DJ Wiseone Ijaya: A Long Journey To Djaying
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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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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F&K Saving: A Story of Grit, Sweat & Reward
F&K Savings is Ibadan’s leading digital savings platform founded by two upstanding gentlemen – Feyi and Folarin. These two young men are dogged, visionary and innovative. Both are graduates of …
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Dapo Lam: A Misunderstood, Yet Perfectly Gentleman
I had a regular childhood just like every other kid. Go to school, come back, play football with friends in the neighbourhood. I’d agree partially that I am an omo-get-inside …
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Becoming an Obama Foundation Scholar
In 2018, the inaugural class of #ObamaFoundationScholars program kicked off last year and Edem Ossai was one of the 20 scholars selected out of 20,000 applications from all over Africa. …
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On Being A Doctor
“I was on call in National Hospital, Abuja. My consultants and I were on duty reviewing patients. All of a sudden, they rushed in a lady. Prior to that time, …
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Sometimes, You Have to Be Your Own Saviour
After I graduated from the university, I returned to Ibadan to live with my brother who ran a laundry business. I was an extra hand for him in his business …
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Not Too Young to Run
“In the 80s and the 90s, Egbeda was the place where industries flourished. Back then, we used to have Atlantic Carpet, T & G Glass. We had Exide Batteries that …
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Amina: A Girl Who Fixes Shoes
“I had to fix my shoes quickly so I entered this shoemaker’s shop. The man in charge was out, he left his kids in charge of the shop. Very confidently, …
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DonTee: Don of Ibadan Airwaves
DON-T THE KID “I was born and had my childhood in the North, Zaria precisely. I was always either in Jos or Zaria until I returned to Ibadan …
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“I once heard a story told of a man who loved his job so much; every time he was always working. Then one day he told his boss that he …
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Mama Tee: Gifted Hands
“The story of how I began to paint is quite an emotional story. I used to draw when I was young. In fact, I loved Fine Arts. Then as I …
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“After working as a Google ambassador, Mozilla student representative and running a campus project for Intel, my first job right after school was with Andela where I was in …
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Q: How did you get into photography and how has it been being a female in a male dominated industry? “I won’t try to sound deep by saying that I …
Read More“From the start, it was Mass communication I had I wanted to study and my school of choice was the Polytechnic of Ibadan. Unfortunately for me, I couldn’t secure my …
Read MoreQ: What kind of work do you do? “I am a photographer. I mean professional photographer; not a lucky-to-have-camera type sha.” Q: Can I see some of your works? …
Read More“I was with an SAN some weeks ago and he said to me, what you people call work is what I call play. That’s the truth. Every day, every time, …
Read More“As a child, I was a talkative. My childhood was talk-talk-talk-talk-talk. I could talk to save my life. As a kid, I used to listen to Jide Adekusibe read the …
Read More“I am a cinematographer, but as was the tradition in many homes while I was growing up – a child should be a doctor or a lawyer or an Engineer. …
Read More“As a kid, I used to follow my parents to court and witness proceedings. I didn’t understand much of anything back then but the desire to be a lawyer grew …
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