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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The Weeldrop Story
Three months after I was born my mother passed away. My grandmother took me in after the incident and raised me in my early years at Gege, around Agbeni market …
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The Man Who Typed His Way To The Bar
1/5 I was born and brought up in Isero compound at Oja’gbo – Ibadan North East Local Government. It is one of the interior parts of Ibadan where you lived …
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F&K Saving: A Story of Grit, Sweat & Reward
F&K Savings is Ibadan’s leading digital savings platform founded by two upstanding gentlemen – Feyi and Folarin. These two young men are dogged, visionary and innovative. Both are graduates of …
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TESTIMONY: A Pair of New Feet For Adenike
This is the story of Adenike Adebayo, a student of the Polytechnic of Ibadan. In this first part, Nike’s mother narrates the story of how her legs were amputated at …
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HEKIMA – Procrastination
In the month of October 2011, I was given an opportunity and a special preference to be part of a particular forum that I believed would be good for my …
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The Unrelenting Dreamchaser
I am the first child of my parents. My father worked at NichemTex in Ikorodu while my mom had a shop where she sold provisions. I grew up under a …
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HEKIMA: Without You, I Am A Bicycle
Many times, once we have arrived at our destination, we forget our journey. We forget the vulcanizer that repaired our tyre when it got deflated. We forget the filling stations …
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My Education On Racism
I have been travelling since 2013. I have been around Africa, Europe and parts of North America. I lived in America for most of 2015, doing writing fellowships, and residencies. …
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EVENT: Ooni of Ile Ife Honours Birthday Mate: Dotun Sanusi, CEO Ilaji Farms & Sports Resort
________ The CEO of Ilaji Resort Farms, Hotel & Sport Resort, Engr. Dotun Sanusi celebrated his 51st birthday last month. As it turned out, the His Imperial Majesty, the Ooni …
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Lagos: This Is My Lagos Story
“I grew up in Total Garden. We moved into the Agodi GRA sometime in 1991-1992 and when government began to sell plots of land in the area, my parents bought …
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#HEKIMA: Your First Name Is Extra
I recently met a young man who had his bachelor and Masters degrees at Harvard. I had met some humble Harvard graduates before him but he seemed to be a …
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Lafup: The Genesis of Greatness
“I am Segun Abiodun Ogundipe – fondly called ‘Lafup’. I was born in Lagos and had all my education in Lagos and Ogun States. It was my tertiary education that …
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HEKIMA: You Are Valid
A few years ago, I had an experience that left me with so much wisdom about life. I was in the midst of four colleagues from different countries. They were …
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Dapo Lam: A Misunderstood, Yet Perfectly Gentleman
I had a regular childhood just like every other kid. Go to school, come back, play football with friends in the neighbourhood. I’d agree partially that I am an omo-get-inside …
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Yola: Leaving Home Meant Leaving My Comfort Zone
Moving to Yola (When & Why?) An opportunity to fulfill my dreams of career advancement and an opportunity to contribute directly to what I’ve been researching on for years came …
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Buckingham: the City of Tranquility
On Moving to Buckingham – When & Why? I moved (back) to England in 2017 to study for my Ph.D. I chose Buckingham because of my past connection with the …
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HEKIMA: Judging People or Saving People
I met a young man in his early 20s last year who smokes at least two packs of Benson cigarette every single day. The chain smoking habit of his makes …
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Lagos Is Madness
“I was a teenager when I left Ibadan. That was in 2004. Unlike a lot of people who left Ibadan out of their own free will, mine was not like …
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Ottawa: Life Here Shapes You Different
“I came into Canada in 2016 – that was the wrongest time to be a Nigerian student abroad. It was the time when the Naira was crashing very badly. People …
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