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There's a lot to consider when it comes to chasing different dreams as young people. On the positive side, pursuing our dreams allows us to follow our passions, find personal fulfilment, and create a life that aligns with our values. It allows us to explore our talents, interests, and unique strengths. We have the freedom to choose our path and shape our future. However, it's also important to acknowledge the potential challenges and cons. Chasing different dreams can sometimes be met with resistance from others who might not understand or support our choices. We may face societal pressures to conform to certain expectations or norms. It can also be a journey of uncertainty, risks, and setbacks. It requires perseverance, resilience, and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances, especially if it warrants a stop in the case of some specific dreams. However, embracing the pros and cons is part of the growth process. It allows us to learn from our experiences, develop new skills, and discover our true selves. The challenges we face along the way make us stronger and more resilient. It's through these obstacles that we gain valuable life lessons and insights. So, as young people, it's important to weigh the pros and cons of our dreams and make informed decisions. It's about finding a balance between pursuing our passions and being realistic about the challenges we may encounter, and ultimately, taking certain decisions for survival's sake. By doing so, we can navigate our unique paths, chase our dreams, and ultimately find fulfilment in the journey. Join Godwyn OD, Lakeside and Daniel in the discussion in this episode of HALT.

The Bro and Girl Code are unwritten rules that guide friendships between guys and girls. They cover things like loyalty, respect, and supporting each other. It's all about being there for your friends and treating them with kindness and understanding. It's likened to a guidebook for being a good friend. In many cases, these codes have produced some unhealthy outcomes that have made some people conclude that these codes are disguised rules to help preserve toxicity and wrong behaviours between friends on the excuse of wanting to maintain the integrity of friendship between folks of the same gender. In this episode of HEY AFRICA, LET’S TALK (HALT), we look into the pros and cons of these codes and how beneficial the knowledge of these has been to different kinds of relationships, both between the same gender in friendships, and the opposite genders in romantic relationships Join Godwyn OD, Lakeside and Favour in this interesting conversation.

doing business with friends can be challenging because it can blur the lines between personal and professional relationships. Sometimes, conflicts of interest or differing expectations can arise, making maintaining a healthy business dynamic difficult. On the other hand, making your customers your friends can create a strong bond and loyalty. However, it's important to strike a balance between being friendly and maintaining professionalism. It's crucial to set clear boundaries and communicate openly to ensure a successful business relationship with friends and customers. On this episode of HEY AFRICA, LET’S TALK (HALT), we talk on the topic “FRIENDS vs CUSTOMERS”, looking at the pros and cons of doing businesses with friends and loved ones, and also the two sides to the coin of making customers friends, hereby being more bonded with them beyond the professional or business relationship. Join Godwyn OD, Lakeside and guest, Favour Lisa, on this very exciting discussion involving data presentation concerning the topic, personal opinions and experiences.

When we say parental relationship boundaries, it's all about setting healthy limits and expectations between parents and their children. Parents need to establish boundaries that promote respect, open communication, and independence while still providing guidance and support. These boundaries can include things like privacy, decision-making, and personal space. Parents can foster a positive and balanced relationship with their children by having clear boundaries. However, in the modern day, these relationships might have taken certain twists and turns judging from different moral perspectives and views. In this episode, we discuss this topic, using a recent trend between a popular Nigerian celebrity and his daughter at an event which brought about different mixed reactions. Godwyn OD and Lakeside on this one.

‘Na Bad News Dey Fly Pass’ is commonly used to justify why negative news seems to get more attention than any other. Many times, it is concluded that the media project is not so pleasant news because the record shows that consumers of this information give more interest and priority to them. On this episode of HEY, LET’S TALK, we look at who is to blame for this, the consumers who consume this information, or the media who put them out. Should we fault the consumers for this, is there a way their interest can be redirected for good, And if the media is to be faulted for this, is there any feasibility at all where this can be regulated? Join Godwyn OD and Lakeside on this discussion.

There's a gap between the older and younger generation is a deep topic. The older generation has their experiences, wisdom and demands, while the younger generation has their own peculiar perspectives, ideas and challenges. Many times, there's a bit of a clash because of the differences in values, beliefs and time of achievements of certain life goals; marital settlement, career balance, financial stability, etc. It's like trying to find a balance between respecting the wisdom and demands of the older generation and embracing the fresh ideas of the younger generation, while also understanding the challenges peculiar to their age in working towards achieving certain balances in life. The older generation has this wealth of experience and knowledge, while the younger generation brings in new energy and ideas. Sometimes, the clash happens because of differences in values, beliefs, technological advancements, patterns of relationships, etc. It's important to find a way to bridge the gap and learn from each other to find a balance that will enable a peaceful co-existence between these two generations. On this episode of “HEY, LET’S TALK”, we talk on the topic of the GAP BETWEEN TWO GENERATIONS, as we delve deep into why certain misunderstandings are consistent between these two generations in modern times and how to find a balance between them. As usual, Godwyn OD and Lakeside are on this one.

