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Memes about life are the most popular type of meme. Memes are a popular form of humour and have become a primary online entertainment source. They are shared online and can be found in groups, forums, and chat rooms.
They are an effective way to get a laugh with your coworkers or friends. They help keep the mood light and can be a stress buster when tired, which is relatable to students as they often create and share funny memes about their teachers, tight schedules, lots of homework and paper writing tasks, deadlines, etc.
Memes have a strong influence on people. They make us happy, bring us together, and bring a smile to our faces.
Let’s look for the main reasons people love funny memes so much.
Hilarious memes have a remarkable impact on people’s physical health and life in general
Memes are primarily fun as they’re relatable. They make us laugh, and laughing impacts the longevity of our lives. Studies show that if you laugh a lot, you decrease stress levels and increase endorphin levels, which make you happy and thriving. In addition, laughing can prevent cardiovascular diseases and make you feel physically strong and energized.
When you’re feeling down, and life isn’t going your way, a little laughter can be just what the doctor ordered. Here are some funny memes that will make you laugh and remind you that everything will be OK.
Funny memes are a huge benefit for the mental health
Psychologists say that laughing improves emotional health, and it’s great if you even smile at a joke because your subconscious mind will pick up the signal that you are happy, and you will feel that way yourself. Memes about life are also a great way to see something positive in everyday hustles and routines and, therefore, prevent depression and apathy.
Some studies also show that positive memes can be beneficial for people who are struggling with psychiatric conditions. These include anxiety and depression.
They can also help people understand how to cope with a stressful situation and offer a new perspective. This helps them overcome their fears and feelings of isolation.
Individuals with psychiatric disorders have been reported to find memes about life humorous and relatable. These memes have also been found to provide social connections for individuals experiencing psychiatric difficulties.
Amusing jokes, pictures or videos bring people together
People love funny memes about life because they make us laugh and feel happy. They help us see a different side of a stressful situation and realize we are not alone.
Such memes are relatable and are a great source of social bonding. They connect people to others facing the same stressors and can help them find humor in their situation.
Memes about life are an underrated topic of conversation. They are a great way to lighten the mood, make people laugh, and even give you a break from all that serious stuff.
Memes are also an excellent way to see what others say about your experiences and emotions, making them a natural conduit for communication. They have been proven to improve relationships and even make for a fun icebreaker during a tense situation.
One of the more critical reasons people love funny memes about life is that they often solve a problem or show the world how to do something previously inconceivable. This is especially true of social media and online forums. The most effective ones will entertain and inspire a slew of new ideas and innovations. They could be the catalyst for the next breakthrough in a field that’s existed for millennia.
They also help us connect to others around the world and communicate with them. They help us understand and learn about other cultures, as they often have references to other countries or events.
Summary
Funny memes about life are a great way to bring humor into any social media group or messaging system. They have many benefits and you can easily share them with your friends, family, or coworkers to lighten their day and have fun together.
Friends, the time has come to show the world how deadly your meme game is.
Zikoko is hosting a meme competition for the next week, starting today, December 9, 2022.
What’s this about?
Zikoko is relaunching its meme bank, Zikoko Memes, with a fresher design and more features. To make sure everyone is aware they can now get their memes, edit them and save them in one place, we’re doing this competition.
Which is why you’re here.
How to enter the Battle of the Meme competition
Friends in arms, this battle is in three steps.
First, you select the meme for this competition from memes.zikoko.com.
Click on the image on the #BattleoftheMemes banner, Click on the image on the #BattleoftheMemes banner, and click on the Remix icon.
Remixing
This means you add your own caption to make it funky. What’s a better caption on that welcome to a new dispensation meme, for instance? Bring that originality here.
Finally, you submit with the hashtag #Battleofthememe
If you don’t add the hashtag, we won’t see your entry.
And now, the most important part: What’s the prize?
We have 3 prizes for three winners.
1st Place: ₦30k + 1 month Canva Pro Subscription
2nd Place: ₦20k + 1 month Canva Pro Subscription
3rd Place: ₦10k
How do you win?
Follow our guidelines, share your meme on your social media and hope for the best!
Friends, it’s time to channel your inner wordsmith and Zikoko crack, and let’s BATTLE.
The funny Nigerian gateman is the most annoying stereotype in Nollywood movies, until you actually have one. These memes are for you if you’ve ever had a funny gateman.
