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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A UNILAG Love
“When I got into UniLag, I attended an interview to join JCI, that was when I first met the man that would later become my husband. I was in 100 …
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Celebrity Convos – Second Edition
That this edition of #CelebrityConvos is published at such a time as this – when the world is brought to its knees by a tiny, microscopic organism – a virus …
Read MoreThe Florence Ajimobi Story
1/5 I was born in, what is today, Delta State on the 5th April 1959 to a Nigerian mother and a Lebanese father of the Hajaig family. My mother …
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