In the early days of the new year, many individuals have set targets, goals, and resolutions to accomplish by the year's end. The key question is whether these objectives will be consistently met if there will be a dedication to these goals, or if these resolutions are merely unnecessary pressure influenced by the change in the calendar year.Join us on the inaugural episode of 'HEY, LET’S TALK' in 2024 as we delve into the theme: "The Pressure Of New Year." We'll explore various perspectives on why these resolutions, goals, or targets are often tied to a change in date or calendar year.HAPPY NEW YEAR!

In recent times, the older generation has had reservations about the immense successes and signs of wealth of young folks of this generation. They have questioned the genuineness and purity of great achievements by young men and women of this time. Many older folks have advised their young ones/wards not to be pressured by the (seemingly) great achievements of their fellow young colleagues, especially in certain career, work and entertainment fields, with words like “you don’t know what they have done to get to where they are, you don’t know what they put their hands into, don’t let these things get to you…” This births the question and focus of this episode; are the older folks upset about the successes that young people today enjoy, successes that many of the people of the older generation didn’t get to enjoy during their youthful years, for some, until a certain older point in their lives, OR, are they genuinely worried about the legitimacy and cleanness of these achievements at such young ages? Join Godwyn OD, Lakeside and Daniel on this episode of ‘HEY, Let’s Talk’ as they discuss the topic; Is The Older Generation Upset Or Worried?

Many times, we as Nigerians have been told by fellow Nigerians not to promise morality, uprightness and accountability if we occupy political positions, till we get there and occupy those positions. Many Nigerians believe that no Nigerian can entirely focus on the needs of the people when in positions of power, rather, they believe any person privileged to occupy such positions is solely there for personal interest. This thought process (due to unending experiences from different administrations in power) is one many Nigerians have, occupying their minds. Many have concluded that because of what we as citizens have suffered for so long in the hands of bad leaders, they desire to be in these positions of power to get their share of the national cake first, sort themselves and their loved ones very well before even thinking of attending to the needs of the people they are meant to lead. Even people with genuine intentions for the country are hardly trusted or believed because the dominating experience is that people get into power and the need of the people they are to lead becomes secondary to them. Many citizens have become Self-Centred on their reasons for wanting to occupy these leadership positions or positions of power, and this has brought about the dominant question on this episode of ‘HEY, Let’s Talk; HAS BAD LEADERSHIP MADE US (NIGERIANS) SELF-CENTRED? Listen to Godwyn OD and Lakeside engage in this discussion.

RED FLAG 🚩 !!! A ubiquitous term used in today’s world to describe characters, traits, behaviours or attributes that could be toxic to another person or party in question, particularly from relationship perspectives. Red Flag is often used to depict what people wouldn’t be able to put up with in a person they probably see as a potential spouse and as such, conclude on being incompatible with such a person. With this knowledge, it’s safe to say that we people have become more aware of what they wouldn’t want or wouldn’t be able to put up with in a potential spouse or partner. However, can we then say that people are ‘TOO CONSCIOUS’ of red flags in the opposite gender these days, so much that all they look out for (the most) are traits that will help them easily write someone off as qualified for a spouse or partner? Do we think that there is so much focus on the negative side of human beings rather than the positive (especially in this context of relationships)? Do we think the concept of RED FLAGS has been overflogged in recent times? ARE WE PUTTING TOO MUCH FOCUS ON RED FLAGS? This is the topic of this episode of HEY, LET’S TALK. Join Godwyn OD and Lakeside as they engage in this topic of discussion.

Today’s men have developed a sense of knowledge that makes many women in our time step up their game to prove that indeed ‘WHAT A MAN CAN DO, A WOMAN CAN DO’. However, the witnessing of many women achieving incredible and unimaginable feats in different works of life has made several men today, or if we’d put it more appropriately, several ‘MODERN DAY MEN’, up their expectations from women before they can consider any of them to be suitable (romantic) partners. This has made many men today improve their standards, their demands and their expectations from women (most probably due to what they’ve seen other women achieve, and do for their own partners/lovers/spouses/boyfriends/male besties/husbands) On this episode of ‘HEY, LET’S TALK’, we discuss whether today’s (young) men are being too demanding with the requirements they expect many (young) women to have met or expectations they have for them, could this be due to how long men have lived life wanting to impress the women they are attracted to and make themselves suitable enough to be with them, or could this be a result of modernisation and difference in orientation of many men today? Join Godwyn OD and our guest on this episode, Daniel, as justice is done to the topic on the ground; ‘Are Today’s (Young) Men Being Too Demanding?’

