#Sobolation: A Dreamer’s Tale
In 2012, I wandering through Facebook and I stumbled upon a girl’s profile. Her name was Sofiat. Curiously, I read through few of her posts then sent her a friend …
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#Rendezvous: A Leap of Faith in the Dark
Things began to sink in the planning of #Rendezvous from the last week of June. A panelist pulled out. We tried to find a replacement but none worked – everyone …
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Sobolation: Don’t Be That Ibadan Boy
That Ibadan boy… He conceives an idea and sets to work at it. Day and night, he is on the grind – tweaking his ideas, chasing connects and find every …
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HEKIMA: A Good Leg in A Bad Shoe
Over a decade ago, I met a young man like me who was finding it hard to feed, let alone have a shelter over his head. His father had left …
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HEKIMA: Look At Your Dreams, Not Your Mates
Recently, I met a young man who had followed me online from a far away country for almost two years and as God would have it, we ran into each …
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HEKIMA: ‘You Are Not the Kind of Person They Are Looking For’
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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HEKIMA: I Am Not Your Mate!
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
“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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HEKIMA: Chop & Die Alone Abroad
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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HEKIMA: Parable of the Akara
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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Sobolation: The Hat
I had just shared photos of the classic Ibadan brown roofs when my friend, Balogun Danjuma commented that there was more to Ibadan than brown roofs. “Check out Tolani Alli, …
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#HEKIMA: A Strange Act Called Kindness
In March 2013, I carried my luggage and bid my family and friends goodbye to go serve my fatherland in the one year compulsory National Youth Service in the north …
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#SOBOLATION: This is Ibadan
If you ever get kidnapped and you are dropped miraculously in a city, here are 8 ways to know if you were dropped in Ibadan. 1. If you get to …
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#HEKIMA: Smooth, Suave & Empty
Sometime ago, I met this young lady who used to be a software developer. She narrated how frustrated she was as a business person and I asked her where her …
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#HEKIMA: This Is Why I Went to the University
One warm Saturday evening several years back, we had spent most part of the day on my father’s farm and had returned home late in the evening. We had fed …
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#Sobolation: A Rare Bus Performance
The 3rd of January 2019 was a boring Thursday and so I decided to busy myself with Twitter (of which if we are not connected on Twitter, @_awatiibadan is way …
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Waiting Will Not Stop The Rain
When I was 11, I was coming from an errand one evening when this heavy rain started. Before I could find a nearby shed or a house to hide, I …
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#SOBOLATION: Igara Micra!
In 2017, while in the studio as a guest of Jaycobs on the #SmoothHomeDrive show, the revered OAP with Splash FM at the time put me on the spot and …
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#HEKIMA: My Longest Night Ever!
Time check – 11.30pm. I waited alone in the sitting room when my siblings had gone to bed to watch the epic Yoruba movie titled KOTO AYE by the Baba …
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What Is Sobo-Lation?
THIS IS SOBO-LATION I grew up leading a tush life, surrounded by tush people. We were the Oluyole Estate, NIHORT – Idishin, Old & New Bodija, Agodi GRA and UI …
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