When you first hire them
Somehow, they bamboozle their way into getting hired, and still, you’re thinking, “Finally, a chill person”. My dear, good luck.
When they tell you twice that they, “Have like that your material at home”, you’ll realise you have a clown on your hands.
You every time he makes a joke
If rolling your eyes was a competitive sport, you’d take first, second and third place. The worst part is the jokes aren’t half as funny as they think.
When he brings out the loud radio
Why have a pet when you can have a gateman with a radio that disturbs your neighbours just as much? And it’s always tuned to stations you never knew people listened to. You’d be wondering why this is a problem until you start reciting adverts word for word.
Or pretends to be hip
They constantly reference Instagram skits, somehow doing a better job of making it funny. Or are so familiar with fashion trends, you start wondering if you’re using the same internet.
When he talks about his family members
They either have an uncle who’s been shot 70 times and survived, or 100 children somewhere in the village. Anytime he tries to relate a situation to his family, just expect the most unhinged shit.
They always have everybody’s gist
I mean, when you open the gate for people, you’re likely to find out everything they’ve been up to. The person on a diet who hides to buy junk food when no one is around and the person sneaking in after curfew, they see everything.
We know all those failed talking stages pained you, but it’s time to laugh about it. We rise by forgetting about people, or how does that quote go?
The “smile through the pain” meme
For every time your friends told you about their love life and had the audacity to ask about yours when they knew it didn’t exist.
The “it’s giving delusional” meme
Nobody is saying you’re not sweet looking oh, but is it sweetness that’ll hold you at night? Anything to make you feel better after 100 failed talking stages, I guess.
The “I love myself” meme
You know what? I get it. I, too, would become the love of my life if everyone else refused to love me. Choose you. We dey your back.
The “settling for less” meme
The problem is you think you’re the “more” men deserve, and that’s why all your talking stages fail. Try wickedness and see what changes.
The “you have mind oh” meme
This meme is for when the person you were in a talking stage with woke up one morning to text, “I don’t think this is working”. The nerve, the audacity, the mind.
The “I give up” meme
This is when your friends pitied you and tried to hook you up with someone they knew. But you’re the one they bring all their relationship issues to, so you don’t think they have good taste.
The “it’s brutal out here” meme
You actually thought the talking stage was going well and started considering asking them out, only for them to post, “Happy one month, baby”. But that’s not your picture or name, and you’ve only known them for two weeks.
The “please, leave me alone” meme
When the one you ended up becoming good friends with comes weekly to be like, “Wow! We almost ended you together”, you choke back tears and fake laugh.
The “at least, I wasn’t cheated on” meme
When you and all your other single friends sat together in perpetual sadness to say shit like, “At least, no one cheated on me”, but in reality, you wished you loved someone enough for it to hurt you if they cheated.
When you opened your message app for the tenth time that day, and your love interest still hadn’t texted back in a week.
The “don’t test me” meme
At a point in the year, one talking stage seemed to be going somewhere. You even considered buying a matching nightwear set in advance only for them to post, “I think I need to take time to heal my inner child”. Okay, let’s heal it together.
The “maybe I should date the dating app” meme
You don’t know how many “what’s your favourite colour and love language” questions you’ve answered this year. At a point, you started thinking, “If that one white woman can date a train, I can date the dating app”.
The “I live for chaos” meme
If anyone had as many talking stages as you’ve had, they’d live long enough to become the villain. Not only are you still single, but you’re also picky. Any small thing, you’ve blocked the person or ghosted. We can’t even blame you, pele.
The “I was minding my business” meme
You’ll be on your own, and some happy person will post something like, “Did somebody wish you good morning or give your forehead kisses, or should I mind my business?” They should’ve minded their business before posting it. At least, single people don’t have to share their food.
The “don’t try me“ meme
When you see someone tweet, “If you’ve slept with many people, your soul is now connected to them”. All those soul ties, and none of them would date you?
It doesn’t matter if you recently returned to the streets, you’re taking a break from relationships to focus on yourself or you’re not just meeting the right people.
You can probably relate to this story if you’re a single friend
Your friend just celebrated their first anniversary with bae
You remember all the times you’ve had to weigh in as relationship counsellor
You send them messages to show your excitement
God when Pro-Max
Now you’re asking your friends when they’ll get married
Because you want to wear aso ebi and eat party jollof.
