Hey CheckMates, it's Check Edgar here! This week, Edgar wakes up to a marriage proposal happening right outside his window. Live band, a brand new car, a diamond ring, the whole thing. But the real story is not the proposal. It is what saved the relationship two years earlier, after a fight so bad the police got involved. One folded letter. No envelope. Just a few words that did what six years of conversation could not. That discovery sends Edgar to his desk, his pen, and his microphone with ...
Jun 11
47 min
Hey CheckMates, it's Check Edgar here! This is the final chapter of Tobi's Wedding. And I promised you everything, so that is exactly what you are getting. After everything you heard last week, the group chat, the spare tyre, and Chibuzor, I had a decision to make. And I made it. What followed was a confrontation, a phone call I should never have picked up, and a wedding I attended with a very specific plan and absolutely zero regrets. This episode is for everyone who has ever been told they ...
Jun 1
50 min
Hey CheckMates, it's Check Edgar here! In this episode of Why Am I Still Single?, I want to tell you about an experiment. A four-month experiment. With a woman called Tobi. I did not ask Tobi out because I was in love. There were no butterflies. No sparks. Nothing like that. But everyone around us could see something we refused to see her friends, my friends, our families, and one completely useless Uber driver who had absolutely no business in our lives. So we agreed. Four months. An experim...
May 25
48 min
Hey CheckMates, it's Check Edgar here! In this deeply personal and completely unfiltered episode of Why Am I Still Single?, I take you inside a dream that has been following me since April 2022. Not a dream about success. Not a dream about love. A dream about a baby. My baby. A girl with my face and no teeth, crying in my arms, at a filling station, surrounded by bags of clothes, while I stand there confused and stranded, waiting for a ride that never comes. The dream has be...
May 1
42 min
Hey CheckMates, it's Check Edgar here! In this chaotic, deeply personal, and completely unfiltered episode of Why Am I Still Single?, I take you inside what was supposed to be a simple birthday celebration. Good food, good music, good people. A day to feel appreciated and loved. What I did not expect was betrayal. Friendship betrayal. The kind that makes you question why you even bother having friends in the first place. Because on the day I was supposed to be celebrated, th...
Apr 26
53 min
Hey CheckMates, it's Check Edgar here! In this hilarious, awkward, and absolutely chaotic episode of Why Am I Still Single?, I share the unbelievable story of how a simple Valentine's Day date turned into a 30-minute wardrobe nightmare. What was supposed to be a romantic home date with Netflix, jollof rice, and maybe even "the do" quickly spiralled into hiding like a criminal, facing a surprise law examination, and nearly getting caught by Nigerian parents who weren't supposed to be home. Fro...
Feb 14
42 min
Hey CheckMates, it's Check Edgar here! In this hilarious, chaotic, and entrepreneurial episode of Why Am I Still Single?, I share the unbelievable story of how I became Lagos's most unlikely Christmas delivery man. What was supposed to be a simple side hustle selling 50 chickens for Christmas quickly turned into house-to-house chaos, awkward encounters, and an unexpected marriage proposal. From customers who thought meeting me was part of the package to the Surulere woman who insulted both me...
Dec 26, 2025
49 min
What would you do if someone you once liked disappeared from your life… and then returned years later with a child calling you Dad? In this hilarious and chaotic episode of Why Am I Still Single?, Nigerian comedian and storyteller Check Edgar shares one of the wildest stories of his dating life. What started as a simple car accident in Lagos in 2021 turned into unexpected chemistry, weekend football dates, a sudden disappearance and an unbelievable return in 2023. This episode answers the que...
Dec 19, 2025
55 min
This episode features my appearance on the So Nigerian Podcast, where we discuss the realities of being a Lagos bachelor—dating challenges, relationship dynamics, friendzone signals, awkward encounters, and the chaotic but hilarious world of love in Lagos. The conversation covers ideal Lagos dates, why people struggle to find love in the city, and whether cheating can ever be considered a “mistake.” I also share some of my funniest dating stories, unfiltered takes, and dating apps. Fi...
Dec 12, 2025
1 hr 40 min
Hey CheckMates, it’s Check Edgar here! In this hilarious, chaotic, and action-packed episode of Why Am I Still Single?, I share the unbelievable story of how a simple cinema date turned into a full Lagos blockbuster. What was supposed to be a cute Superman movie outing quickly escalated into loud laughter, flying popcorn, insults, threats, and three angry men waiting for me outside like final-boss villains. From my date calling me Black Superman… to a jealous stranger grabbing my shirt… to ...
Nov 21, 2025
47 min
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