – Goodgirl, 2 – Charm, 3 – Thrift, 4 – Omidan, 6 – Blow, 7 – TikTok, 8 – BloodyCivilian, 10 – Music, 12 – NepoBaby

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  • The Z! Crossword: Vol. 10

    The Z! Crossword: Vol. 10

    Crossword Answers

    Across

    1- Rant, 5 – God, 6 – Shalaye, 10 – DSTV, 11 – NEPA, 13 – Ronu, 14 – Meat, 15 – Dey play, 16 – Idan

    Down

    2 – Tiwa Savage, 3 – Cooler, 4- HERtitude, 7- Ajo, 8 – Panama, 9- Head, 12 – Amala

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  • Zikoko Solitaire

    Zikoko Solitaire

    If you enjoy Zikoko Solitaire, try Freecell or Spider Solitaire!

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    Zikoko Spider Solitaire

    Try out Freecell and Zikoko Solitaire if you like Spider Solitaire.

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  • The Craziest Never Have I Ever Questions You’ve Probably Never Thought Of

    The Craziest Never Have I Ever Questions You’ve Probably Never Thought Of

    Have you ever been to a game night and ended up bored out of your mind with the games they were playing — especially when they’re not daring people to remove 15 articles of clothing? Then you haven’t tried the Zikoko Never Have I Ever Guide. 

    Source: Zikoko Memes

    How to play Never Have I Ever

    Never Have I Ever is one of the most chaotic games in existence, as long as you do it right. 

    For the alcohol lovers in the building: Each player will take turns mentioning an experience or activity they’ve never done and whoever’s done these things has to take a shot or a sip of whatever they’re drinking (extra points if the drink tastes like petrol). If no one has done that thing, then the person who mentioned it has to take a drink. The winner of the game is the person who takes the least amount of drinks. 

    For sparkling wine lovers: Instead of using alcohol, every participant holds up their 10 fingers and takes one finger down for each thing they’ve done on the list of “Never Have I Ever” questions. The person with the last finger wins. 

    To make the game more fun, make sure people who’ve done the most insane activities spill the tea about how it went down.  

    Here are some Never Have I Ever questions to get you started: 

    Never Have I Ever: Relationship and Sex Edition 

    Source: Zikoko Memes

    1. Never have I ever had my wig fall off during intense fornication

    2. Never have I ever been served breakfast by someone I wasn’t even in a relationship with 

    3. Never have I ever faked moaned during phone sex

    4. Never have I ever slept with someone I know my friend likes 

    5. Never have I ever pretended to be cool with my friend’s partner after I told them to break up with the person 

    6. Never have I ever fantasised about a dead (hot, but dead) person during fornication 

    7. Never have I pretended not to know how an equipment works in gym just so I could get my crush’s attention

    8. Never have I ever prayed for someone’s relationship to scatter so I could shoot my shot 

    9. Never have I ever measured my penis with a tape rule 

    10. Never have I ever pretended to like an artistes, TV show, movie or song because I wanted someone to like me 

    RECOMMENDED: TV Shows We Watched to Impress Our Crush — 7 Nigerians Confess

    Never Have I Ever: Unhinged Naija Edition 

    Source: Zikoko Memes

    1. Never have I ever pretended not to like amala or semo for clout 

    2. Never have I ever missed my bus stop because I was too scared or shy to shout “O wa” 

    3. Never have I bought a new flight ticket to avoid hearing my parents say “I told you so” after I miss my flight

    4. Never have I ever watched porn with my Nigerian parent 

    5. Never have I ever said “God forbid” after singing a song lyric that involves death 

    6. Never have I been involved in one of those Wizkid vs. Davido arguments 

    7. Never have I ever called someone “Oga” or “Boss” 50 times because I couldn’t remember their real name

    8. Never have I ever lied so I could jump the queue at at ATM 

    9. Never have I ever pressed the close button on an elevator even though I saw someone else coming

    10. Never have I ever sang the wrong lyrics for the “Where the fishes drown or even die of thirst” part of the super story theme song