But they counter it with, “when will you sef find a partner?”
So they start sharing your number and social media handles
It starts with their partner’s friend, then their coworker. Next thing, it’s someone who’d previously hit on them.
As long as the person is good-looking, you don’t mind
Ah yes, they’re very fine. But do they have sense?
Soon after, you already know it won’t work
If they’re not saying “am cool” or trying to “have you eaten” you to death, they’re telling you how they want you people to be eating each other’s work.
You’re now worried about the kind of people your friend knows
And why they even thought it was a good match.
You conclude your friends hate you
And you’ve decided to stop indulging in their amateur match-making.
But they won’t stop sending you posts about single people
Will you rest, in Jesus’ name?
Or doing yimu at your “God-when” comments
Delete this immediately.
It’s clear to them that you’re a clown
You’re one with the streets.
Still, whenever you post a cute picture of you with someone
If you’ve ever lied through your teeth to a close friend, in order to get them to a place where others were waiting to surprise them, this article will feel too familiar
Something good is happening to someone dear to you
It’s Buhari’s birthday next month.
And don’t know what to get them
Also, sapa is outside.
Then it hits you
Out of nowhere, an idea pops into your head.
Let’s throw a surprise party
What could possibly go wrong?
First, you tell a mutual friend
Once they share your excitement, you’re good to go.
Then you open a group chat
Five or six people. Add too many people and someone will mess up by mentioning it around the person you’re trying to surprise.
You people start scheming and planning
“So she’s meant to be at her boyfriend’s house that day, but he’ll tell her he wants to take her out instead. That’s where we’ll be.”
And telling people to make videos
What’s a surprise party without videos from friends and family?
This is you asking the person for their plans for that day
And when they ask you why you’re asking, you say, “Oh nothing.”
And this is you when people begin to behave one kind on the group chat
In as much as your sense of self is made up of more than just your Zodiac sun sign, it’s still pretty important. So, here’s what your Zodiac sign says about you.
1) Aries
You’re a very energetic person who likes to be in control. You’re a born leader who likes getting things done in a specific way, and sometimes that might lead to you rushing headfirst into things. Abeg, try dey calm down.
2) Taurus
There’s a stubbornness about you that stems from your unwillingness to change your opinions and views easily. You are aesthetically pleasing because you embody the feminine traits of your ruling planet, Venus. You’re also very slow to anger but when you’re angered, problem upon problem upon problem. Wahala for who wan vex you.
3) Gemini
People constantly call you two-faced, but that one is for their pocket. When will people understand that humans are multifaceted and you just happen to show that side of yourself more? Anyway, you enjoy variety and can’t seem to sit in one place for too long, and your brain rushes through thoughts like a starving man at a buffet. But sometimes, you need to be calming down sha. You’re also very funny; anyone that says you’re not is a detty liar and they should be aware that hell is very hot.
4) Cancer
You’re not too emotional. You just know how to process your emotions and feel the full depth of your feelings. A lot of people are constantly trying to hide how they feel, but not you. With the moon as your ruling planet, you have enough emotions for the entire Zodiac. Anyway you need to realise that you can’t fix everyone.
5) Leo
The sun rules Leo, and as such, the sun is at home in this sign. It could be any of the versions of the sun, but you’re constantly radiating sun energy. Although you’re very proud and constantly giving the appearance of strength, you can be soft on the inside and can easily get hurt. You believe yourself to be royalty and can be quite dramatic. Remember that life doesn’t revolve around you. Lastly, although money will always come back, it doesn’t mean you should spend it all immediately.
6) Virgo
You have a superiority complex and you’re also extremely judgmental. If it was left to you, the rest of us will pay you for breathing your air. In as much as you strive for perfection, you may not always get it and you need to give yourself room to be as average as the rest of us. You may not plan to be, but you’re the mum friend of every group. Take a vacation or something and try to remind yourself that constantly worrying won’t change it. Overthinking no fit solve problem
7) Libra
The biggest stressor in your life is someone asking you to decide anything. From what to eat, to what to wear, to anything else in this beans life, making a decision is a major stressor. You also tend to act as a pushover because of your need to establish peace no matter what. Sha be standing up for yourself sometimes; it won’t kill you.
