Your kind of
interesting.

Lagos raised, Atlanta based. Beauty creator, soft glam and sharp replies. I enjoy dressing up, but looking expensive is not a substitute for having a personality. Please bring both humour and manners.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Enugu roots, Lagos life, brand strategy and a face that replies before I do. I like sharp jokes, beautiful earrings and someone who remembers a small detail without announcing how thoughtful they are.

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Kaduna raised, Abuja based. Architect and residential-interiors designer with a weakness for beautiful courtyards, discreet jewellery and excellent perfume. Quietly confident, a little dry, very capable of being distracted by somebody charming.

Abuja, FCT, Nigeria

Enugu is home again after my Lagos photography days. I shoot food, care too much about the light and enjoy a proper excuse to dress up. Please be good company while I photograph your cooling meal.

Enugu, Enugu, Nigeria

Ibadan stylist with Lagos work stories and a bag full of emergency safety pins. Bold outfits, affectionate nonsense and a weakness for somebody who is both handsome and considerate.

Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria

Product designer, good trainers and a weakness for an excellent dinner. Dry humour, a little soft life and somebody who can make a quiet evening interesting.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Bookshop owner. Quiet at first, suspiciously mischievous once I am comfortable. Good opinions, good jackets and a slow conversation that gets a little less innocent in the teasing.

Awka, Anambra, Nigeria

Sound engineer. Good trainers, expensive headphones and a straight face when I am clearly flirting. I like chemistry that comes with a sense of humour.

Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

Landscape designer. Linen shirts, a beautifully planned evening and the occasional dry remark. Quieter at first; very clear when I know what I like.

Minna, Niger, Nigeria

Tega. Yenagoa based after my Lagos rehearsal chapter. Singer, bold outfits and a dramatic voice note for the most ordinary event. My friends keep requesting a version without harmonies.

Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria

Hospitality, well-cut jackets and a strong preference for an unhurried dinner. I like good taste without a performance, and company that can disturb my composure.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Enugu roots, Lagos work stories, Houston home. Interiors business, beautiful earrings and a laugh that ruins my serious face. I enjoy taking the lead and appreciate somebody who can challenge me without performing.

Houston, Texas, United States

Cars, sharp native wear and very particular restaurant opinions. I enjoy nice things and good company. You can tease me about either; I will probably give you more material.

Aba, Abia, Nigeria

Femi outside the meeting room, please. Good tailoring, old music and a weakness for someone who can interrupt my very convincing serious act.

Washington, DC, District of Columbia, United States

PH roots, Uyo home. Choreographer, bold outfits and a laugh that announces me early. I like confidence that leaves room for somebody else's shine, and I will try not to judge your rhythm.

Uyo, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria

Rapper, good sneakers and a little too pleased with my own smile. I like a sharp comeback. Please do not agree with me just because I am charming.

Abeokuta, Ogun, Nigeria

Lagos raised, Benin City based. Corporate banker, sharp suits and elegant evenings when the spreadsheets are closed. Good hotels, tennis, thoughtful plans and dry humour. I can organise a boardroom; a date should not need my project management.

Benin City, Edo, Nigeria

Kano is home after training and work chapters elsewhere. Doctor, perfume enthusiast and a laugh my composed face cannot quite contain. Off-duty me deserves sweetness and a conversation that is not another assessment.

Kano, Kano, Nigeria

Nurse, clean shirts and football opinions you are welcome to challenge. Warm by nature, a little cheeky once we get going, and very easy to distract with a good smile.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Ibadan roots, Birnin Kebbi base. Public-health work, good trainers and a laugh that gives away my serious act. I can organise a complicated plan and still forget the one link everybody needs.

Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi, Nigeria

Ado Ekiti salon owner with Ibadan roots. Beautiful hair, big earrings and even bigger laughter. I notice the small things, especially when somebody remembers that the person making everybody else look good needs care too.

Ado Ekiti, Ekiti, Nigeria

Abuja roots, Lafia base. Football creator, Arsenal opinions and clean matchday fits. I can argue about a midfield and still be ready for a lovely dinner. Bring good banter.

Lafia, Nasarawa, Nigeria

Lagos roots, a pastry kitchen in Akure. Beautiful cakes, bold lipstick and a competitive streak I do not intend to apologise for. I remember your favourite dessert and the time you cheated at cards.

Akure, Ondo, Nigeria

Benin roots, Asaba base, editing stories for work and overthinking films for free. Nice nails, dry humour and a weakness for a sweet message that does not sound as though it went through a committee.

Asaba, Delta, Nigeria

Ibadan roots, Osogbo studio life. Ceramics, rings on every finger until work starts and affectionate stubbornness. I enjoy beautiful things and people who can laugh when their brilliant idea turns slightly impractical.

Osogbo, Osun, Nigeria

Kano roots, Katsina studio. Textile designer and occasionwear founder: rich fabrics, beautiful perfume and outfits I actually designed. I like a polished plan, a little teasing and somebody who notices the details.