    RECOMMENDED: Wale Adenuga Would Be Proud of This Super Story Ranking

    Never Have I Ever: Chaotic Office Edition 

    Source: Zikoko Memes

    1. Never have I ever taken a virtual meeting while taking a shit

    2. Never have I ever lied about being proficient in something I wasn’t proficient in on my CV 

    3. Never have I eaten spoilt food just so I could get sick and avoid work

    4. Never have I lied about network being the reason I couldn’t turn on my camera during a virtual meeting 

    5. Never have I ever dodged a co-worker in public outside of work 

    6. Never have I ever fornicated with a co-worker and then pretended not to know them at work the next day

    7. Never have I pooped in the office toilet only for the poop not to flush completely

    8. Never have I pretended to have a terminal illness just so I could resign from my job? 

    9. Never have I ever claimed to be able to work well under pressure in a job interview, knowing fully well that it’s a detty lie. 

    10. Never have I ever opened Microsoft Word to type rubbish just so my co-workers and boss think I’m busy. 

    RECOMMENDED: 11 Alternative Questions Recruiters Should Ask During Interviews

    Never Have I Ever: Social Media Edition 

    Source: Zikoko Memes

    1. Never have I ever blocked someone and lied that my phone was stolen 

    2. Never have I ever cheated on a Zikoko quiz 

    3. Never have I ever posted a diet on social media knowing fully well that I was going to eat swallow and egusi that day

    4. Never have I pretended not to know someone I follow on social media just so they could greet me first 

    5. Never have I ever followed my partner’s ex on social media with a burner account

    6. Never have I ever spread or laughed at the rumour that Zikoko writers are on crack 

    7. Never have I ever rewatched all my stories on Instagram or snaps after realising someone I liked just watched them 

    8. Never have I ever sent an “I’m in your city” message to a social media mutual with the intention of removing their pant 

    9. Never have I ever googled myself 

    10. Never have I ever googled “Never have I ever” questions for a game night 

    ALSO READ: We Tried 12 TikTok Hacks and Ranked Them From “God Forbid” to “Underrated Gem”

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  • The Z! Crossword: Vol. 8

    The Z! Crossword: Vol. 8

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  • QUIZ: Play the Lottery and We’ll Guess Your Net Worth

    QUIZ: Play the Lottery and We’ll Guess Your Net Worth

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  • The Z! Crossword: Vol. 7

    The Z! Crossword: Vol. 7

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  • The Z! Crossword: Vol. 6

    The Z! Crossword: Vol. 6

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    The Z! Crossword: Vol. 5

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    The Z! Crossword: Vol. 4

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  • The Z! Crossword: Nigerian Pop

    The Z! Crossword: Nigerian Pop

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  • The Z! Crossword: Election Edition

    The Z! Crossword: Election Edition

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    The Z! Crossword

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  • QUIZ: How Much Of A Badass Gamer Are You?

    QUIZ: How Much Of A Badass Gamer Are You?

    Does the sight of a game console excite the badass in you, or you’re not that much of a gamer?

    Take this quiz and we’ll confirm:

    How many times have you bragged to your friends that you could beat them hands down at a video game competition?

    Finally, here is your chance to show that you are a badass and win cool cash while you at it.

    Powered by the music maestro and gaming lord, Dr Sid, KON10DR is bringing the Esports Championship to you, right where you are.

    The competition, a series of video game competitions conducted using Football Ultimate Team on PlayStation 4 & 5, Call of Duty Mobile, Mortal Kombat 11 and Street Fighter 5, will take place online and offline, featuring 4 game titles; Football Ultimate Team, Call of Duty Mobile: Multiplayer, Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat.

    It’s a little too late to join the qualifiers but you can still catch up on all the action and win cool prizes. Follow @_kon10dr on Instagram or visit http://kon10dr.com/ board the championship train and catch all the excitement.

    Attending the grand finale is free!