8) Scorpio
As a fixed water sign, people tend to see you as cold. You’re a bit too secretive for a lot of people. This allows for people to second guess your intentions and they never believe you’re genuine. However, you care greatly for the people in your life and will go great lengths to show them that. Try opening up a bit more — at least enough for the people in your life not to worry so much.
9) Sagittarius
Thrill seeker, adventure pursuer, and passionate activity doer. You’re constantly seeking freedom and sometimes don’t realise how your outspoken nature can be seen as lacking tact. Chasing the meaning of life is a full time job you’re dedicated to. However, schedules are good for you, no matter how much you hate them.
10) Capricorn
Can you help us organise our lives? We need help. You’re ambitious and will do anything to achieve whatever goals you’ve set for yourself. You plan everything to the last second and it’s partly because you’re scared of never having enough. So you work yourself to the bone until you’re secure in your possession of material things. Omo, abeg, rest. If you die, next of kin is going to cash out. Enjoy it now that you have it.
11) Aquarius
You may appear aloof or distant, but you’re actually really friendly, but reserved. You’re very interested in the greater good of humankind and care very deeply for the well-being of people. You don’t really care what other people think of you —, you just want to vibe and collect knowledge.
12) Pisces
You’re a hopeless romantic because of your dreamy nature and you tend to place the person you love on a very high pedestal, and you should check that. They’re human and will mess up, so you’re basically setting yourself up. People assume you’re determined but you have a lot of inner doubts you’re constantly confronting.
Note: Astrology is more complex than just sun signs. Your sun sign is just a small part of the whole.
After seven months of fasting, trials, and tribulations, we can finally log on to Paraga’s app without VPNs? Brothers and sisters, this right here, is what we call a miracle. Could all of this have been avoided if Bubu had just unlooked and focused on borrowing more money? Yes. But like Michael Jackson said, “They don’t really care about us.” To celebrate our “legal” return to Twitter streets, we’ve decided to compile memes that accurately describe the situation in the country now that the ban has been lifted.
1. People who just renewed their VPN subscription looking at the rest of us celebrate
So some of you were paying for VPN? It’s giving wealth and opulence. What happened to free VPN, dears? Well, sorry for your loss sha.
2. Banks, brands and other governmentcompliant agencies getting ready to hit the Twitter streets
They’ve already started posting cringe TikTok challenges. Must affliction rise again? Please, focus on responding to your customers on time. We don’t pay you to dance.
3. Nigerians returning from all the countries VPN took them to
Who said you can’t travel without visa? Call them a detty liar and tell them about all the trips you took thanks to your VPN. If there’s one thing we’ll miss about the ban, it’s the way we were confusing other countries’ Twitter trends during the height of BBNaija. Good times.
4. What the Nigerian government thought we would do, but we have coconut heads
Beg? Nigerian youths? It’s like they don’t know who we are. Give us fire, and we will use it to turn semo.
5. Our followers increasing out of nowhere
Please, why are all of you following us? We know we are funny and the most happening babes in town, but this increase feels a bit suspicious. We are sleeping with one eye opened.
6. A visual of us trying to revive our phone batteries after months of VPN suffering
7. Nigerian police after they realize they can’t harass because of Twitter anymore
I guess it’s time to go back to tattoos and dreadlocks.
8. Nigerian politiciansready to begin another round of detty lies
We see you. We know you. We won’t vote for you.
9. Customer service agents knowing that they’ve entered one chance
You guys were not picking our calls. Well, Twitter is back and we can drag your companies by their dirty undies in public. Get ready to start responding to tweets with “Hi Sola, how may we help you?”
10. Nigerians celebrating freedom from VPN even though we know this is decision was an campaign tactic
We know what they’re doing, but we still celebrate regardless because we have been in the trenches for too long.
If you’ve been on Bubu’s internet over the past few weeks, you’ve probably come across a meme with an ugly green frog making an equally ugly face. Originally referred to as the Pepe The Frog meme, this image has been adopted by Nigerians and rebranded as “Comrade” on the TL. With all the drama surrounding its use, we’ve decided to ask Nigerians what they think about this new meme for Love It/Hate It.
Ajoke — “The meme is for bullies. Periodt.”
Nigerians like to act brand new when you call them out on their bullshit. These memes have been used to downplay sexual assault and harassment, misogyny, queerphobia and every other unnecessary phobia under the sun. Now that we’ve clocked it for what it is, people are coming out to say we don’t want “poor” people to have fun? From where to where? If you want to be a bully on social media, do it with your chest, you’re not a victim here. Shift.
