&nbsp;The news around town is that 2025 went by like a blur.&nbsp; It feels like the days were short, the weeks even shorter, and the months shortest. Through the breeze of a year, did you remember to live...or were you merely existing? This is your ultimate pop culture 2025 checklist. Find out what you really did this year and reminisce about the highlights you may have forgotten.

o &nbsp; Watched Reel Love or The Herd in the cinema&nbsp;&nbsp;

o &nbsp; Streamed To Kill a Monkey on Netflix

o &nbsp; Watched Love in Every Word on YouTube

o &nbsp; Didn’t see a Nollywood Movie at all

o &nbsp; Didn’t rewatch any Nollywood Classics

o &nbsp; Bopped to Adekunle Gold’s song, “Many People”, helplessly

o &nbsp; Learned viral TikTok challenges to Afrobeat songs

o &nbsp; Had Tems among your Top 5 artists of the year in your Spotify Wrapped

o &nbsp; Didn’t check Nigerian music charts at all this year

o &nbsp; Started listening to a new artist that you’re now obsessed with

o &nbsp; Your girls’ trip finally left the group chat

o &nbsp; You didn’t make any new friends this year

o &nbsp; Healed from heartbreak and found true love

o &nbsp; Strengthened or rekindled family ties

o &nbsp; Avoided hanging out with friends all year

o &nbsp; Enrolled in school or an online course&nbsp;

o &nbsp; Attended a finance or mental health webinar or event&nbsp;

o &nbsp; Didn’t start any personal project

o &nbsp; Learned an entirely new skill or hobby

o &nbsp; Didn’t read any self-help books or blog posts

o &nbsp; Slayed in Ankara cargo pants or Adire Bubus

o &nbsp; Copped vintage shirts or snapback caps

o &nbsp; Tried locally-made skincare/make-up brands like Oriki, Arami Essentials, or Yanga Beauty

o &nbsp; Never stepped out without sunscreen

o &nbsp; Did not use any actives (like tretinoin, salicylic acid or azelaic acid) in your routine

o &nbsp; Finally started your natural hair or dreadlock journey

o &nbsp; Posted a viral TikTok or Instagram Reel

o &nbsp; Didn’t post anything at all this year

o &nbsp; Got over a thousand new followers

o &nbsp; Got dragged on X for giving your two cents

o &nbsp; Didn’t watch any local news channels like Arise, Channels, or TVC

o &nbsp; Participated in online petitions

o &nbsp; Followed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict judiciously

o &nbsp; Still don’t know how to recite the new National anthem

o &nbsp; Attended Lagos Fashion Week, Afrobeat concerts, or local festivals

o &nbsp; Shopped Nigerian brands at local pop-ups

o &nbsp; Didn’t attend any cultural events

o &nbsp; Discovered a new local dish that you could eat every day, if permitted

o &nbsp; Didn’t wear any Nigerian brand all year long

o &nbsp; Played Call of Duty Mobile, FIFA, or Genshin Impact

o &nbsp; Travelled locally for a weekend getaway to places you had never been before, like Yankari, Badagry, or Jos

o &nbsp; Didn’t learn any digital skills

And it’s a wrap, ladies and gentlemen! See you next year, with renewed gusto to live, laugh, and love... because YOLO – You Only Live Once.

A fast recap of 2025 to help you reflect on what you watched, wore, learnt, loved, and lived through. Tick off your pop-culture moments and see how you really spent the year!


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