    Information on how to register to attend the grand finale live event holding on December 15th in Lagos, Nigeria will also be made available.

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  • All You Need to Know Before Attending a House Party in Nigeria

    All You Need to Know Before Attending a House Party in Nigeria

    It’s December, aka Detty December aka house party szn. There are a couple of things you need to know before attending a house party in Nigeria. These things are to help you maximize your time there and have as much fun as you possibly can. 

    1. Bring your own booze. 

    Yes, bring your own alcohol. Nigeria is expensive and your host may or may not have enough money to provide alcohol for everyone there. It’s only right to bring your own booze so the party stays flowing with alcohol. 

    2. You become a lemon the moment you walk through the door. 

    Are you really at a Nigerian house party if they haven’t called you Lemon 1 or Lemon 24? The name your parents gave you loses its meaning and you are automatically transformed into a lemon. 

    Lemon - Wikipedia
    You, at a house party.

    3. House party and games night mean the same thing to Nigerians. 

    A lot of Nigerians don’t know the difference between a house party and a games night. You want to drink booze and shake your bum, meanwhile, your host wants you to participate in a long list of questionable games. Anything your eyes see in a house party— just take it like that.

    4. It’s a games night, not an orgy. 

    The only time a games night should be changed into an orgy is when it’s been stated in the list of activities and everyone has been informed prior to their arrival. 

    5.The person toasting you can be at the house party with 10 other people they are toasting. 

    You can attend a house party and meet your boyfriend, his side chic and his small girlfriend. All this can happen while you are there with your second boyfriend too. The good thing about it is the thrill of it all. 

    6. Some people aren’t there to have any fun.

    We know this may come as a surprise to you, but some people don’t attend house parties with the intention to have fun and it’s both surprising and confusing. They spend all the time on their phone waiting for the person who hasn’t texted them back in weeks to suddenly text them. Jokers.

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  • QUIZ: Which Squid Game Player Are You?

    QUIZ: Which Squid Game Player Are You?

    Would you be a smart Squid Game player or would you be a weak one? Take this quiz and we’ll tell you:

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  • 8 Games Night Ideas You Can Play With Friends

    8 Games Night Ideas You Can Play With Friends

    When it comes to games night ideas you can play with friends, it is best to consider the people you’ll be inviting so you can choose games that each person will enjoy. Not every time truth or dare, or never have I ever. Here are 8 game night ideas you can play with your friends.

    1. Charades

    There will never be a time when charades isn’t a good games night idea you can play with friends. Just think of that quiet friend trying to act out milkshakes. Will they grab a cup of milk and try to shake it around or what? Either way, the outcome will be hilarious. 

    2. Board games

    Board games are a staple of every good games night. People get comfortable and sit around having mindless fun. Before you know it, someone has gone bankrupt in monopoly, and another person is cursing all their ancestors because they feel they have the worst luck. 

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    3. Card games 

    Is it even a games night if there are no card games involved? How will you know the friends that are sore losers, the ones that have ridiculously good luck and the one that doesn’t know when to stop gloating? You know the friend that hates you when they give you 4 “pick 5” in a row in a game of whot.

    4. Eating games

    No games night is complete without an eating game. After all the drinking going on, you must sober up your friends with an eating game. Nothing gingers people like food. Just know that this game is expensive because the price of onions is expensive. 

    5.Drinking games

    Yes, there are so many games night ideas you can play with friends, but nothing tops drinking games. Of course, you must be considerate of that one person that doesn’t drink. There is also that one friend that drinks whether they failed the question or not. A really good example of a drinking game is “the lemon game”. Concentration and drinking don’t always go well.

    6. Jenga

    This game is very deceptive because it looks easy until one person spends thirty minutes thinking of where to stack his block. There is always that freakishly good person who removes the Jenga block from the weirdest angles and still wins. As the host, you have the power to ban those two people. thank you.