Jeremiah — “It’s really not that deep.”
First of all, I don’t find the memes funny. That being said, I think people are overreacting. Every meme has been used negatively and this won’t be the first time. If you don’t find them funny, unlook and move on. Everybody go dey alright last last. There’s no reason why anyone should be writing a thesis over a stupid meme. It’s really not that deep.
Uche — “Not you guys caping for a razz meme.”
Before people come for me and call me classist, let me start by saying I use a ton of memes you guys might consider razz, but you see this frog thing? Ewww. It’s a meme people use when they can’t defend or make an intellectual argument. You’re trying to say something serious and in comes a couple of random people with the bloody meme. We need to kill it with fire abeg.
Bello — “Women hate seeing men happy. It’s that simple.”
If you look closely at most of the people nagging about the meme, you’ll realise it’s the women on the timeline. How are you seeing misogyny and homophobia from a meme? The truth is, if you look for something, you’ll probably find it and I think that’s what’s happening here. There’s just a lot of bitterness, and for what? But like Buju said, “No come use your reggae to spoil my blues and rhythm now.”
Karen — “What the hell is a ‘comrade meme’?”
This is the first time I’m hearing of this and I’ve been online almost every day this year. Wait….the frog thing? Does it have an identity? Mad o! I don’t use it and I doubt the people close to me do, so honestly, I could care less. People are actually dying.
Chinedu — “It’s not funny at all. Those memes are dangerous AF!”
As a trans man, I don’t find these memes funny at all. It’s easy for the heterosexual community — especially straight men — to dismiss the meme because it doesn’t affect them, but that doesn’t mean it’s not harmful to other people. How does trivialising people’s experiences and sufferings sound like a good idea to anyone? We complain a lot about suffering at the hands of the government, meanwhile, given the slightest opportunity, we are always excited to shit on other people. It’s messed up.
Daniel — “A lot of things are funny to different people for different reasons.”
I’ve never posted a comrade meme before, but whenever I see one, I burst out laughing. I like how many times they mix it with a picture of something pop culture-related. For example, yesterday, I saw one where someone put the frog head on the “12 Years A Slave” movie poster and changed the title to “12 Years A Comrade”, and I just couldn’t stop laughing. I don’t see any reason to hate it, but I also understand that like many other memes on the internet, people may use it for bad purposes. It’s the internet though, you should expect it.
There was a tweet going around about a guy that was almost crucified by his babe for messing up her non-stick pots.
Rookie mistake. There are many things that a woman’s love conquers, but using these six things? Just start looking for another partner.
Her Food
Even if she offers to feed you, say no. Have some bloody self-control.
2. Her Wig
If you’re considering using her ₦350k human hair to practice your TikTok and Instagram skits, drop it now. Drop it immediately.
3. The T-shirt/Sweatshirt she stole
What is she supposed to use to sleep at night or for quick errands? Adieu Papa t-shirt? Give her her shirt back.
4. Skincare Products
It’s the men that use it with no regard for me. Squeezing the tube like toothpaste. We support a man supporting his skin. But please, stick to Irish Spring if you don’t want to buy your own.
5. Hair Conditioner
Please when did men realise the power of conditioners and who told them?! Especially the beard gang group. Please and please, stick to your oils and Afro combs.
6. Jewelry
Men with piercings are the hottest, until the studs a babe ordered from Zara disappears. Then it’s wartime on these love streets.
If things weren’t so expensive, no one would work, everyone deserves a partner that will distract them from the choke hold of capitalism with memes. Here are 10 memes you can send to your partner to distract them from work.
1. The “I’m checking up on you” meme
This meme is bound to make your partner laugh amid their stressful day and if they don’t laugh, they have no joy.
2. The “Maslow’s theory of need” meme
The meme explains itself. All work and no play makes Jack one horny person, they should do with that information what they must.
3. The “that went south fast” meme
Especially when you guys have argued earlier in the day, they will either get turned on or you’ll become a shareholder on the streets soon.
4. The “Why are you focusing on something that isn’t me?” meme
E reach to ask because why are they working when they could be with you? Do they not love you? It’s the audacity for us.
