NEPA is starting to feel like a generational curse

We’ve been singing about it since the days of old. [View in browser](=.EzseSQA5-EVpbfKzFR4ZSeJEwshXjqj_d0oJJCPVSCk) [Zikoko Daily] 21 February, 2024 Hey . Rain has finally decided to save us from melting into hot sweaty messes, but NEPA doesn’t seem to have gotten the memo yet. Why is the power supply still shaking?! 😭 In today’s newsletter, we took a walk down memory lane to revisit all the times Nigerian musicians sang about the terrible electricity supply. It’s crazy to find that we’ve been suffering this shege since the 80s. We also summarised the first 10 parts of the “Who TF did I marry” TikTok series. Yes, the one everyone is talking about on X. Tife Editor In This Letter: - 1 [7 times Nigerian artists sang about bad electricity](=.HS9ZOf-GIvye3FegDTQqJABICfoESougCj_fHxI93fU) - 2 [These are the different types of Yoruba tribal marks in Nigeria](=.3mV651jbqvG5qbbvhrsWafnMEt33hIq3oOFocUqe2uo) - 3 [I watched the first 10 parts of the “Who TF Did I Marry” series on TikTok, so you don’t have to](=.0W4S5byXL3Cg7pbW019a8VJjgszFPx6TVxGHIMQy4FU) =.Zmx-rqKs2kbhww9Vg5Z3Ufo18-5laJTPPe2SY4FKdGk Enjoy limitless online shopping and renew your monthly subscription with the Bitnob Virtual Dollar Card! Shop on AliExpress and other online stores, renew X Premium, Apple Music, YouTube Premium, and others with ease. 👉🏾 [Click here to download](=.TpX2S4ygd6HWmpRjiqMB6cMuebnCE_jqUDohQ6rXITo) today. This is partner content. SHORT READS Fake Bravado Earned Me a Dirty Slap =.l7KpmQpIDLlNYQlzORYWUuDg3KEiqpYewcgnNdczvAU “If you’re in Lagos, you’ll know you’re expected to “display small madness” so no one takes you for a JJC. Especially with bus conductors. I’m a very gentle person. I can’t fight. In fact, I can cry if you shout at me too much. But I try to look “tough” when I enter danfo buses. You can’t use small voice to tell conductor to give you change. No one will answer you. That’s how, one day, I entered a danfo as usual, paid and waited for my ₦100 change. I kept reminding the conductor, but he kept saying he didn’t have. Mind you, I could see ₦100 in his hand. But several other people were waiting for change too, and I guessed he wanted to “join” us. I was right. When I got to my bus stop — which was the last bus stop — he gave me ₦500 to look for change and share with like three other people. The problem was the ₦500 note was so tattered we knew it would be hard to find change. So, I held his shirt, shouting and insisting he change the money if he didn’t want me to “change it” for him. Brethren, this conductor landed a dirty slap on my face before I could finish talking. I was stunned. The other passengers started shouting at him, but I couldn’t even utter a word. I just quietly left the others with him as they continued arguing. It’s a miracle I didn’t burst into tears.” — Kufre. Your story could be the next one featured here. Whether it’s about a case of mistaken identity, someone stealing your wig in a danfo, or the weirdest experience you’ve ever had, we want to read it. Seriously, [give us the gist here](=.j25Y5lQV4nnnJnZC4ibD_fJHLTjK9QbKXuQWRyDC7VM) *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 Bad electricity, leave our throats for God’s sake How heartbreaking is it that our musicians have been singing about bad electricity since the 80s? When will this toxic relationship with NEPA end? Since we can't cry, we can at least dance our sorrows away with these NEPA-inspired songs. [Get them here](=.ukb4KB-CPsvm8Vy3bbXnWtP-SzwdF532O6ngXuwO8sQ) --------------------------------------------------------------- No tribal mark is the same in Yoruba land If you’ve lived in the South West or even met anyone from the Yoruba tribe, you might be familiar with at least one of these tribal marks. Interestingly, they all have meanings. [We explain them here](=.ov5rswiHKVF7qaYS2hyvBO_YmKgB4pS8R9ayviEZ_m4) --------------------------------------------------------------- There’s a whole 50-part drama series on TikTok And everyone is talking about it. If you haven’t heard, it’s a woman sharing her experiences with her pathological liar ex-husband. The whole thing is about eight-hours-long, but not everyone has that time. So, we summarised the first ten parts for you. 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