    7.Concentration games

    Just as people are beginning to relax and ease into the gaming mood, bring out these games.  You are the host, nobody can beat you. Ask people to recite the Nigerian states and their capitals, finish up the national anthem, or spell silhouette and watch people embarrass their ancestors. 

    8.The chore game

    You know we can’t teach you how to host people without telling you how to get them to clean up their mess. Create fake games like first to wash the car, plate washing supreme combo, floor-sweeping supersonic mode, and there you have it, the perfect games night. 

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  • 5 Reasons Why You Should Play The Online Game Called ‘Amber Rush’ By Amber Drinks Ltd

    5 Reasons Why You Should Play The Online Game Called ‘Amber Rush’ By Amber Drinks Ltd

    Do you know that Amber Drinks Ltd is celebrating its first anniversary with an online game called “Amber Rush” ? Here are 5 reasons why you should play Amber Rush:

    1. You can win amazing prizes

    Playing a game and winning amazing prizes has to be the best thing since jollof rice, brace yourselves and win loads of goodies.

    2. It’s a good way to kill boredom

    An idle mind they say is the devil’s workshop. Do you wanna be lazy on the bed doing nothing or tasking your brain with an engaging game?

    3. A great exercise

    Brace yourselves and get a chilled can of Amber Energy Drink as you’d be doing a lot of screen tapping which is good for finger exercise.

    4. You can challenge your friends to beat your highscore

    To all your friends who think they are better than you in gaming, here’s your chance to prove them wrong.

    5. You can improve your financial status

    Wouldn’t you want to change your financial status from a thousand naira to a million bucks? Well, by playing the Amber Rush game, you too can stand a chance to call yourself a millionaire.

    To play the Amber Rush game, visit http://rush.amberenergydrink.com/ to start.Amber Energy Drink, stimulate the energy in you!

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  • 7 Fun Games That Always End In Tears

    7 Fun Games That Always End In Tears

    Like Jumanji, there are certain games that cause nothing but anger, frustration, and misery amongst friends and family, leading to the complete destruction of relationships you once thought would be always and forever. Games like:

    1) Monopoly

    A board game with a runtime seemingly never less than 6 hours, Monopoly brings out the absolute worst in every single player. You know your inner sadist has jumped out and taken over when you already own all the houses but refuse to end the game, even though everyone else is broke.

    Can you guess the Nigerian artist from two clues?

    The Zikoko Game show is finally here!! In the first episode, the contestants attempt to decipher the name of Nigerian artists from two picture clues shown to them.  Do you think you can do better than them? Let us know how many you get correctly.

    Click here to watch

    2) Scrabble

    You’re playing the game with a friend while others watch. It’s your turn and even though you’ve gone through your available letter tiles countless times, you can’t come up with a word that’ll give enough points. It’s been 20 minutes. You’re stressed AF because you know that with each passing second, they’re judging the hell out of you. You finally play a basic word (e.g. dog) and someone snickers. Enraged, you throw the nearest wine bottle at the person’s face. There’s blood, pieces of skin, and broken teeth everywhere. Game night has descended into chaos, and Satan is pleased.

    3) Whot!

    Specifically, the Nigerian multi-player game named General Market. There’s nothing worse than the betrayal you feel when you think you’re about to shut shit down with your last card and then someone you consider a friend (or worse, family) destroys your dreams of being a winner by smacking you in the face with a barrage of pick 2s, pick 3s, and general markets.

    4) Football Video Games

    It always starts out innocently enough and almost always ends like this:

    Player 1 (to opponent): “I gave you 2 goals at the beginning of the match and still won 6-0!”

    Player 2 (dropping pad and walking off): “Maybe if your father worked this hard on his marriage your mother wouldn’t have left him for your landlord.”

    Onlookers will now be like:

     

    5) Charades

    The aim of the game is to describe things, people, places, or phrases without speaking. Safe to say, the possibility of you making a big fool of yourself with this game is a strong 10, and worse still, if your teammate doesn’t know what you’re trying to describe and spends the entire time just staring at you, confused AF.