5. The “that ass is disrespectful” meme
It doesn’t matter if they have a fat ass or not, the point is to distract them from work and focus on you since you want to be an evil spirit so bad.
6. The “I’m not a poet but I dey write die” meme
When you send this meme to your partner make sure to add that they shouldn’t take the “have your babies” part literally. The earth is already overpopulated, please.
7. The “This will keep you on your toes” meme
Every relationship needs a little extra spice now and then, you could be helping them live out some weird kink or this might make them confess to all the cheating you are already aware of.
8. The “Break me like your iPhone screen” meme
No sane person will see this meme and keep working, especially if they work from home. You get what you want, they get distracted from work for a few minutes. No harm done.
Memes come in very handy when you are tired of using words to threaten your onigbese. You need to let them be able to visualize how you really feel about their actions and help them feel some shame. Here are some memes you can send to your shameless debtor.
1. Rendered speechless.
Because you are in utter disgust and disbelief that they can continue living life and enjoying themselves while owing you money. They clearly have no shame, they are still going around shining teeth. This meme will help them know you are truly speechless that an onigbese can continue enjoying life.
2. ‘I’ll be your nightmare’.
This meme is definitely going to scare that onigbese, they need to know they’ll soon start seeing you in their dreams if they don’t pay soon enough.
3. Laughing mysteriously.
Any debtor that doesn’t tremble at the sight of this meme is a superior debtor and should be treated like a criminal. A woman holding a gun and laughing doesn’t seem like a woman that should be messed with.
Again, you need them to know that you are confused and irritated by their guts. The fact that they continue to live like they are not owing you a lot of money is displeasing you and your homegirls.
5. ‘Perceives disrespect’.
Send this meme to them every day. Let them know that owing you money is the highest height of disrespect and you can no longer tolerate such.
You don’t need to add any commentary when you send this meme. Send it to them and put it on your WhatsApp status, or any of your stories that they can view. There’s no onigbese that won’t be afraid of this meme.
7. ‘Building irritation’
This meme perfectly sums up how you feel about being owed money for a long time. A shameless onigbese is an irritating person and should be well aware of it.
8. ‘Trouble has arisen’
You were kuku on your own when they brought their two left legs to borrow money from you. Now it’s time to pay up they are doing shakara for you. You need to send them this meme so they can know that trouble has really arisen.
9. ‘Are you not tired of owing me money?’
This meme is really humble. Only send it when you are genuinely confused and shocked that they have still not paid you your money. This is the meme you send to an employer that has refused to pay you after many months of working with them.
10. ‘How could I do such a mistake’
Only send this meme to your shameless debtor when you need them to know how disappointed you are in them.
For Creators Spotlight, we spoke to Bahati Imaan Beauvais, the name behind YungNollywood. She is a young Nigerian living in Toronto and Lagos, who is very passionate about the old and new Nollywood scene. With 51.9k followers on Instagram and 35.8k followers on Twitter, Imman has created content that has proven to be timeless and relatable. We spoke to her about her creative process, her love of old Nollywood aesthetics, and how she keeps coming up with these memes we can’t stop sharing around.
Can you tell me a bit about the creation of Yungnollywood?
It was created in February 2018. I was into Nollywood before anyone thought it was cool, maybe because they kind of look like me and I liked that.
I had been watching and collecting content for years but the idea of posting everything on one page didn’t come to mind until I saw Nollybabes. My best friends sent it to me and asked me to join because I already had so much content but they were going in a different direction so I decided to start my page. I decided to call it Yung Nollywood because it’s kind of like ‘young money’. After all, I’m a big Barb. So, it’s old Nollywood but when they were young, that tied up nicely.
(For the 30+, young money was an imprint of cash records founded by Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj was managed by them. A Barb is a huge Nicki Minaj Stan/fan)
I get that. Zikoko has a whole new/old Nollywood section on our memes page. Before the interview, you mentioned something about being a sagittarius moon and that’s why you have no structure, so how do you organize your daily posts?
I don’t, none of my posts are structured. I wake up in the morning and I’m like, how do I feel today? Collecting content is something I do for fun. It’s work, but I’m always relaxed. I collect random things that I find interesting from movies I’d seen before, or I’ll wake up in the morning, go through what I already have, and post. It’s just instinct I guess.
Why is it important for you to document memes?
