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EVENT: Ooni of Ile Ife Honours Birthday Mate: Dotun Sanusi, CEO Ilaji Farms & Sports Resort

November 10, 2019 - by admin - Leave a Comment

________ 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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Lafup: The Genesis of Greatness

October 31, 2019 - by admin - Leave a Comment

“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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#Sobolation: A Dreamer’s Tale

September 23, 2019September 23, 2019 - by admin - Leave a Comment

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

August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 - by admin - Leave a Comment

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

July 22, 2019July 22, 2019 - by admin - Leave a Comment

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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#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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Sobolation: The Hat

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 - by admin - 2 Comments.

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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#SOBOLATION: This is Ibadan

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

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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#Sobolation: A Rare Bus Performance

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

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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#SOBOLATION: Igara Micra!

May 3, 2019May 3, 2019 - by admin - 4 Comments.

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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What Is Sobo-Lation?

April 26, 2019April 26, 2019 - by admin - Leave a Comment

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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