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  • Sleep Here If the Heat in Nigeria Is Stealing Your Joy at Night

    Sleep Here If the Heat in Nigeria Is Stealing Your Joy at Night

    The way Nigeria is hot right now, there’s no point doubting if the last Nigerians who went to hellfire left the gates open. They threw that shit wild ajar and left us to cook in our bodily fluids. 

    But we know just how to win this battle and get your beauty sleep despite it all. 

    On your tiled floor

    Before you say it’s giving sufferhead, think about it. What part of your house stays cool no matter how hot it is? Exactly. To really enjoy this spot, strip naked first.

    On your deep freezer 

    If the floor doesn’t appeal to you, consider sleeping on top of your deep freezer. The metal exterior is a good conductor of heat. It’ll absorb the heat from your body and make your skin cool.

    Or inside it

    With PHCN’s epileptic power supply, there’s no point storing food inside your freezer. It won’t get cold enough to preserve shit. But what’s to say it cannot keep you cool? Just make sure you tell your family members where you are. That way, you’ll rest in peace without the fear of freezing to death when the light returns.

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    Your balcony

    You might think it’s a joke, but once you spend that first night outside, you’ll relocate your bedroom to the balcony.

    The bathroom

    Desperate times call for desperate measures. If you run there to pour water on your head when heat threatens to take your life, you might as well spend the night there. 

    Inside your gated compound 

    You already spread your mattress outside when it’s wet or you want to roast the bedbugs in it. So, it won’t be a strange occurrence when you leave it there permanently. Just wait for your neighbours to go to bed at night, and return with your blanket and cover cloth. 

    On the roof

    Whether it’s the roof of your house or the roof of your car, that mattress will stay on it and cool breeze will cuddle you throughout the night. But please, avoid these spots if you stir in your sleep.

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  • 10 Sure Signs You Have a Spirit Spouse

    10 Sure Signs You Have a Spirit Spouse

    You’ve been single for too long

    There’s nothing wrong with being single, but for years? Someone is definitely scaring off all your love interests, and you’re not the problem.

    You have trouble sleeping

    That’s because your spirit has taken over to hang out with their spouse at that time. How can you sleep when your spirit is not at rest?

    You sleep too much

    This probably means your spirit partner is the quiet type who only likes to show up in your dreams.

    You have wet dreams

    We don’t have to spell out exactly what happened while you were asleep now, do we?

    You wake up aroused

    That’s because you were gearing up for round two when your alarm went off. 

    You always wake up in a bad mood

    How won’t you? When your alarm keeps preventing you from finishing the way you should.

    You move a lot in your sleep

    That’s your spirit spouse changing styles and positions. They like variety too, you know.

    You fall asleep in weird positions

    You think raising your legs up on the wall is normal? You’re just prepping yourself for what’s about to happen overnight. Hasn’t your Nigerian mother warned you enough?

    You wake up tired

    You should know what this means by now. You were busy all night.

    You catch yourself smiling for no reason at all

    Your spirit spouse is using words of affirmation on you. You don’t know it, but your subconscious does.


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  • QUIZ: How Well Do You Sleep?

    QUIZ: How Well Do You Sleep?

    Do you sleep like an unbothered baby? Or you could do with some more quality sleep at night?

    Take this quiz now and let’s discover what the answer to that is together.

    Are you thinking “I could add some more comfort and quality to my sleep”? Your go-to should be a Mouka product. Get yourself one today if you haven’t already. Your body, mind and soul will thank you!

  • 6 Types of Sleepers You’ll Come Across

    6 Types of Sleepers You’ll Come Across

    People differ in how they do things, even sleeping. Some are funny, some are weird, and then we have those that make you go “wawu.”

    On that note, here are 6 types of sleepers. Let us know which one you come across the most.

    1. The ones that occupy the whole bed

    You can never share a bed with them. If they don’t press you to the wall like sardine, you’d definitely find yourself on the floor.

    2. The ones that are always tossing and turning

    They can switch between 15 positions within one hour of falling asleep. There’s just never the perfect one for them to sleep well.

    3. The complainers

    They complain about not sleeping enough, every single night. If you ask them how many hours should be allocated for sleeping, they’d probably say 24 hours.

    4. The oversleepers

    They wake up greeting “good morning” meanwhile it’s past 2 p.m. Even a pregnant woman would have given birth before they wake up.

    5. The light sleepers

    Just a pin drop can wake them up, and if you make noise while they are asleep, they can swear for you.

    6. The deep, a.k.a dead sleepers

    You’re never really sure if they’re actually sleeping or have transcended to another realm because of how lifeless they seem while asleep. The whole house could be burning and they won’t wake up.

    Regardless of your sleep patterns, it doesn’t beat the fact that quality sleep is one of the most vital factors needed for you to face the day like a champ.

    No matter the kind of sleeper you are, enjoy comfort with Mouka. Find the right mattress for you here.

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  • 8 Tips To Help Solve Your Sleeping Problems

    8 Tips To Help Solve Your Sleeping Problems

    Are you tired of lying wide-awake all night like you just ate a handful of meth but struggling to stay awake during the day and having your coworkers laugh at you for nodding and drooling? Well, because you’re already here, your answer doesn’t matter to me! Here are 8 tips to help solve your sleeping problems.

    1) Eliminate alcohol and caffeine:

    Because the effects of caffeine can last up to 24 hours, the chances of it affecting sleep are very high. Even worse, it may not only cause difficulty sleeping but frequent awakenings as well. A quality it shares with alcohol, even though alcohol tends to act like a sedative for the first few hours.

    2) Limit afternoon naps:

    Even though it might seem like the ideal way to catch up on sleep, it is not. Establishing a regular sleep pattern by training oneself to associate sleep with cues like darkness and a consistent bedtime is important.

    3) The bed should be for just sleeping:

    Well, sleeping and sex. Not for reading, making calls, finishing off work etc. The worst of all is watching tv, being on your phone, or anything that requires you to stare at a screen. This is because the blue light coming from electronic screens can mess up your body’s circadian rhythms, causing your body’s internal clock to reset.

    4) Avoid eating or drinking right before bed:

    Falling asleep immediately after eating can trigger the digestive system and keep you up, especially if you suffer from gastroesophageal reflux or heartburn. Also, drinking plenty of fluids before bed will overwhelm your bladder, causing many trips to the toilet.

    5) Down an entire bottle of cough syrup:

    If it works for Lil’Wayne, it’ll work for you.

    6) Warn your sleep paralysis demon that you are not in the mood to be choked because you require a good night’s sleep:

    The key is to establish boundaries.

    7) Also, warn that owl (that’s secretly your evil, jealous aunt from the village) to stop hooting all night or you kill it with a gun.

    Threatening violence (especially with family) is never the way but her constant nightly hollering has left you no other choice.

    8) Turn off your weirdly bright light bulbs:

    You are not an ashewo house in a late 90s Mount Zion movie, turn off your damn lights. If you must have some light on while you sleep (maybe you’re afraid of the dark or something), get a night light.