Here's what to do when WhatsApp is down

Also: Your introduction to heartbreak… [View Web Version]( [Zikoko Daily] 5th October, 2021 Hey , WhatsApp being down yesterday made me realise how you were always down to open my emails. I want you to know that even if social media burns, we’ll always have each other here in your inbox. Give my best to your mom 🙏🏽🤍. *Send*. Facing today’s matter: Hassan spoke to a bricklayer about what a week in his life is like. No, it’s not bread and coke. Here’s our chat 👇🏾: Ifoghale Newsletter Editor The Inside Gist ---------------------------------------------------------------  Hassan, please tell me you found today’s subject by wandering around construction sites… Sadly, no. He filled my form to be featured, I reached out, and the rest is today’s story. Do better next time, king. Was this an in-person interview? Lmfaoo. Since COVID-19 hit, I haven’t done a lot of in-person interviews so this was one was over a voice call. *Side eyeing* MTN. The ₦3500 he makes a day is basically urgent ₦2k that’s standing on blocks. What’s the littlest thing you’ve done for money? I don’t remember the year. But I was 13 and in JSS3. My uncle employed my brother and I to pack cement and build a gutter. We spent the whole day doing that and he paid me ₦500 for the job. That incident made me focus on my books more. I love your origin story. So what’s your favourite part of today’s "A Week In The Life ?" His grit. This guy has been the breadwinner since he was 12! Are there any cool bits that didn’t make the final cut? Mahn, too many to mention. But you know what’s cooler? The parts that did make the cut. So read it to find out. *Wink* [Read A Week In The Life here]( # Accept international payments from your customers in the USA, UK, Canada, and 60+ countries using Pay with Apple Pay. 👉🏾 [Create a free Paystack account]( to get started. *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 2 9 Lagos Fashion Trends That Need To Die Lagos designers and stylists, please, everyday can't be the Met Gala. Ibukun thinks the Lagos fashion scene isn’t giving as much as it could. In her words, “Why is anyone wearing a coat in Lagos’ hot ass weather? Are you preparing for hellfire?” [Check them out]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 10 Lies Nigerian Parents Tell Their Kids You might not realise it, but your parents disappearing after telling you to wear your slippers was your intro to heartbreak. Which of these other lies have you heard before? [See the lies]( Quiz Don’t Call Yourself An Introvert If You Can’t Score 9/20 On This Quiz Everyone gets tired of people at some point, so that’s not enough to call yourself an introvert. Let us help you discover yourself, my dear… [Take the quiz]( WhatsApp being down made me realise… While some people had deep thoughts about social media and loneliness, I was making a list of useful activities for the next social media blackout: 1. Send an SMS to your ex. When they see your effort, you two will be kekeing long before the lights come back on. 2. Drag Buhari on Twitter. It’s not his fault, but surely we can’t let him rest. 3. Test out your 5G vaccination. If you and the homies are vaccinated, try doing a group call with your minds. 4. Read Zikoko Daily. Because nothing can touch our romance here in your inbox. 5. Gather all your boyfriends together in one room. In uncertain times, you’ll need as much company as you can find. 6. Call your parents. They're probably confused and frustrated so please explain to them that it’s not their network. 7. Pray and remain rapturable. Maybe this is how the rapture will start o. You don’t want to be doing ngbati ngbati when the trumpet blows. 👉🏾📰 Learn more at paystack.com/storefront --> Share this Newsletter You already know why you love Zikoko. Don't leave your friends bored in traffic. [👉🏾 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]( - [ABOUT]( - [ADVERTISE]( - [UNSUBSCRIBE]( - - - -