 It's the International Day of Friendship, a day to recognize the importance of friends as a significant aspect of our shared humanity. It's also a day to recognize friendship as a force that can contribute to global cooperation, solidarity and peace. Our correspondent, Ungozika Ohai-JC, went out to find, you know, about friendships in Lagos. Today, I am visiting Chinasa Anacanimo, two good friends of two years. Their friendship is a kind admired by the people who know them. These two ladies share their friendship journey. They were in so close, even though they worked together. We did not like ourselves at first. What did you love at first sight? Now, if there's anything that our friendship has demonstrated is growth, gradual growth. When you say something is organic, this friendship is really organic. In the sense that it just grew from seeing that this person, like, you know, and we kind of have the same principles, and the journey has been slow and steady. There's no forceful attempt to make, you know, either of us friends. So it's not like, sit down and tell me everything about your life. If not this friend. We can become friends. Yes, we can become friends. So we catch up on it. And as we go, we take it every day. And till today, I'm still learning some things about Nasa. She has friends from different circles that probably know more stories than I do. You get. And the same thing. Right, Fasa? But, you know, there's that steady growth. When it comes to personal development, we've been on journeys together. The foundation of this friendship is being our shared development goals. Personal, you know, we're talking. And like, you know, I want to do this. Like, yeah. I mean, public speaking started with, you know, what even, how did that even start? We're going to be, you know, prepared to next level. Yeah, we're going in life. We're going in life. Like. Dami Lola, a Wallabiesi life coach, who believes that friendship can be great, but explains that humans need to be intentional about being the right kind of friend before seeking real friends. Friendship is a broad thing. But these days, people have abused and misinterpreted what friendship really is. So you hear things like, are they really true friends? Is there anything like friend and all of that out there? Yes, there's still something called true friendship. Or depending on how and what we do to sustain that friendship. Good friendship and buddies' empathy, compassion and concern of other people. It requires time and work and could transcend race, culture and national boundaries. By valuing and celebrating friendship, we foster selflessness and gratitude. And these individuals share what friendship means to them. It's a form of companionship, a union between two or more people. Like, do things together, play together, eat together. So you can rely on, call upon, be dependable to like someone that can be there for you. Happy International Day of Friendship. Happy International Day of Friendship. Happy International Day of Friendship. We all need friends. We all need friends who are very supportive. We need friends who are very reliable. We need friends who can be there for us at any time. But what kind of friend are you? Happy International Day of Friendship. Please, love, laugh. Ngozi Kaohai, HSE for Plus TV Africa. Hello. Hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.