    6) After round one

    It involves the last person standing, getting their hands slapped with no mercy. That’s enough to let you know the amount of tension this game starts and ends with. Also, if your friendship isn’t built on solid ground, you might leave this game and block the other players.

    7) Musical chairs

    The players are supposed to dance around an uneven number of chairs until one seat is left, and someone is crowned the winner. But there’s almost never dancing involved in this game. It’s almost always just a quick two-step with everyone staring daggers at each other.

    Astor George

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  • 7 Games That Prove You Had A Nigerian Childhood

    7 Games That Prove You Had A Nigerian Childhood

    Growing up in Nigeria can be all shades of awesome, weird and just plain insane, depending on the kind of Nigerian parents you had. But, the awesomeness of playground time cannot be disputed, sometimes I want to shed off this adult skin and dance in the rain while playing suwe or ten-ten.

    We’ve listed seven games that make us reminisce about our childhood. Do you remember any?

    Ten-Ten

    This involves a lot of hand and leg movement; clapping your hands against your partner’s in a fast rhythm while moving your legs in a opposite direction to theirs, trying to best them.

    Suwe

    Multiple squares are drawn within a big rectangle on the floor, then each player hops on one leg after throwing a pebble in a square. The goal is to avoid stepping on the square with the pebble in it.

    Boju-Boju

    This is Nigeria’s equivalent of hide and seek. The only difference being that the seeker must sing; “boju-boju, oloro nbo, shey kin shi? (close your eyes, close your eyes, a maquerade is coming, should I open my eyes?)” while others find hiding places until they give permission to the seeker to open his/her eyes.

    Who Is In The Garden?

    After forming “a big circle like your mother’s cooking pot”, the next step is for someone to get within the circle then begin a call and response chant; “Who is in the garden? A little fine girl. Can I come and see her? No no no no. I beg my sister/brother follow me.“

    I Call On!

    This is an indoor game that requires each player to write the letters of the alphabet on a notebook, then proceed to write names of people, places, animals, fruits and things that begins with any letter that is called on. The player with the highest results wins.

    Who Stole The Meat From The Cooking Pot?

    This is also a call and response outdoor game that also involves forming a circle. An accusation of who stole the imaginary meat is made and everyone shifts the blame, you are out of the game if you get caught unaware with no response ready.

    “Number one stole the meat from the cooking pot. You mean me? Yes you. It couldn’t be. Then who? Number two stole the meat from the cooking pot.“

    When Will You Marry?

    This involves a round of questions that must be answered while the player skips rope. Questions usually include; “When will you marry, this year, next year, single forever? How many wives/husbands will you have? How many kids would you have? How many cars would you buy? How many houses would you build?”

    So, which of these were your favorite?

    Gabriella Opara

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  • How Many Of These Local Games Do You Remember?

    Growing up, a number of games shaped our childhoods and frankly our whole lives. Tinko-tinko taught us pristine hand-eye co-ordination, Ayo sharpened our math skills. We are pretty sure this list isn’t exhaustive, but for me these are the most memorable childhood games I can remember.

    Who is in the garden?

    Who remembers how the chant went? “Who is in the garden?” “A little fine girl” “Can I come and see her?” “No no no no”

    Suwe

    To the ajebos its hopscotch but to me, it’ll always be Suwe. Who remembers slipping bits of chalk stolen from class to draw the lines for Suwe during break?

    Ten-ten

    For reasons I’ll never understand, this game was only ever played by girls. It was mad fun though.

    After round one

    This game was the bane of my existence because I always lost, but that didn’t stop me from playing it every day. I’d go home with my hands red and smarting but would still play it the next day.

    When will you marry?

    It’s funny how for me this went from being just a childhood game to a real-life question I’m asked every day.

    Tinko-tinko

    Your hand-eye coordination needed to be on point for this one. Miss a beat and you lose.

    Name, Place, Animal, Food, Thing

    Trying to fill out this form for X, U, V and Q used to be so hard.