‘Ambition’ and ‘Contentment’ are two key factors that have been advised as traits, factors, and characteristics that people possess in their pursuit of success in whatever field or career path they find themselves. Ambition puts us in a state of wanting to achieve more, while Contentment puts us in a state of satisfaction and fulfilment with what we already have (completed). But with this knowledge, how do human beings marry these two attributes together without either being at a detriment to their progress? Should one be dropped for one or should these two traits be possessed simultaneously? Can these two traits be possessed together by one individual who aims for the best of life in a field of focus? Join us on this episode of ‘HEY, Let’s Talk’ as we discuss the topic of finding Harmony Between Ambition And Contentment. Our guest on this episode is Simon Orumen.

“He’s just a very good friend” or “She’s just a very good friend”, a line that several single and searching people use to downplay the possibility of getting into any romantic or more intimate relationships with people they’ve known and are familiar with for a good period of time. Many people would instead want to explore the chances of giving a total stranger the opportunity of getting to know them before considering them as potential spouses, rather than taking such a risk with people whom they’ve known longer and are ‘GOOD FRIENDS’ with. This brings about the topic of discussion for this very episode; Why Do People Hardly Consider Romantic Relationships With Friends? Could this be due to over-familiarity with the friend in question who probably stands (or in this case where they most likely wouldn’t be considered because of the friendship; STOOD) a chance, or fear of losing both a friend and a partner in a person should the romantic relationship not eventually work out, or could it be something else entirely? Join Godwyn OD, Lakeside, and Amherrika on this Episode of ‘HEY, LET’S TALK’ as we take to talk about this exciting conversation from different relatable perspectives.

In simple explanation; a celebrity is someone who has gained a level of popularity or famousness, especially from the entertainment industry or sport sector. On this episode of ‘HEY, LET’S TALK’, we look into the discussion of who and for whom celebrities should be more responsible, being that as they acquire celebrity status, they automatically have tagged along with them a group of people who enjoy what they dish out and who primarily look up to them for specific reasons, also setting certain standards (through the celebrities) for themselves as fans. Do celebrities live to please themselves more or do they live to please their fans primarily? This question also comes from the consciousness that these celebrities are human beings who have personal desires and passions of theirs which sometimes may or may not tally with what fans and the world at large expect of them. As usual; Godwyn OD, Lakeside and Amherikka do justice to the topic of this episode.

reflects on people who prefer to go through their issues alone rather than ask for help/assistance. Many people today, in other not to seem like a burden to others or probably for self-validation, choose to, in many cases, deal with their problems alone (without speaking and seeking any form of help). We delved into the conversation on why anyone would resort to such personal conclusions, also looking at the pros and cons of such decisions. Like in recent episodes, Lakeside and Amherrika contribute to this topic from different personal and general angles, as we look into this topic with more considerable perspectives. Enjoy!

The term “SIMP” according to a dictionary meaning, is a slang insult for men who are seen as too attentive and submissive to women, especially out of a failed hope of winning some entitled sexual attention or activity from them. In recent times, we’ve had contention on what makes a man pretty serious about wanting a woman he’s after (during a chase period), if he determines to do everything and anything to get her or get some validation from her, or his ability to put restrictions to how far he’s willing to go to get her, despite his interest in her. In this episode, we discuss “What’s Wrong With Being A Simp?”, sharing opinions on what we think is acceptable or not for a man to do in order to get what he wants or defend what he already has (the lady of interest). Lakeside and Amherrika were on course for this one.

Technology, as we all know, has been in existence for decades. We can’t specifically pinpoint when it was created or came into existence, but we know for sure that technology has become part of our day-to-day life and evolves every single time. However, there are people of the opinion that technological-related inventions are reducing the ability of humans to function actively or healthily, thereby enhancing laziness. This is a thought process majorly with a typical traditional and/or elderly African or African indigene (not to say the Westerners are entirely excepted). Many believe that the dominating presence of technology in our lives today has produced more cons than pros In this episode of HEY, LET’S TALK, we look into a topic that helps us analyse how well technology has affected our lives as humans, our topic in question form is; Is Life Now Easier Or We’re Just Lazier? Our guest on this episode is a UI/UX Designer and Content Creator, Amos Amherrika

A child is a gift to you, so it's your responsibility to nurture, protect and train your child. How many parents actually have time for their kids now, how well do you know and trust that neighbour or that relative that you leave your child with... Child molestation has been eating deep into our society for decades now...Today on wrapper talk we talk about Child molestation...

Age... Society has tied the age of women to their achievements in life, making it hard for women to easily express themselves when it comes to speaking about how old they are... Wrapper talk speaks about the fear and insecurities surrounding women and their age...

In Africa, it is strongly believed that parents are responsible for caring for and nurturing their children through their young ages until their children become more financially responsible for themselves. In return, they must make their parents their responsibility to take care of. Recently, many have fought this lifelong ideology as they want to compare this thought process to that of the Western who mostly perceived, don’t think in this pattern. They believe that in the Western world, parents take care of children through the years without wanting anything or any form of commitment from their children in return, come the future. This modern-day clash of comparisons has triggered this episode’s topic; Is Child Training An Investment Means In Africa? Join us as our guest on this episode, Psalmpraize do justice to this conversation in-depth.