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Rain | Zikoko!
  • Weather for Two? That can be hard when you are the only one. But don’t worry, we care about your wellbeing in such perilous times. That’s why we came up with a list of productive things you can do when Weather for Two arrives.

    1. Put your house in order.

    Weather for two? No. Weather for cleaning your house, washing your toilet and doing the necessary housekeeping. Na only you dey, so you better do single person work.

    2. Pray.

    This is the time your prayers will be speedily answered. While your mates are bumping genitals, you will be in communion with the divinity. Ayayayaya!

    3. Pick beans.

    What will you eat when Weather for Two ends? You better start preparing now.

    4. Drink hot tea.

    Weather for Two? Nope. Weather for Tea. Put your kettle on fire and boil water dear. Your body system needs nutrition, not tlof-tlof or cuddling.

    5. Go on Twitter to tweet ‘God when.’

    Let it not be that you are not alive. You never know, maybe you will jam your fellow single person who will decide to make you their own. What God cannot do does not exist.

    6. Reminisce about the direction of your life.

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    It’s been 3 years now, and every Weather for Two is just you alone. What exactly are you doing wrong? Are your village people testing your microphone?

    7. Exercise.

    A fit body is better than tlof-tlof any day. Quote me anywhere, I said what I said.

    8. Wrap yourself in a blanket.

    Wrap yourself tight like moi-moi. Tighter than shawarma. If you cannot join Weather for Two people, fake it until something happens.

    9. Sleep.

    Wetin remain? When you wake up, you will be energised. Even me too, I am going to sleep now. We will jam in dreamland, my fellow single pringle.

  • 13 Things That Are Too True About Rainy Season In Nigeria

    While the rain tends to help with the heat, that’s where the positives seem to end. With rainy season comes flooded road, crappy light and an endless parade of mosquitoes.

    Here are 13 things that are too true about this season:

    1. When the rain gives PHCN another excuse to take light.

    As if they needed any more reasons.

    2. You, whenever it rains at night:

    The best.

    3. When the rain waits until it’s time for you to go out before it starts showing itself.

    Na wa oh! Calm down.

    4. You, waiting for the clothes you washed to finally dry.

    The worst.

    5. When you start seeing all the mosquitoes that come with the rain.

    I don’t have energy for malaria, abeg.

    6. When traffic decides to use the rain to show itself.

    Wahala.

    7. When Nigerian drivers see a puddle and pedestrians.

    Sorry we don’t have car oh!

    8. When your internet starts misbehaving because of the rain.

    Please, respect yourself.

    9. You, crossing the road like:

    Jehovah, help me.

    10. When the roads start showing their true colours.

    What the hell?

    11. When you’re on the island and it drizzles small.

    This is embarrassing.

    12. When you just wanted small rain, but it’s now raining everyday.

    It’s enough, biko.

    13. Your DSTv signal be like:

    No chill.

  • So it rained yesterday (the 20th of January 2019) and I am convinced that something terrible has happened/was happening at the time to trigger rainfall during a time of year that’s officially supposed to be dry season.

     

    Here’s a list I compiled of possible reasons:

     

     

    1. Climate Change

    Super dramatic picture aside, they’ve warned you people to stop burning fossil fuels but you refused to hear word. Now it’s raining during harmattan.

    2. A group of elephants or lionesses gave birth.

    You know how they say special stuff happens with the weather whenever elephants or lionesses are in labour? Well, I have a theory that a group of lionesses and elephants, who attended an orgy together, conceived at the same time and then had the same due date.

     

    If you’re about to point out that lions and elephants have different gestation periods so it’s highly unlikely that they would give birth at the same time if one of each species got knocked up at the same time, don’t.

     

    Because you’d be right and I’d have no defence.

    3. God is pissed at everyone because of all the rampant fornication.

    Are you really surprised by this? Y’all are uploading videos of your booty holes getting ate and you think God is not considering another global cleansing via flood??

     

    *LAUGHS IN HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF VERY SOON*

    4. Judgement day happened and we missed it because of all the fornication.

    Heavy rainfall is a staple in Hollywood movies depicting the end of times, and the rainfall yesterday was really heavy. Maybe Hollywood was on to something.

    5. A native doctor who can control the weather felt like flexing his abilities.

    Native doctor (brandishing his staff and smiling): I can control the weather, you know. I’m basically one of the X-Men.