    Fire on the mountain

    I remember never really running too far once I heard “There is fire on the mountain, run run run” so that I could easily get a partner once I heard “the fire is out”.

    Boju-boju

    You might know this one as hide and seek, but the real OGs remember this as boju-boju.

    Form a big circle

    This might not have exactly been a game itself but it was the start of all the greatest games from there is fire on the mountain to ‘who stole the meat from the cooking pot?’

    I’m sure I left many out so please help me jog my memory!

    Toketemu Ohwovoriole

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  • 8 Excuses Guys That Suck at FIFA Use All the Time

    8 Excuses Guys That Suck at FIFA Use All the Time

    1. “Guy, the pad is slippery. Who used it last?”

    If you didn’t eat so much, I wouldn’t be losing.

    2. Chill, let’s restart. There was something in my eye when you scored that 5th goal.

    No, it was sand not my tears.

    3. It’s not my fault I lost, you were talking too much. It’s distracting na.

    Your voice is too loud.

    4. “Let me use that pad. You gave me the bad one, scammer”

    The pad is hot even… You knew it was bad.

    5. This seat isn’t comfortable. It’s giving me back pain.

    So I must break my back over FIFA

    6. “Is this FIFA 2020? I only play FIFA 2012”

    Why are you bringing a different game for me?

    7. “Put on the AC, how am I supposed to play in this heat. Am I a snake?”

    Whether you want to cook hotdog in this heat. Fool.

    8. I like Call of Duty even. You know i’m not a sports person

    I only play shooting games, you know na.

    Osaretin Tunde-Oni

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  • 15 Tweets Only People Who Love Games Will Immediately Recognise

    1. Everybody totally played with these.

    If you have a game history like mine you probably started with these pic.twitter.com/kUcuXcr4Jg

    — Emo girl (@canyewext) August 24, 2016

    2. When Super Mario was king.

    And then we got Nintendo and we played games like these. ‘Tank’ was bae pic.twitter.com/LtTmxDnuLX

    — Emo girl (@canyewext) August 24, 2016

    3. The unforgettable ‘Goal 3’.

    Oh and how can you forget ‘goal 3’ ? it was the shit back then. Balls turning into animals when you shoot pic.twitter.com/sgTX4bsX5t

    — Emo girl (@canyewext) August 24, 2016

    4. Only the biggest boys and girls used SEGA.

    SEGA came into our lives and we were excited when we played these games pic.twitter.com/sOe8d2I0Sl

    — Emo girl (@canyewext) August 24, 2016

    5. When all of us wanted to Micheal Jackson.

    We sure can’t forget the ‘Michael Jackson moonwalker’ game. It was ? pic.twitter.com/Wqpp5cLrd3

    — Emo girl (@canyewext) August 24, 2016

    6. That time Sony blessed the world with PS 1.

    When we got this beauty. we felt ontop of the world pic.twitter.com/qsb7EoF42w

    — Emo girl (@canyewext) August 24, 2016

    7. And everybody played Need For Speed instead of doing their homework.

    And spent our money buying games like pic.twitter.com/8tBV8izPru

    — Emo girl (@canyewext) August 24, 2016

    8. Who remembers Lara Croft from Tomb Raider?

    And pic.twitter.com/k1Px01WVHX

    — Emo girl (@canyewext) August 24, 2016

    9. Resident Evil was the stuff nightmares were made of.

    Don’t lie ‘Resident Evil nemesis’ didn’t scare the shit out of you back then. Always scared to open doors in it ? pic.twitter.com/ffumrWeSg7

    — Emo girl (@canyewext) August 24, 2016

    10. The world has come a long way sha.

    This baby later came into our lives pic.twitter.com/BS3rplyeQH

    — Emo girl (@canyewext) August 24, 2016

    11. PS 2 was bae please!

    Ps2 games had better graphics. You sure played one of these pic.twitter.com/otlgQUuYKl

