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Month: June 2019

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Life With A Deadbeat Dad

June 26, 2019June 29, 2019 - by admin - 16 Comments.

1/4 My father was a civil servant – well paid. My mother, although she went to nursing school, was a trader.  Growing up, I always wondered what my mom saw …

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Lagos: ‘Coming From Lagos, Ibadan is Perfect.’

June 24, 2019June 24, 2019 - by admin - Leave a Comment

I was a UI boy, with both my parents teaching there, although we lived in Bodija. So my major route was Bodija-UI. When my grandmother was alive, I used to …

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HEKIMA: ‘You Are Not the Kind of Person They Are Looking For’

June 24, 2019June 24, 2019 - by admin - Leave a Comment

Sometime around July 2007, I had applied to the university Ibadan in my JAMB exam and we were awaiting the University of Ibadan’s response on those selected for the Post-JAMB …

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Away From Home

Abuja: My Life In Ibadan Was Safe

June 17, 2019June 17, 2019 - by admin - Leave a Comment

_________________ The best word I can use to describe my life in Ibadan is ‘safe’. My movement was just school and home and not much else. It is interesting that …

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HEKIMA: I Am Not Your Mate!

June 17, 2019June 17, 2019 - by admin - Leave a Comment

I used to have this friend with whom I shared so much value and mutual respect. We had been good friends consistently for two years before something happened. What happened? …

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#Sobolation: Against All Odds

June 14, 2019June 15, 2019 - by admin - Leave a Comment

“I was born in Ibadan and when I was born, I had no deformity. As I was told by my parents, when it was time to walk, I did and …

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Love Stories

The Story of A Passing

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 - by admin - Leave a Comment

“One day in 2013, after returning from an outing my father fell. I was in Ibadan but the rest of the family was in Gombe. He was taken to the …

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Love Stories

Love In Unexpected Places

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 - by admin - 1 Comment

I met my husband, Tosin Alo, at God’s Power Church, Liberty Road, Ibadan. I was a member of the choir and also one of the sanctuary cleaners. One day he …

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HEKIMA: Chop & Die Alone Abroad

June 10, 2019June 10, 2019 - by admin - Leave a Comment

I spoke with a friend living and schooling in North America recently and he complained how his inbox is filled with messages from guys asking him to send money and …

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Away From Home

Whitehaven, UK

June 5, 2019January 2, 2020 - by admin - 1 Comment

“My first culture shock when I moved to the UK was the whole accent thing and till now, I haven’t got over it. No matter how I speak; it’s either …

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HEKIMA: Parable of the Akara

June 3, 2019June 3, 2019 - by admin - 2 Comments.

It was around 8.30pm sometime in September 2011. I had just returned from a meeting and I was dangerously hungry. The closest option for me was a small shop where …

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Awa Ti Ibadan translates to mean, ‘We the people of Ibadan’.

It is a platform that shares stories of regular, everyday people in and of Ibadan. We meet people everyday and we share their experiences with the world so that we can all learn and be inspired by one another’s stories. This is how we share our humanity.

Every story is a life lived. Discover Ibadan with us – one story at a time.

 

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