What if Portable rewrites our national anthem?

It’s Sabi Girl weekend [View in browser](=.KckrzX2NAVGtTlwXDYUnU9SaShsUfbz2SnUk5W9mjT0) [Zikoko Daily] 31 May, 2024 Hey . Why do bad things happen to good people? The whole of Twitter NG knew about the jollof, turkey and plantain for ₦1k awoof deal for every Thursday till the next one month, and I only just found out about it this morning? Nobody could give me expo or even order a plate for me? See you people next week. I’ll wash my sorrows away listening to Sabi Girl’s latest drop. Adeyinka Editor In This Letter: - 1 [“The Year I Turned 21” Is Fantastic, Not the Zeitgeist Hype](=.XO06cg4skwkBYQehyvNlK8kvdWUKcQE3ug3NeAgR9qk) - 2 [7 Nollywood Romantic Movies to Watch If You Just Finished “Bridgerton”](=.KzMTelmKMoUY2n9-i6jw7QNQogfdXwyVXxl_lpNsjD4) - 3 [A Case For Portable Rewriting Our National Anthem](=.b0SN-xUATYckLf4WFL18A1sMylwbfWR3hCedZP0WyV8) ABROAD LIFE The Inside Gist-ish: I Tried to Leave Nigeria Three Times, and I Saw Pepper =.LQAaPlPvRQscGVWvWoZoEh0d5KvH9v8dWNhRVSDPZ-w This Abroad Life subject is a development economist with a japa story that spans over seven years and took her to three countries on different continents. She’s currently in the United States, but that doesn’t seem to be her final destination. Here’s a snippet: “I love Nigeria, but I can’t be there for too long or I start losing my mind. I was no longer working full-time in the creative sector. It had become a side thing, and I was now in a field called “international development”. This was just a fancy name for NGO work. I looked at the careers of people I wanted to be like and noticed they’d spent time in low-income countries. So I decided to do that. I found an international development gig in Uganda through a Facebook group I’d joined. The pay was poor, but they provided for all the living logistics so I didn’t mind. I took the job on the understanding that I’d enter the country on a tourist visa with the provision for a work visa upon arrival. LMAO. Big mistake.” [Continue reading here](=.uKRr2nAH4K89MPkxzSwgsnQuXoQzLYWwTtOh3Wp-qTo) *We'll be tweeting answers to this on our Twitter account at noon, so feel free to tweet us your answers with the hashtag [#ZikokoDailyQuiz](#) --> Zikoko Daily's Top 3 Sabi Girl fans are eating good Ayra Starr’s highly anticipated sophomore album, “The Year I Turned 21”, has finally arrived, and the streets seem to agree that it comes with some bangers. [What we think](=.V_Yhap4xGvWPA698PT2QIUB6307Zg18adQBx0YVs8N8) --------------------------------------------------------------- These Nollywood rom-coms can match up to “Bridgerton” Remember how the Sharma sisters fell for the same man? There’s similar drama in Nollywood’s “A Sunday Affair”. [And these ones too](=.jGA1OVjz3cDmNyrgHEV7dKQxv7eDXsaSJBMgoxsE4xw) --------------------------------------------------------------- Have you heard Portable’s voice? Think about it. Portable’s “everywhereness” will make Nigeria blow, and our national anthem might even have a shot at the Grammys. [Hear us out](=.-Rbi0FCBelwwe0jT3FDtRxUjEabURJUyny2gCBrWvN8) Quiz This Quiz Knows How Long You Have Left in Nigeria Is the abroad calling your name? [Take the quiz](=.wHaqpGJ1ob2VXscp9YsQmIoV_EGwbmA6L3KY1X4MoHM) #BUMP THIS 🎶 For the 40+ Our special playlist for the ✨young at heart.✨ 🎧 Get it on [Spotify](=.2SGzLwyYKW_s5vqrM6HXrQhVx4rY5hSeVfssR8AbguY). 🎧 Get it on [YouTube Music](=.TTHc8r2K_kQnhbVLWckuLHiJhvXqK9UguoaFQn7Ve_k). Today, everyone is clicking on: We Went From an Open Relationship to Polyamory Dumebi* (27) and Oyin* (24) met and started dating in 2022. They decided on an open relationship three months later, until he met Peju* (26). On this week’s Love Life, the three talk about falling in love with two people, how easy it was to transition into polyamory and what it’s like to be a throuple in Nigeria. 🚀 [Read it here](=.9QVFrMM17PdxtgyBhaZxs_Y_ANw5ywDWK4SEd7KFlVA) Spread the love Did you like this letter? Please share it with someone who's excited for the weekend. 👉🏾 [Forward this email](mailto:?subject=Re: latest issue of Zikoko Daily&body=Thought you might find this issue of Zikoko Daily interesting. Did someone awesome send this to you? [Subscribe](=.X8s3g9RpW_iYz3EHST4NjC7921CG9v4-cKMpRBDE0nQ) =.27s146nZVkVPaBti5ykclniFoKiK1RyG7p57T60PkMU - [ABOUT](=.hE0UP_-M9Huq8DW_FEARpRngMMIQitqTVn38FXuNNPw) - [ADVERTISE](=.vSzzlxmRZkSEuI9gWTyw_rtrCcGTiuKCwzi0Pr5KL4E) - [READ MORE](=.UIAEsurAf2UPcW1vfVJh_K0gRq7uGphrUR5y0neFAOM) - =.bV_Gt7PRRkmcKV3jVAb4U-mC33UX6tXcwtvguIQmowA - =.LMBut_x7-yQYVBgAWTyj16Xm2t3l8L4IgnDAZBsPe8g - =.XLI5PM2F8J4bWphcDLt1fKgtM2mApu8V4Pl5hdCVofg - =.ELWmz0ZtNofpSUoqxFHsNj9gQ75VuJeZ-cv4RjhB4qU You received this email because you signed up for our newsletter. [Unsubscribe](=.oF51ViODMPxQEAsyAoBssEW12XXoZu73R1ZMp9zD-SM)