Migration to Canada: The express entry Route

If as at today 8th August 2018, you haven't heard about migration friendly countries ranging from Canada to Australia and so on, you probably live under a rock. The rate at which Nigerian Professionals are jetting out is very alarming and I can't blame them for it.

First-off, this post is tailored for The express entry route to Canada but for the full details on migration through other means, visit the Canadian government website

The very first thing that I would advise is to assess your educational credentials against Canadian standard either with IQAS or WES. Personally I prefer IQAS but assessment is much faster with WES with a processing time of 7 working days upon receipt as against IQAS which is 12 weeks.

Secondly, Schedule your english language test IELTS general training with the British Council which now costs NGN 75,000. One advice is to practice as much materials as you can and also listen to Ted talks which usually comprises of many native english speakers.

When you have these two completed at hand, then you can proceed to create a profile and fill out all the questions truthfully and accurately, after which CSR score is then populated for you.

Note: that is the easiest part, the hardest is having to wait and hope that your CSR score is within the cut-off threshold and believe me, it gets tiring especially when you keep checking everyday and you still don't meet up.


Good luck and be strong, it is all worth it at the end.

See you in Canada

The Nigerian Food guide when wearing braces

Hi there, for the last 4-5 months, it seems everywhere I turn to, someone is wearing braces either the ceramic ones or the metal ones.

I have had mine for 13 weeks (since the 7th of May 2018) but the picture below was the third week into my orthodontic treatment and I have approximately 59 weeks to go and oh boy, it hasn't been easy.

Eating can be very challenging especially on days when they are worked on, this being said, let's dive into my compiled list of meals for a Nigerian braces wearer.

1. Pancakes/Crepes/waffles (This was my go to breakfast)
2. Cereals (If you are like me who loves cereal crunchy, this might be challenging, so you might opt for golden morn or start getting used soft/soggy cereal)
3. Rice (First off, as a Nigerian it is very hard skipping this from your diet
4. Plantain (soft plantains to be precise if you are going for the fried version)
5. Yam/Plantain porridge (really mashed)
6. Beans (my best being ewa agoyin)
7. Pap/Custard/Oats
8. Moi-Moi
9. Proteins (eggs, very tender chicken and turkey, succulent pomo, fish) under no circumstance should you try cracking the bones but boy, na this part pain me pass.
10.  Pasta, in any shape you want/ Noodles
11. Pastries (Cakes, bread, doughnuts) in my defense, I eat any pastry, all i have to do is cut them into tiny bite size pieces
12. Party small chops (i can eat all of them except stick meat and sometimes gizzard if it isn't very soft.
13. Swallows (Eba, Amala, Semo, Fufu, whatever, you name it)
14. Eko and vegetables (not sure what the english of eko is)
15. Soups (Natives soups)
16. Sauces 

P.S: I am terrible at plating, but above is a stir-fried rice and chilli chicken sauce with the chicken being extra tender. 

(Coconut Pancake, egg and maple syrup)

These are the very generic ones but you can also venture into local delicacies which would be easy on your teeth but the list above is what I have tested and I know over time, I would update it.

If you are as prudent as I am and wouldn't want to snap any brackets, its safe to first cut whatever you want to eat into bite size and start to chew very slowly to see if you can eat that particular thing.

As hard as it seems, you would eventually get a hang of it, I promise you!

The Struggle with Depression

A big part of depression is feeling really lonely, even if you're in a room full of a million people.- Lilly Singh

January 3rd, 2018

Today I acknowledge and admit to myself that I am suffering from depression (Been diagnosed as well) and it is surprisingly strange. Why?  for starters because I am the jester amidst my friends, colleagues and family members and majorly because everyone thinks I am a robot who is dead emotionally and hardly cries. Funny right?...

With my research experience, I found out that the first step to getting better is knowing what triggered it and for me, that is the hardest part. I think I know the underlying problem but that is one part or story I have decided not to face but today, I will tell it and face it head on.


Sometime in 2014
This was the year I was obeying clarion call in Ibadan. I was dating one of the biggest crush of my life Nuga and it was just right until he suspected that I was cheating on him with a guy  named Tumi (Little did I know he was going to change my life) who I met through a friend Demilade (A friendly Enemy which I would tell you about sometime). In honesty I wasn't but I was flirting harmlessly but hey, no explanation could make it right.
I was 22 and filled with youthful exuberance and Tumi being a G figured this out and flashed it all in my face. 

March 3rd 2016

"Baby wake up, lets go the gym; I have to look in shape for March" Tumi says. Every conversation today has been about how he needs to look fit this March, what is going on this March?......

"Maybe he wants to propose this March, says May when I told her and needed to have an inkling of what might be happening.

March 20th 2016

My relationship with Tumi is in a great place, or so I thought. We spoke this morning and for the first time he said he loved me, not sure till date why I thought that was an assurance.

At 7pm, Tumi hasn't called me, what is going on??..... I thought.

So I go on bbm to send him a message, then a see a picture with a woman and the man in the picture had a striking resemblance to my Tumi but hey, once I trust you, I need proof to distrust you but this wasn't enough. I tried sending a message and then I see the legendary "Delete or re-invite"

Mogbe, Tumi deleted me and not picking my calls?, at this point I was shaking uncontrollably, my worst nightmare might just be unraveling before me.


March 21st 2016.

I called his flatmate drizzy, "Morning Drizzy, how far?, you guys didn't tell me you were having a party at your house yesterday? I said.

Tumi didn't tell you about the engagement, I thought he did! and there it was, a confirmation to my suspicion.

So I dropped the call and went straight to the palms which was the closest store to my place of work and bought me some good fashioned vodka.

I sent a text which said "Happy married life " to Tumi and blocked him from every platform I know he could reach me on, I didn't want closure, not from this monster of a man.

This my friends was the second and the trigger blow and how my depression was born!