I have a whole lot of reasons why creating these memes are important. For one, I’ve always been one of those TV children — I didn’t go out a lot. I also have a lot of random knowledge about the media. I am Nigerian and I find Nollywood interesting, but Nigerians don’t talk about it or promote it enough, even though it’s the second-largest industry. We make fun of it and criticize it harshly. I want people to accept that this is our style of film and it’s cool.
I guess it’s important for me to push my culture to the world. I am a big believer in the fact that everyone should be Nigerian.
Hmm, that’s interesting…
How do you come up with captions for each meme?
It is inspired by movies I watch, some captions are based on how I feel at the time or what’s happening in the world or actual lines from the movies, sometimes I change one word from their lines to make it look better. I am an English major so I am good at description.For example, “homosexual defiance.” I just like words.
Can you give me an estimate amount of memes you’ve created?
I have no idea about the amount. I see memes shared sometimes on the timeline and I’m like “I don’t remember making that” but it’s a lot, I produce a lot but I could check someday.
You say “Me” a lot, so I’m going to assume there is no team?
No, not right now. For content production there is no team, I produce all the content. This year though, I plan to invite people if they want, but it’s just me for now.
What aspect of meme creation do you enjoy the most?
I like it when I do the astrology memes because I have to think and because it’s like a puzzle. I enjoy those a lot.
How did you decide on your brands voice?
It’s all mine. it wasn’t deliberate at all but it works.
How sustainable is your line of work? Do you plan on monetizing it?
I never think about the future. I want to have a yungnollywood festival because I am a big kid, it’ll be fun, with candy floss and bouncing castles, it’ll be a festival that travels.
The first one, of course, would be in Lagos and then my next biggest market is London.Then a bodega, but besides that, I’d like to do something with the actresses. I don’t know what yet.
I have a movie coming out soon and I’m going to do a lot of personal content on yungnollywood’s page this year. I also have a short film on my website.
A bodega?
Yeah, just a random shop with an old local tv screen showing Nollywood shows.
Is Zikoko invited to any of these things?
Of course.
Did you try reaching out to any of the actresses though?
I have not, I’ve gotten feedback from a few icons but nothing on business. Not till I figure out what I want to do, but in due time.
Did you ever feel the need to stop creating at any point?
Yeah, right now.
I am taking an indefinite break. I went through a major loss in my friend group so I’ve been a bit low.
I have never taken a break, I am very sensitive mentally, so I get exhausted sometimes. For now, I am taking the time to figure out what I want to do with my brand.
So sorry for your loss. You mentioned the festival and the bodega but what’s next for Yungnollywood?
Probably a film. Something for the actual young actors, not just the people we see on our screens all the time.
To find out more about the work Yungnollywood is doing, check out their website.
9 in every 10 Zikoko article has a ridiculously hilarious meme, curated from Nollywood movies, comedy skits and your favorite politician’s bad behaviour.
Memes mean a lot to us, but I’m pretty sure they mean a lot to anyone who uses the internet for anything at all.
Imagine a world where all the most hilarious Nigerian and African memes on the internet can be found? Movies and social media have given us some of the most hilarious memes and gifs back-to-back. From fainting governors to Sola Sobowale’s deadly expressions on King of Boys. What if you could find these hilarious African memes in one place?
The devil works hard but the Zikoko team works harder. We went to work with some brilliant people and created memes.zikoko.com
Here’s how it started:
It started ironically or not so ironically on April 1 with a tweet, this tweet.
Zikoko should open up their meme library for us 🙏🏾 imagine being able to go and search "aki and pawpaw knife" and the correct image comes up. *chef's kiss*
Since it was Kachi’s tweet that really ignited the project into process, I asked him what the whole idea for it was and here was what he said:
I’ve seen different people talk about how they save memes. Some people add them to bookmarks, some have special albums on their phones where they keep them. I just thought it’d be cool if we had one central place where all the memes were
– Kachi
If you do a Google image search for a Nigerian meme, most of the results you’ll find will be connected to a Zikoko article.
In other words, you’re welcome.
So with a couple of wonderful, hardworking tech bros (Kachi, OJ and Timi) and the amazing Zikoko tech team, we got to work and built this wonderful bank, library, resource — whatever you want to call it.
Here’s how it works:
Whether it’s for gbas gbos on Twitter, for responding to your Mother’s WhatsApp BCs or for shooting your shot, you can now find and download all your favourite Nigerian memes on memes.zikoko.com at absolutely no cost at all.
