Ebele Ubaka
Social Architecture and the Quiet Death of Human Interaction. On Christmas day, I went out for a village stroll. I wanted to see the Christmas vibes in the village and no, I was not wearing Christmas clothes. I went to check out a spot I thought looked like a stream side. I desired the feeling … Read more
Stepping Into 2026 With Courage and Craft One of the things being in this village did to me was to open my eyes to things I have either been ignoring or too afraid to do because I felt I lacked the capacity. Take for instance, furniture design. In my place in Enugu, I designed the … Read more
Can Your Home Survive a Power-Out Test? I took the time to look inwards and start simplifying my life. I have been in this village for 8 months now. I have learnt to live quite small, feeding on less than N30k per month. One of the things that has helped me is storing up any … Read more
Laptop Upgrade Story: From HDD to SSD, RAM Issues, and Lessons Learned About three months ago, I was researching on upgrading my laptop’s HDD drive to an SSD drive and upgrading the RAM size from 8GB to 32GB. The desire came with the frustrating speed of my laptop when using Revit 2025. After hearing the … Read more
How to Prevent Toilet Water from Drying Up When You Travel On two occasions, I have travelled and came back to see that the water in my water-closet bowl has dried up. Which exposes my house to crawling insects from the soak away pit. I started thinking of what to do to keep the water … Read more
The Cultural difference in Greetings, From Village to City Few days ago, I was in Enugu, and I noticed a change in me. This village has me greeting everyone I pass by on the road, including people inside shop. I still try to keep my face straight, no turning to the left or right, but … Read more
Why Solving Maths Without a Calculator can Boost Your Brain Power I applied for a role that required me to take a test. It looked like Quantitative reasoning and Verbal reasoning. The instruction said not to use a calculator, just paper and pen and there was a timer. 20 minutes for 50 questions. Read: If I … Read more
Plantain Porridge Recipe: A Comforting, Light Dinner You’ll Love 🍲 Looking for a quick, filling, and flavourful evening meal? Plantain porridge (also called Plantain Pottage) is a classic Nigerian dish made with unripe, ripe or semi-ripe plantains simmered in a rich, savoury sauce of palm oil, crayfish, and vegetables. It’s warm, colourful, and full of … Read more
How to Collect Ad Earnings when People Post Your Content on Facebook. What you’re seeing in the screenshot above is a Facebook notification saying “Damilola Mike Bamiloye is collecting ad earnings from your video”. This happens because the original content owner enabled Facebook’s Rights Manager (or Content Claiming system). You may have seen the picture … Read more
When Custom Heights and Universal Design Matter in Building Designs. It’s a well-known fact that we are not all of the same height. So in building design, solutions is catering for the height of the building owner. Take for instance, I have a cousin who is a little over 6foot tall. Read Also: What You can … Read more
Turning Job Rejections Into Opportunities: How I Learned from a Feedback and Grew Stronger The amount of rejections I have received since the beginning of this year is tiring on the soul. I was so angry at the previous one that I nearly, emphasis on “nearly”, lashed out at the email, so I just swiped … Read more
Never Run Out of Palm Fruit Juice (a.k.a Akwu) Again —Even Without a Fridge! Learn the secret method Nigerians use to extract and preserve palm fruit juice for up to 1 year! NO ADDICTIVES… NO PRESERVATIVES… Are you tired of consistently preparing palm fruit juice every time you want to make soup or stew? What … Read more
