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Ayọ̀délé Ìbíyẹmí
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Oct 12

2023: Baby Szn!

2023: Baby Szn! What a year! Russia and Ukraine are at war, Gaza is on fire, Bola Tinubu became Nigeria’s president. Inflation is at an all time high in Nigeria. It’s an hour to my birthday, I am here in my hotel room, struggling to write a birthday post as…

Birthday

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2023: Baby Szn!
2023: Baby Szn!
Birthday

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Oct 12, 2022

2022 Birthday: Paths are made by Walking

“I got my things and left” That sentence is one of the finest opening lines in the history of African literature. It is from Dambudzo Marechera’s House of Hunger. Since I encountered those lines in 2013, I have not stopped thinking about it. I still don’t know much about life…

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2022 Birthday: Paths are made by Walking
2022 Birthday: Paths are made by Walking

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Oct 12, 2021

2021 Birthday Post: Levelling Up

I: Gratitude On my birthday every year, I muster all the energy I can to write a short post documenting my thoughts. Since I started, I have tried to be consistent with it but every year, I write the…

Birthday

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Birthday

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Feb 16, 2021

Dọ̀tun Olútóke: 6 Points

i: Work

Birthday

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Dọ̀tun Olútóke: 6 Points
Dọ̀tun Olútóke: 6 Points
Birthday

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Jan 29, 2021

#EndSARS: On the Lekki toll Gate Shootings

The #EndSARS protest against police brutality in Nigeria was organic, it was not led by the opposition, labour unions or any popular activist. It was the reactions of a generation of young people, united by their shared history of being oppressed and murdered by a rogue police unit. The #EndSARS…

Protests

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#EndSARS: On the Lekki toll Gate Shootings
#EndSARS: On the Lekki toll Gate Shootings
Protests

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Oct 12, 2020

2020 Birthday Post: The year that asked questions.

There are years that ask questions and years that answer. — Zora Neale Hurston As I do every year, I am writing this to reflect on my year, plan for the next, and document my life publicly. I also do this to share part of my life with the world…

Birthday

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2020 Birthday Post: The year that asked questions.
2020 Birthday Post: The year that asked questions.
Birthday

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Nov 23, 2019

Caveat Populus or “A Response to Senator Babafemi Ojudu’s Article”

“Caveat Populus” literally translates as “People, Beware” and it is a reworking of the title of Senator Babafemi Ojudu’s latest article. This response is not to Senator Ojudu alone, it is directed to Nigerians of all ages and levels. This is because Nigeria is currently treading a very dangerous path and if nothing is done urgently, it might lead to the total collapse of the country. Senator Ojudu complained about how much people bother him for money even after he has stopped being a Senator. According to him, he could afford it when he was in power but now that he is just a Special Assistant to the President, he can no longer afford to give away money or be charged like a special person. The people are used to it so it is only normal for them to keep demanding.

Nigeria

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Nigeria

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Oct 12, 2019

Birthday Post: Joy in Fortitude

i. joy /dʒɔɪ/ noun a feeling of great pleasure and happiness. ii. fortitude /ˈfɔːtɪtjuːd/ noun courage in pain or adversity. 4 days before this birthday, a respected friend sent me a message. He said “Shall we expect a birthday post this year, Sir?” I thought about it before answering and…

Christianity

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Birthday Post: Joy in Fortitude
Birthday Post: Joy in Fortitude
Christianity

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Mar 10, 2019

Pius Adebola Adesanmi: A Full Life

Out, out, brief candle! Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more: it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. -from Shakespeare’s Macbeth It is one thing to…

Africa

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Pius Adebola Adesanmi: A Full Life
Pius Adebola Adesanmi: A Full Life
Africa

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Oct 11, 2018

Birthday Post: Ambivalent Adulting

Ambivalent: Unsure: having mixed, uncertain, or conflicting feelings about something. Adulting: The practice of taking responsibility for your own life, making decisions that shape your life and doing the things you should do. Earlier in 2018, I made a mistake. A childhood friend who I thought was my brother duped…

Life Lessons

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Birthday Post: Ambivalent Adulting
Birthday Post: Ambivalent Adulting
Life Lessons

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