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Roqzee’s View
by Roqzee
My authentic views on anything to get you thinking about everything.
Episodes
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Yet Another Person Proves Marriage Is A Joke
not a single marriage around me is aspirational. it’s completely illogical. the endless arguments, the barely concealed disgust, the endless bristling, the normalised wilful blindness to the lies, the last to know about the blatant affair. why anybody signs up for a lifetime of that just for a...
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So Now That You’ve Lost Your Job…
These are my quick tips on what to do when you unexpectedly lose your job
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You Cannot Explain Nigeria Without Sounding Crazy
You know how people say “if it explain Nigeria to someone and they claim to understand it, they’re either lying or they need mental health support”? I just realised today why that is so true.
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shebi you sef don finally old?
This episode is dedicated to all those who thought they would remain spring chickens forever until their lower back said “are you a joker?”
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I Can Handle The Truth, I Don’t Have To Accept It
When I say I can handle the truth, it doesn’t mean your truth will not have consequences or elicit an adverse reaction. It simply means I prefer to hate you for the truth than love you based on a lie.
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I Blame Those You Met Before Me
Considering that habits are formed when there are no consequences to bad behaviour during the formation stage, or when actions are rewarded or excused, those who have enabled it over the years bear just as much blame. Which explains why you’re so shocked when you finally meet someone like me who...
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Your Vulture Friends Waiting For Your Desperation
This episode explores vulture friendships who stay in your orbit only waiting for the day you will be desperate enough for them to swoop in and take advantage to benefit themselves. They won’t help you if it will make you better but target your most vulnerable state so they can ask to use that…
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The Future Always Proves The Critics Right
My reflection on the things we have now normalised that would have gotten people ostracised just a few decades ago. And the courage it takes to be a critic in the world that mandates conformity so badly even when it makes no sense.
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Of Fake Outrage At Natural Consequences
My take on people who deliberately thirst trap but then act shocked and offended when it attracts lurid comments from complete strangers. Miss me with that BS this year.
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Problems Seem Smaller With Time
My reflections on how the passage of time makes old problems feel trivial and why we should get perspective now. In ten years, will these same things keeping you awake, actually matter? Or are you worrying away precious time?
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When Does Your Babe Deserve To Know?
This podcast examines the question of full disclosure in relationships and when they should be made. When does your long term boyfriend or girlfriend deserve to know your Health status or key life information (like out of wedlock children)?
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Of Relevancy Based Friendships
This is me just thinking out loud about the role of commonality and relevancy in regular friendships. If the circumstances that brought you together suddenly change, you will find that you drift apart naturally. But real friendships are the ones not affected by circumstance. That’s the real...
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Of Doubt and Inexplicable Reassurance
Times like these it does not feel like a coincidence. My life is full of these moments when I actually give up on certain things and then everything starts to shift in inexplicable ways. Meeting even the needs I never thought I had. Is that God’s reassurance?
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Who Gave You Deadline?
A reflection on how we give ourselves life deadlines as if we can control anything.
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“You Don’t Sound Nigerian”
My experience with people “complimenting” me by saying I don’t sound Nigerian. The shock whenever I tell them I didn’t grow up in the UK or the US because I don’t fit their stereotype of what a black African from Africa should sound like. I blame the movies.
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The Problem With An American Pope
My thoughts on the election of Pope Leo XIV and the automatic pressure of leadership against his own country’s current anti Christian policies.
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Why Adult Friendships Are Hard
An incident yesterday made me wonder why adults are so cynical about friendships.
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Why Nigerian Religious Fasting Is Hypocritical
My thoughts on why religious fasting, particularly as practiced by Nigerians, is hypocritical.
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What was the BBC Scammers Exposé for?
I watched the BBC documentary on visa sponsorship scams in the UK that highlighted the victims and alleged scammers, and came away feeling like it was an incomplete story. Here’s my thoughts on the entire thing.
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‘Dream Count’ - A Reader’s Review
This is my unbiased review of the fictional novel - Dream Count, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Please feel free to disagree with my thoughts on the book, hopefully only after you have been able to read it.
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The T2 Tragedy: Living Through Trump and Tinubu
My thoughts on what a time it is to be alive. For the average Nigerian going through a Tinubu presidency and also interested in global affairs, the clouds have never been darker. It’s like there’s no hope whatsoever because this tunnel has no end.
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I Am Not Against Cybercrime Act | International Sports Journalist Wilfred DaSilentG
Currently in the heart of Europe, international superstar sports journalist - Wilfred DaSilentG spared a couple of precious minutes to give his thoughts on the state of journalism, why social media should be regulated and why brown envelope journalism is endemic in Nigeria. It got sometimes tense...
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Parental See Finish and Why Your Parents Will Always See You As Their Child
A tongue in cheek episode on that concept of familiarity breeding contempt, which is known as “see finish” in Nigerian parlance. And by extension, why your parents will never take your advice seriously only because they will always see you as their baby, infuriating as that may be. Let me know if...
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I am a Tailor not a Fashion Designer - Glowstitches
In this epic first, I speak to 15-year fashion veteran Glowstitches on her rising success, well known faith and why she insists on being known as a tailor - despite the local connotation of the term. Through our laughter and warmth, I hope you get to discover her values and why she is one of my...
