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Celebrity Convos – First Edition

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 - by admin - 1 Comment

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

February 6, 2019February 6, 2019 - by admin - 1 Comment

“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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A Story of Breaking Through

April 20, 2022April 25, 2022 - by admin - 1 Comment

In the interiors of the city of Ibadan is a community called Oja’gbo. Life in Oja’gbo is rough; to survive you have to be rugged. It is a place where …

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Single Mother Stories

Where Is Daddy?

April 11, 2022April 15, 2022 - by admin - 1 Comment

  As a little girl growing up, everything was always mommy-mommy-mommy and I would wonder whether I had a dad or not. I must have been around 3years or 4 …

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A Long Winding Journey in Single Motherhood

April 4, 2022April 9, 2022 - by admin - Leave a Comment

  I was 18 years old when I finished secondary school, that was in 2009. At that time, I had guys toasting me but I was not in a relationship. …

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The Mistake, the Great Resolve

March 28, 2022April 1, 2022 - by admin - Leave a Comment

  Right after my mother’s funeral in 2006, we (her children) were put in different aunties and uncles’ homes so that they could look after us. I was moved from …

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Church Girl Gone Rogue

March 23, 2022March 25, 2022 - by admin - Leave a Comment

  . “I was born and raised in a Christian home with high Christian values. I was quite stubborn and always wanted to have fun but my dad – being …

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Single Mother Stories

Folakemi: Opening Up Conversations About Single Motherhood

March 16, 2022March 19, 2022 - by admin - Leave a Comment

“People become single parents for different reasons – some their partners died, some they were not compatible with their partners, some pregnancies were a consequence of rape, some become single …

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Adeola Raji – A Peek Into America From New York to Atlanta

February 23, 2022March 1, 2022 - by admin - Leave a Comment

. I randomly came upon an advert on the internet in 2017 requesting applications to attend the United Nations Youth Assembly – in New York – as a delegate and …

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Seyi Adisa: God’s Plan

February 1, 2022February 11, 2022 - by admin - Leave a Comment

I was age 13 when – for the first time – I really thought about my future. What spurred the thinking? I was moving from JS3 to SS1 and I …

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Kehinde Odusina: Man On Marks

October 5, 2021October 9, 2021 - by admin - Leave a Comment

  (1/5) I come from a place in Ogun State that – much until recently – was a proper village. Both my parents are from the same place but my …

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Adewumi: The Arabian Slavery Called Work

August 23, 2021August 30, 2021 - by admin - Leave a Comment

“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

August 17, 2021 - by admin - Leave a Comment

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

August 11, 2021August 14, 2021 - by admin - Leave a Comment

  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

August 3, 2021August 5, 2021 - by admin - Leave a Comment

  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

July 28, 2021 - by admin - Leave a Comment

: 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

July 28, 2021 - by admin - Leave a Comment

: 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

July 12, 2021July 15, 2021 - by admin - Leave a Comment

. . 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

June 29, 2021July 2, 2021 - by admin - Leave a Comment

  “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!

June 16, 2021June 19, 2021 - by admin - Leave a Comment

“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

June 11, 2021 - by admin - Leave a Comment

📍: 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

May 26, 2021May 28, 2021 - by admin - Leave a Comment

  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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