It's one thing if you're one of those who are not making cool, clean money online today. It's another thing if you decide to remain one of them tomorrow, next tomorrow and next week. There's one thing you need to understand, though: This is 2022! This is the age of the internet. This is the... Continue Reading →
Conversations With Alagba Barny
Beautiful reader, hello! I hope you're doing good. I am pleased to share something with you. It is my pleasure to inform you that on Saturday, May 15, 2021, I'll be hosting an Instagram live session where, with my very special and fantastic guests, I'll be discussing my country, the Nigeria. My guests are young,... Continue Reading →
My mum rolled on the floor and had tears in her eyes when she heard my result — Yusuf, Overall BGS, Nigerian Law School
Fantastic reader, I salute you! How are you today?😃💕 A little before the last quarter of this year, I began an interview series right here on the Fantbabs blog in which I interview the only five First Class graduates of the Nigerian Law School this year. This series is titled, the Phenomenal Five, as you... Continue Reading →
I read everyday for 9 months, and for 12 hours straight on some of those days – Ijaodola, second BGS, Nigerian Law School
Hello there, awesome blog reader!😃 It's been some time, I know. I apologize, a lot has been happening with me.🙂 Gratefully, I'm back, and I'm back heavy.😁🔥🔥🔥 Upon my shoulders, I'm carrying something very, very weighty, and I'm more than happy to let it down.🤭😄 Recently, a set of students from the Nigerian Law School... Continue Reading →
An abridged version of how my service year went by Ofure Ebhomielen
Happy new month, favourite people! Today on the Fantbabs blog, I bring to you a straight-from-the-heart piece by Miss Ofure Ebhomielen who was awarded as the overall best graduating student of the University of Ibadan at the 2019 university convocation. She recently completed her one-year compulsory national youth service. Here's a sneak peek into how... Continue Reading →
Friendly Quest-ions With Barny and Sir Boluwatife
Hi! I'm so excited to welcome you to the Fantbabs blog!!!😃 Please, grab a fine cushion chair because this blog is going to be worth your time.💯 If you really like this post, please, be kind to leave a comment and share to your contacts on any of the social media platforms provided below.👇 Just... Continue Reading →
Friendly Quest-ions With Barny and Dara
On this episode of Friendly Quest-ions, Barny interviews Dara Olaniyan. You will absolutely love it and learn from it.
The Ranting of A Young Nigerian In This Rattling Lockdown
Of course, I must stay at home. I actually have, for the last two weeks. But my eyes and the eyes of my three younger siblings have almost yobo. We have just finished soaking the garri that kind Iya Risi gave us in her own attempt to play philanthropist in this corona era. Of course,... Continue Reading →
Interview with Demo Pumpin
At the Blingz Magazine Awards held on March 22, 2020 at Mauve 21, Ibadan City, phenomenal actor, content creator, event compere, online influencer and skit maker, Egbeleke Ademola Owolabi aka Demo Pumpin won two huge awards, Event Compere of the Year and Comedy Event of the Year. In this interview, Demo Pumpin bares his mind... Continue Reading →
We Really, Really Rise By Lifting Others
Recently, the Holy Spirit did it again. He gave me a revelation. Sometimes, when the Holy Spirit reveals a thing to me, it's not that that thing is new or strange to me or that nobody else in the world knows about it. At those times, he makes things that I probably have always known... Continue Reading →
Interview with Geejokes
Interviewed right here on the Fantbabs blog is a rave of the moment, a versatile and veteran comedian, an actor, an event compere extraordinaire, a businessman with an entrepreneurial spirit, and a fine, young gentleman, Gbolahan Adejobi, popularly known as Geejokes. Fantbabs: Introduce yourself. All the things you are and the things you do. Geejokes:... Continue Reading →
Honest Talk, One Procrastinator To Another
Last night, I was discussing with a group of friends about some of their strengths. These guys could start researching for and finish an entry for an essay contest in less than two hours to the deadline of the contest. According to them, those moments of pressure were exactly when brilliant ideas competed for space... Continue Reading →
Empathy
Empathy. The ability to understand and share someone else's feelings, thoughts and experiences. Samuel was a kid I met yesterday evening on the grassy path leading to University of Ibadan's Chapel Hall. The Prayer Unit of my fellowship had met to pray for one hour concerning our forthcoming village outreach behind Chapel. We had all... Continue Reading →
Coming Out
Papa did not name my sister and I Deborah and Elijah because he loved English names. Those two names are, in fact, the only non-Igbo names we bear. Papa knew what he was doing. Deborah and Elijah in the Bible were people who did great exploits for the Lord and his people during their days.... Continue Reading →
Alagba Barny this Sunday: Compassion
Hello there, dear! Happy Sunday to you! In one of my school lectures over the past week, we talked about the concept of double jeopardy. Double jeopardy comes into play where a person, who has previously been charged of an offence and has either been acquitted or convicted, is brought again before the court for... Continue Reading →
Interview with #ThatFantasticStar, Anthony Dimwaka
Anthony Dimwaka is an on-air personality with 32FM 94.9, one of the biggest radio stations in the brown-roof city of Ibadan, Nigeria. He is a media strategist, a singer and instrumentalist, a voice coach, a pro voice-over actor (with the appellation De_voyce), and a master MC. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English... Continue Reading →
Alagba Barny this Sunday: I Agree With Toke Makinwa
I subscribed to Toke Makinwa's YouTube channel a long time ago. This was because I looked to her as a mentor, as someone who has become what I want to become. Toke Makinwa is basically a media icon. She's an on-air personality. She anchors big events. She is a social media influencer. She has business... Continue Reading →
Alagba Barny this Sunday: The Boy Next Door
Hello there, dear! Happy Sunday! How did the past week go? This Sunday, I'll be sharing a piece that will provoke you into a fairly long period of thinking. It's titled, The Boy Next Door. The Boy Next Door A boy moves into the room next to ours in our university's staff quarters. 'Hi, my... Continue Reading →