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5 Questions 10 Minutes with HR Guru Topzy D
Starting off my guest features with international mentor and HR Guru, Topzy D in this quickfire conversation about what we need to start doing, the marriage stereotype and habits to avoid in 2025. As always, he comes with his trademark wit, charm, humour and boundless optimism.
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New Year Worse Nigeria
Here's my welcome podcast highlighting the big directional moves in my home country over the last year 2024 and my hope for an urgent redirection in 2025.
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Chai! You Sabi Complain ehn
it's interesting how users of Twitter differ in their perspectives from those on Instagram. it's almost a cup half empty vs cup half full mentality all the damn time. Does nothing good ever happen for those on twitter and does nothing bad ever happen to those on Instagram? Or is it just you
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Nigerians Shakara In UK + Why Nigeria Needs Death Penalty
Why its hard to make new friends with other Nigerians in the UK plus my argument for the Death Penalty for murderers, kidnappers and corrupt politicians in Nigeria.
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Celebrate The Bad Times
This is me reflecting on my most miserable birthday ever and why is important to celebrate the bad times as much as we do the good ones.
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Conditional Forgiveness and Rejecting Apologies
Are you allowed to reject an apology, especially if you're a Christian or religious person? Is true forgiveness conditional on receiving a perfect apology? And if you had already forgiven the person without any apology as a good Christian, is it okay to tell them that their apology was not...
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Never Forgive, Always Revenge
This is my impassioned take on Glow's tweet asking us to break from trauma by healing ourselves and letting bad memories go and why I demand that people should be allowed to hold on to the pain for as long as they need to.
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Try Again Instead
Monday motivation: It takes the same amount of time to be sad or to try again. Always choose to try again.
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To Nigerian Protesters, My Heroes
This is my tribute to every Nigerian that has come out to fight for a better future by asking for an end to wastefulness and bad governance. To each soul lost in this struggle. To each eye swollen from teargas. Each and every one of you are my heroes. We remain indebted to you forever.
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Giving Grace To The Departed
Today's topic reflects my thoughts on holding space and giving grace to those we hold dear who are no longer with us. It is not to say they were perfect, but that we will extend grace in their memory since we cannot get the full context of accusations against them.
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It’s the Hypocrisy that Nigerians hate
Nigerians will forgive anything but a hypocrite and this weekend’s dragging of a specific well known personality that fell off his own pedestal, is evidence of that.
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Is the annual father's day debate necessary?
This annual argument about who deserves father's day greeting is now played out and we need to put it to rest.
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That's Abuse, Not Love
Following from the recent video of Diddy beating Cassie to a pulp as she tried to run away in 2016, these are my thoughts on what Africans consider love when it is actually abuse.
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The Nigerian Definition of Wisdom is Flawed
Using two instances from Twitter, this is why I vehemently challenge the Nigerian concept of "wisdom" that encouraged dishonesty and abuse of power for personal gain.
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Idris vs Bobrisky and the Issues Arising
This podcast lays out the intellectual issues arising from the icon that Idris has become. A single person out of 300 million citizens that ignites conversations on morality, ethics, sexuality, criminal law and freedom of expression. And all he did was put on make up.
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Flu Weather, New Tablet and Yoruba Conundrum
This is about the worst flu I have ever battled, which is still ongoing as spring arrives here in the UK, a quick rave on the gestures for the Honor Pad 9, and the anti-Igbo bigotry holding sway in Yoruba Internet community.
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The Roqzee Review - March 17 Headlines
My take on the key headlines of the day.
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You Used To Be Fun
When whatever you do stops being fun, people either settle for the life they have or insist on pursuing the life they always wanted no matter how far off the track they have gone.
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That Time Roqzee Sang
Spent all night composing my very own podcast intros. Use headphones. Don’t hate the player. Record labels need to sign me before I become too expensive.
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We Can’t Normalize Kidnapping Children
How is there no outrage for the children that have been kidnapped this past week? Are Nigerians now numb to trauma as a coping mechanism? So we think everything is politics? Have we lost our humanity?
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But is that your real worth?
Discussing your real worth and extracting value from the worth you ignore.
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Does Usher Still Bang?
This is my review of the new Usher era. His branding, his new album and THAT Superbowl performance. The Nigerian groove elevated this new album and RUIN is my absolute favourite.
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Nigerian Friends and their Annoying Questions
This is a tongue in cheek overview of Nigerians and the kind of annoying questions they ask their friends during gists. And a warning to my friends to desist from trying it with me going forward.
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New Year Old You
Here are 5 reasons why you can't see your New Year Resolutions through.
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Merry Different Christmas
This episode is dedicated to those who cannot find the festive spirit this Christmas. You are normal. You are loved. It will get better. Merry Different Kind of Christmas to you.
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Are Your Colleagues Your Friends?
This is me comparing Christmas over the years and across Nigeria versus UK then delving into the key question of whether you can consider your work colleagues as your friends.
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My authentic views on anything to get you thinking about everything.
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