Celebrity Convos – First Edition
It happened that we wanted to share a story and there was no enough room to tell the story. Usually, our stories at Awa Ti Ibadan are on the average …
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An Evening With Lafup & the children of Jesus Children Mission Orphanage
“Find someone who is ahead of you in whatever you choose to do. Understudy them,” Lafup says when one of the kids asks him what his advice will be for anyone who wants to be a comedian. He then goes on to tell the story of his relationship with Alibaba and how that relationship has impacted his career.
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Adewumi: The Arabian Slavery Called Work
“When agents pitch to you about working in Saudi Arabia, they will tell you great things about the place; they’d tell you that you can work as a nurse or …
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Agbowo Shopping Complex: Remembering The Glory Days
Agbowo Shopping Complex was the brainchild of the then military governor of the Western Region of Nigeria, General David Jemibewon, and constructed on over 30-plots of land in 1983 by …
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DJ Wiseone Ijaya: A Long Journey To Djaying
My mother passed away when I was three. No one really cared much for me going to school – education wasn’t such a priority; it was just a mere …
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I Gatecrashed An Agboole Party
LAST YEAR, I announced that I’d gatecrash an agboole party just for the fun of it; and to have a feel of what the experience would be like. The …
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Femi Johnson & Co: The Glass House
: FEMI JOHNSON & Co HOUSE . . This structure, popularly called “Broking House” or “Glass House” or “Femi Johnson” is a 12 floor-building. This edifice, was built by the …
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Christ Church Mapo: A Cathedral On A Hill
: CHRIST CHURCH, MAPO . . The Christ Church Mapo had four earlier structures before this magnificent cathedral was built. Mr. B Shobowale, an architect of Unique Architect Design, was …
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Ayoola Odeyemi: Ontario Blues
. . I have been away from Nigeria since 2013 and whew! It has been quite an experience being away from home. First, let me say that I had no …
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Maybe I Was Stupid
“I was born into a Christian home and my father was a clergy. Not only was he a clergyman, he was a very strict, disciplined man. He was the …
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Deji Layade: Step Up, Ibadan!
“Growing up in Ibadan, I was a Bodija boy. I had always felt Ibadan was slow-paced even when I was much younger so by 2010 I was already going to …
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History of Oja’ba Central Mosque, Ibadan
📍: OJA’BA CENTRAL MOSQUE Up until the emergence of the third Ibadan in 1829, there was no attempt at having a central mosque in Ibadan. It was in …
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Seun Sean Jimoh: Lagos to New York
1/3 I grew up in an average home in Ibadan, but the truth is, there was a time we used to be stupendously rich. My family suffered a setback …
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The Music Mogul
Saliu Adetunji was born in Ibadan, Western Nigeria in 1928. He was the first of 17 children – a modest number by standards as his father was quite influential. …
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Day 8: A Hard Conversation
This afternoon, I have a conversation with the new doctor on the rounds this afternoon – a middle aged man, average height and slightly cross-eyed. He is walking past …
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Day 7: Stories From the Frontline
Alhaji H is back on the radar. This morning, he is playing a vox-pop clip. In it, a woman is saying she is divorced and that she doesn’t care about …
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Day 6: Conversations Around Privilege
Day 6 opens with gratitude by our 50years+ folks for the amazing facilities at the center; and for the extremely professional doctors, nurses and even ward maids who come …
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Day 5: Alhaji H
The morning opens with vibes. A pleasant nurse smiling down at me as I open my eyes. “How do you feel this morning,” she says. I nod and sit …
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Day 4: A Quick Trip To The Edge
Alhaji A (one the co-patients) sits majestically in the plastic chair by his bed, sipping on piping hot tea in a plastic cup. Nurse Coker walks pasts and this …
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Day 3: A Taste of Prison
This morning, I am weak and my bowel rumbles. Twice I have been to the toilet and it is not even midday yet. Still, this stomach howls and it’s …
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Day 2: Wake Up! It’s A Strange World
To be honest, I do not remember much of everything that happened on day 2. Even now that I think back on it all, it felt like a haze. …
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Day 1 – The Ambulance Ride
The ambulance came for me around 1:21pm. Initially I had been told it’d be here for 11/12noon, but heck! This is Nigeria and we understand how this things work. …
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