     

    Native doctor’s Tinder date: *hisses* Boy, quit playing. Spitting lies ain’t gonna get you this box.

     

    Native doctor: Watch this!

     

    And that’s probably how we got rain in January.

    6. Mother Nature is tired of being predictable and has decided to shake things up.

    She has let humans predict her moves for decades but no more.

     

    Why?

     

    Because Mother Nature is no basic bitch, that’s why. Her middle name is “Spontanious” and she is finally ready to live up to this terrible name. Decide to stan forever before it’s too late.

  • As we are all aware, the rainy season is here. And while we like how rain makes the weather cool for us, we have to admit Nigerian rain can be extra! Here are all the things you need to survive.

    1. If you don’t have a big umbrella in this weather, you’re on your own.

    Not all those small ones that can fly away with small wind o!

    2. Nylon bag, or even sack sef for added protection.

    To tie on your head when your umbrella is not having sense.

    3. Original bathroom slippers is an absolute must.

    To help the life of your loubs and nike shoes!

    4. Canoe and paddle for all the times the rain is proving stubborn.

    When the rain decides to turn everywhere into river.

    5. Life jacket, for those of us that cannot swim.

    If you cannot afford the canoe, kuku buy this one.

    6. Forget lamp, lantern and kerosine is the way forward.

    When NEPA will not even let you charge lamp nko?

    7. Everybody needs a Sugar Parent

    Because Sugar Daddy can send Range. Sugar mummy won’t even let you go anywhere

    8. Okay, forget everything for a moment, see this Firewood?

    That is what you need to become this season. “Weather for two” is a dangerous idea. Baby food is expensive. Be wise.

  • All The Things That Happen When Rain Catches You On Your Way To Work

    1. You will see the rain clouds gathering as you’re about leaving your house but you will ignore it.

    You will tell yourself that you’ll get to the office before it starts. You won’t even carry umbrella.

    2. Strong winds will start and one part of you will be like

    Hian! Na judgement day be this?

    3. It will start raining violently.

    Hay God!

    4. Problem is, you’re too far from your house to run back so you’ll find one small shade to hide under.

    I will just wait it out.

    5. But the shade you’re under doesn’t have sides and because of the strong winds, the rain is falling in a zigzag manner. You’re already getting wet.

    Jesus!

    6. You look around and scout for a better shade but everywhere is full.

    You’re screwed.

    7. After a full hour of rain drops hitting you like bullets, the rain will stop and you will continue your journey to work.

    Looking like you just went swimming with your clothes.

    8. There will be no bus.

    Nobody knows where all the buses go when it rains.

    9. The one bus you will see will triple the normal t-fare because they’re the only ones there.

    300 NAIRA FROM IKEJA TO OSHODI??!! WHAT SORT OF WICKEDNESS IS THIS?!!

    10. You don’t have a choice so you’ll pay and quietly curse the driver and conductor.

    “Doing things like this is why you won’t enter heaven.”

    11. As you get down from the bus, someone will pass in a car and splash water on you from a puddle.

    What kind of life is this? Is it because I don’t have car?

    12. You will get to the office and your asshole boss will ask you why you’re late.

    Is this one mad? Did he not see all that rain?

    13. You will explain to him but he will tell you that rain is no excuse.

    This boss has a company car and driver oh.

    14. You will have to sit at your desk in your wet clothes until they dry on your body which will result in cold and catarrh.

    God. What did I do to deserve this?

    If you enjoyed this, read this next article about the Zikoko guide for surviving the rainy season.

    The Zikoko Guide To Surviving The Rainy Season
  • As a Nigerian, there’s the sadistic happiness that comes with knowing ours is not the only country where things simply don’t work. Our Nigerian brother was in London Heathrow Airport recently, and guess what he noticed while it rained? Leaks in the roof! And not just that; these guys used a bucket to gather rain water.

    Even though it’s very petty of us, we are honestly just as happy as this guy.

    Because apparently, it’s not only Nigerian Airports that can embarrass.

    But Heathrow’s hilarious reply was what really cracked us up: they claimed it was planned!

    Even Lagos Airport got on the funny thread, pretending to have planned out the scene with London Heathrow.

    We all know it was not planned though.