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oju loro wa

Eye Contact: Ojú Lọ̀rọ́ Wa

“Prof, I read your posting on the woman who is unsure about whether to disclose the biological father of her daughter to the daughter,” the caller said on the phone.“You did?” I asked rhetorically.“Yes,” she continued. “I have a story ...

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esu is not satan

What’s in Seun Kuti’s Bag #EsuIsNotSatan

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Table

Table: It can be a flat platform carved on top of a person’s head

I once visited a rich single lady living in a gorgeous house with the most amazing furniture. After we ate, I felt relaxed and we started a great conversation, with expensive wine served in elegantly shaped goblets. That was when ...

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Ológbò-Cat

Ológbò: Cat

I laff so-stay las’ night my head fall common my neck. And I’m not making up this story. My Chinese friend called me and said her friend, Tunde, who lives in Canada, wanted me to tell her the meaning of ...

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odabo

Ó Dàbọ̀ Vs Goodbye: In the Oodua (Yoruba) language, there is nothing like goodbye.

In the Yoruba language, there is no goodbye. “Ó dàbọ̀,” which is what stands for the idea of goodbye, actually is the very opposite of goodbye. Why? Because “Ó dàbọ̀” does not say that you are leaving. Rather, as you ...

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ỌLỌ́PǍ: The Fear of Cops Is the Beginning of Wisdom

When I was a child of about four years old, my father attended a one-month residential workshop in Ibadan. He always returned on Friday, spent the weekend with us, and left early Monday from Ife to be on time for ...

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An Elephant Or Ant

An Elephant Or Ant

Look to your weakness, because therein lies your strength. Where you are strongest is where you are weak. Focus not on your achievements Closely embrace your failures. Why are you weak in certain areas, yet strong in others? You are ...

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We Are Erupting fine art by prof Moyo Okediji

We Are Erupting

We are the ones born to flyto open wide the feathers of our wingsand like a kite without a careto soar far above the fence Therefore we aim farWhile we are flyingfearlessly soaring through the firmamentflowing toward the spirit of ...

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The story of Orí

Must See: The story of Orí, the Bodiless Head.

“Iya Oyo!” I hailed. “Baba Oyo told me this story about Orí, and it doesn’t make any sense to me whatsoever.” “What story?” she asked. “Is it from his Bible? There are lots of incredulous stories in that book of ...

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Why Are Your Knees So Badly Bruised?

The Chinese bride, just like the Yoruba bride, must prove on the night of the wedding that she has not dishonored the family. What happens between the Yoruba and the Chinese on the night of the wedding? Let’s call the ...

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