    — Emo girl (@canyewext) August 24, 2016

    12. God of war was a movie on its own.

    ‘God of war’ blew our minds. Storyline too perfect. We need the movie. pic.twitter.com/DgIAHwVBEw

    — Emo girl (@canyewext) August 24, 2016

    13. This game that made all of us feel like bad guys.

    Don’t tell me you haven’t played this yet. Good graphics.. Good story. Nice characters. Trevor crazy as shit pic.twitter.com/QHHYLJ0Duz

    — Emo girl (@canyewext) August 24, 2016

    14. Only badass gamers will recognise this one.

    We used to play games for fun until games like this existed. This would get you emotional. I promise. Difficult too pic.twitter.com/BeJagUwsBX

    — Emo girl (@canyewext) August 24, 2016

    15. And this mind-blowing game.

    Another game that would sure mess with your mind, body and soul is this one pic.twitter.com/89aEYRekwZ

    — Emo girl (@canyewext) August 24, 2016

    16. … Just because Call of Duty is too lit!

    All tweets compiled by Canye Wext.

    Maryam

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  • 10 Olympic Sports You Can Start Practicing In Time For Tokyo 2020

    The Olympics are well over but we were super gingered by Japan’s amazing display at the Closing Ceremony in Rio. Because of that,we are ready to do wuru-wuru to the answer, so we can qualify for Tokyo 2020.

    1. Archery *a.k.a Bow and Arrow*

    Think of it as point and kill! Very easy something!

    2. Badminton

    Just hit the ball pam pam pam! Finish!

    3. Shooting

    After all the play-play gun moves we’ve had since we were kids, this one is just a piece of easy cake!

    4. Canoe Sprint

    We can all do row, row, row your boat now!

    5. Equestrian

    All the people riding horses at Bar-beach can organize for this one jor.

    6. Rhythmic gymnastics *women-only*

    If you can jump and dance like Eyo Masquerades, this one is for you.

    7. Water polo

    If you don’t have a swimming pool near you, take advantage of the recent rains and practice in your nearest gutter.

    8. Fencing

    This one is too easy abeg. Just chook someone with a fake sword and you win!

    9. Artistic gymnastics

    Simple somersaulting hian!

    10. Synchronised swimming

    Our mammy-water people can organize some ‘shoki’ moves underwater abeg.

    Let’s just drop this video here so our mammy waters can use it for practice when they go for meetings.

    https://youtu.be/PvYJ7qcUeUg?t=3s

    Shola

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  • Nigerian Super Eagles Crashed Out Of AFCON Qualifiers And Twitter Is Outraged

    Nigerian Super Eagles Crashed Out Of AFCON Qualifiers And Twitter Is Outraged
    The Nigerian Super Eagles will not participate in the 2017 AFCON tournament after their failure to qualify for the games.

    Although they had several shots at qualifying, their first leg match against Egypt which resulted in a draw lowered their chances.

    To add salt to injury, Chad dropped out of the game stating financial reasons and the Eagles were left with one chance: Win or Get Lost!

    The Eagles faced the Egyptian Pharaohs for the second time on March 29. Unfortunately for them, the Egyptian Pharaohs came hard this time, scored the only game of the match and earned a 5 point lead.

    When you realise the Nigerian Super Eagles will be missing the AFCON tournament for the second time.

    What a disappointment!

    https://twitter.com/ebuka_akara/status/714891049244758017

    Kuku kill us in this country.

    https://twitter.com/Mr_Svengali/status/714884969458507777

    Could this be why they didn’t win the game?

    https://twitter.com/UNCLE_AJALA/status/714907816931303425

    The team are now a shadow of what they used to be.

    Who is to be held responsible for disappointing Nigerians like this?

    Could it be the exchange rate?

    Shade!

    On the bright side, they’ve helped us save our money.

    The team begged Nigerians sha..

    But apology cannot buy fuel or wipe disappointment sha.

    In the end, Arsenal FC still takes the biggest L.

    Maryam

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