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I am Peteru

January 18, 2023January 19, 2023 - by admin - Leave a Comment

My parents used to live in Bida, then along the line, my dad was transferred to Ibadan and so they came here and made it home. I was born at …

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December 31, 2022 - by admin - Leave a Comment

G R A C E From the time I left secondary school in 2017, I discovered that I was passionate about how technology solves problems. I went online and I …

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Seyi Adisa: God’s Plan

February 1, 2022February 11, 2022 - by admin - Leave a Comment

I was age 13 when – for the first time – I really thought about my future. What spurred the thinking? I was moving from JS3 to SS1 and I …

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DJ Wiseone Ijaya: A Long Journey To Djaying

August 11, 2021August 14, 2021 - by admin - Leave a Comment

  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

May 9, 2021 - by admin - Leave a Comment

  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

December 9, 2019December 12, 2019 - by admin - 1 Comment

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

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 - by admin - 1 Comment

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

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

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

April 20, 2019April 20, 2019 - by admin - 1 Comment

“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

April 17, 2019April 18, 2019 - by admin - 3 Comments.

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

February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 - by admin - Leave a Comment

“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

June 20, 2018July 31, 2019 - by admin - Leave a Comment

“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

June 17, 2018 - by admin - Leave a Comment

  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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March 13, 2018 - by admin - Leave a Comment

“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

March 1, 2018July 31, 2019 - by admin - Leave a Comment

“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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February 19, 2018February 21, 2018 - by admin - Leave a Comment

  “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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February 8, 2018February 8, 2018 - by admin - Leave a Comment

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 …

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February 3, 2018 - by admin - Leave a Comment

“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 …

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January 30, 2018January 30, 2018 - by admin - Leave a Comment

  Q: 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? …

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January 25, 2018January 30, 2018 - by admin - Leave a Comment

“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, …

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