The best part
You know the best part? You can also upload your favourite memes on the site, so we can help each other, rest and save ourselves from memes that are not an accurate representation of the Nigerian and African experience.
When your period is a month late, and you are beginning to remember the child of whom you are. Father, let it not be what we think.
And when the period finally comes, the pain makes you want to kill yourself.
5) Self love
When you are feeling down and you need to remind yourself that you are the baddest to ever do it, remember that you are magic
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Being Nigerian is a lot of things, both good and bad, at the same time. It is about feeling pride in the Nigerian people, culture, music and cuisine but being ashamed of the Nigerian government and other bad things about the country. We brought you the memes that perfectly describes how it feels to be Nigerian at various points in time.
1. When you lie to your parents about your results
2. When the Nigerian police “invite” you to the station
3. The Nigerian government every three minutes:
4. When your student department association asks how you spent the money for social night
5. When PHCN takes the light while you were ironing cloth for your interview
6. What your Nigerian parents think will happen if you travel to the village for Christmas
7. When the Nigerian government sees a successful startup
8. When your fiance who has a blue passport is mad at you
9. When the government announces another bad policy.
10. But last last,
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Hear ye! On the 23rd of November 2020, Zikoko will launch a meme site. It’s going to be a one-stop-shop for every Nigerian meme you could possibly want. Now that you’ve excitedly marked the date in your calendar (we hope), take this quiz about Nollywood memes.
If there’s a lesson to be learned at the end of this lockdown, it’s that: staying at home is only sweet if it’s your choice. Otherwise, it’s like being told to wash plates when you already had it in mind to do it. It’s not just the same.
That being said, here are some Funke Akindele memes that perfectly sums up my life during this period.
1) When I hear someone cough:
Last warning.
2) Once I see yet another “data balance is running low” message:
These network providers want to finish me.
3) When a time-waster from the past hits me up out of boredom:
Odunlade is easily the current reigning meme king in the whole of Nigeria. And these thirteen memes of him are ridiculously apt for every situation in your life.
When your landlord sends you a letter that he’s increasing your rent next year.
But salary hasn’t increased for the past three years.
When you finally run into that Onigbese that has been owing you money for the past five years.
One day for the owner.
When someone wakes you up just as you are about to enter the sweet part of your sleep.
This had better be a life or death situation.
When it’s 5:05 pm on a Friday and your boss asks you if you would mind staying an extra hour to help with something.
How you look at your haters when you are flourishing in life.
All weapons fashioned against me shall not prosper.
When you’ve been waiting for the puff puff to be ready for an hour and the person in front of you buys everything on the tray.
The heart of man is wicked.
How the bouncers look at you when you show up at an invite only owambe without your I.V.
Oga please just respect yourself and go back.
The side eye your mum gives you when you are doing something foolish.
There’s no need for her to talk
When you are sleeping but hear your mum come in and remember you didn’t sweep the place she told you to sweep.
You better find a way to sweep it in 2.5 seconds.
How you carry your shoulder up during salary week.
When you know you won’t soak garri or cook indomie for at least one week.
When you buy food, only to get home and realize that the person selling it forgot to put your meat.
You bought three meat and assorted and they didn’t put anyone.
When you don’t know the answers to all the compulsory questions in an exam.
So what am I supposed to write now?
These are just our favourite Odunlade memes. What are yours?
If you have a Facebook or Twitter account, you may have seen a brilliant meme that has been going around the internet over the past few days. Now we have created a version specifically for Nigerians!
Meet Femi. Femi is the perfect human being. Here are 7 reason you should be like Femi:
1. Femi is not a Yoruba Demon
2. Femi lives the FitFam life
3. Femi does not share his whole life on Facebook
4. Femi is not a trailer that jams people unnecessarily on Twitter
5. Femi supports her friends on social media. Femi is not a hater
6. Femi isn’t selfish. Femi knows how to filter selfies on Instagram
7. Femi knows how to play Candy Crush like a grown up
We know you want to be like Femi. Head to http://zikoko.com/be-like/
Add your name, gender and country of origin.
Go forth and share your results!
If you have a Facebook or Twitter account, you may have seen a brilliant meme that has been going around the internet over the past few days. Now we have created a version specifically for Nigerians!