Katsina, Katsina, Nigeria

Jos base, a camera bag that sees more airports than my heels. Travel filmmaker and former trail guide; Bali terraces, Zanzibar sea air and a good hotel breakfast all have my attention. I like beautiful places and somebody who is good company when the itinerary changes.

Jos, Plateau, Nigeria

Enugu roots, Abakaliki base. Game illustrator, cute outfits and competitive thumbs. Quiet in a new room, considerably less quiet once I know you. If I invite you back after roasting your gameplay, take the hint kindly.

Abakaliki, Ebonyi, Nigeria

Port Harcourt base, marine research by profession and coastal escapes by preference. Good luggage, a beautiful sea view and a proper breakfast. I like sharp conversation, thoughtful generosity and a man who can enjoy a little friendly competition.

Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria

Lagos roots, Ilorin airwaves. Radio producer, nice outfits and quick comebacks. I can make a voice note sound like an occasion and take twenty minutes to finish saying goodbye.

Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria

Asaba roots, an Owerri workshop. Furniture restorer with practical hands, beautiful clothes and extremely dry jokes. I enjoy a little romance and refuse to apologise for keeping one old chair.

Owerri, Imo, Nigeria

Ibadan roots, Ottawa home, a life built around books and lively company. Independent publisher, beautiful silk and no requirement that you agree with me. A good disagreement can be more interesting than an impressive introduction.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Warri roots, Gombe home. Urban gardener, good outfits and a laugh with no volume control. I can keep a balcony alive and still spend ten minutes looking for the phone in my hand.

Gombe, Gombe, Nigeria

Zaria is home again. Museum educator, beautiful clothes and an ability to notice the detail everybody missed. I look sensible until a friend sends the right voice note and ruins the whole image.

Zaria, Kaduna, Nigeria

Abeokuta roots, Lokoja base. Transit planner with no magical power over traffic. Sharp outfits, silly conversation and a very strong appreciation for somebody who sends the actual location.

Lokoja, Kogi, Nigeria

Abakaliki roots, Jalingo base, costume design and a weakness for bold colour. I can rescue somebody else's wardrobe emergency while creating a small one in my own mirror. Please have a personality to go with the face.

Jalingo, Taraba, Nigeria

Kaduna roots, Bauchi home. Restoration architect with crisp shirts, dry jokes and a competitive five-a-side streak. I appreciate a good building and company that makes me forget to analyse it.

Bauchi, Bauchi, Nigeria

Chef, supper-club host and a shameless enjoyer of good company. I can cook, dress and laugh at myself. A sharp comeback will get my attention faster than flattery.

Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya

Industrial designer, good trainers and too many saved memes. I can tease, but a sincere compliment still catches me off guard. The cool act is a work in progress.

Dutse, Jigawa, Nigeria

Port Harcourt roots, Makurdi home. Logistics work, good native wear and a laugh that arrives before I do. I take reliability seriously and myself a little less so, especially when my friends supply evidence.

Makurdi, Benue, Nigeria

Abuja roots, Dakar home. Translator, crisp shirts and a group chat that ruins my distinguished image. I usually find the right words until somebody I like catches me with an unexpected compliment.

Dakar, Dakar, Senegal

I make leather accessories and notice good shoes, good manners and a well-timed smile. Understated until I have a reason not to be. You can decide whether to encourage me.

Sokoto, Sokoto, Nigeria

Akure roots, Gusau home. Coffee roaster, clean fits and a very optimistic idea of weekend time. I enjoy good taste without needing every cup or conversation to become a competition.

Gusau, Zamfara, Nigeria

Calabar is home again after a Lagos work chapter. Woodworker, clean shirts, steady hands and a big laugh. I would rather tell you I like you than turn it into a guessing competition.

Calabar, Cross River, Nigeria

Ilorin roots, Damaturu home. Librarian, good shirts and the quiet friend who starts the funniest argument. I like a conversation that gets easier as it goes, and Sunday rice treated with proper respect.

Damaturu, Yobe, Nigeria

I repair watches, appreciate a clean fit and still lose track of time during good gist. Quiet confidence, dry teasing and a weakness for an unexpected compliment.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Aba roots, Yola base. Landscape photographer with good evening fits and captions my friends insist on editing. I like a little glamour, a lot of laughter and somebody who notices kindness as well as confidence.

Yola, Adamawa, Nigeria

Osogbo roots, an Abuja chapter, Kigali home. Café owner, clean native wear and a competitive side I deny only before the game starts. Friendly does not mean my social battery never needs charging.

Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda

Minna roots, Maiduguri base. Audio producer, good shirts and a dry joke that arrives when you least expect it. I can listen properly and still have plenty to say once you start teasing me.

Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria

Surfboard shaper. Salt air, good food and the sort of banter that makes me forget my next point. Easy company, a little mischief, no dramatic promises.

Cotonou, Littoral, Benin