AKURE, NIGERIA — E don become wahala for many people wey wan read news online. Dem dey run subscription palava wey make people dey scratch head like say dem no get money for palm wine. Who go wan pay $2.95 for one day just to read small gist? I no be small pikin, if na so e dey, I fit as well carry my own news go meet my padi for village.
Now, dem sabi say subscription no be small matter o. Some people no go wan read gist wey dey sweet, like how Anne Burrell wey be chef don die at 55. E be like say na only e dey cook for kitchen, because Food Network don lose one serious cook. Na dat kind news dey make people dey calculate their future like say dem be accountants.
Wetin make am wey people go wan subscribe? Na the access wey e dey give you. From breaking news to special editions, e get the whole package. I mean, who no go wan read how Taylor Swift dey waka dey chop show? E no go sweet if una dey miss dat kind gist, but my brother, $16 for one month? Abeg, who dey chop money like dat?
Some of dem subscription plans fit make person feel like say dem dey sell secondhand cars. You fit see $6.00 for 90 days, then you check another plan wey dey talk about $101 for 365 days. Na wah! You sure say dem no dey play magic there? Like say dem get vampire for back dey suck money.
This whole subscription matter na wetin we all sabi, but e no easy. Dem go lock you out if you no pay, just like how my landlord dey lock me out when I forget to pay rent. At the end of the day, the struggle for subscription na like the struggle to get good Wi-Fi signal in rural areas. E no easy at all.
But no worry, abeg. If you fit just decide to pay this small amount, you fit dey enjoy all di gist like say na your birthday party be wetin dey happen. Na everybody dey run after the good life, and dem online subscriptions dey seem to be the new way to ‘chop’ news in this digital age wey we dey.
So, if you wan join the cool gang wey dey read news, make sure say you check out those gist, but prepare your mind to carry hand for pocket. Because this na 21st century, and subscription na the new black for gist-lovers. Wetin una think?
