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Sep 23, 2020
6 min

What do you do when a friend gets me too-d?

The news of it - his misdemeanors, had broken the day before, but I hadn’t been online then. There are days when the chorus of voices is ...

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Dami Afam Ade-Odiachi

Sep 20, 2020
5 min

Ferrari Meta!

In Nigeria, in particular, I do not think I have ever come across a subject as vulgar as money. When I say that Nigeria is poor, I do not...

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We need to change the way we talk about Mental Illness and we need to normalize getting help.

Dami Afam Ade-Odiachi

Aug 2, 2020
5 min

We need to change the way we talk about Mental Illness and we need to normalize getting help.

There are days when my temperament is abysmal and getting out of bed is impossible. I don’t like labels and what they do to one’s sense o...

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Reflections on Izu (RIP) - Live! There is space for you here!

Dami Afam Ade-Odiachi

Aug 2, 2020
6 min

Reflections on Izu (RIP) - Live! There is space for you here!

When a person chooses to die, it’s easy to look at the what, not so much the why, and it’s hard to distinguish between the what and the w...

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Fisayo Longe Revisited - An origin story of sorts.

Dami Afam Ade-Odiachi

Jul 29, 2020
13 min

Fisayo Longe Revisited - An origin story of sorts.

I can see why those who do not blog would be fascinated by it - blogging. Good blogs reek of a certain grace and nonchalance that is ofte...

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Dami Afam Ade-Odiachi

Jul 10, 2020
7 min

Did my parents abuse me?

Like most of you, I have a mother, and a father. They love me. It’s an absolute sort of love; almost godly, or at least as close to godly...

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Dami Afam Ade-Odiachi

Jul 7, 2020
3 min

The Trump Short...

There is a lot about life that is beautiful. It’s the conversations that we hear, and the stories that we tell and how different they are...

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Hogwarts and Unicorns - The flight back to Lagos

Dami Afam Ade-Odiachi

Jul 3, 2020
4 min

Hogwarts and Unicorns - The flight back to Lagos

As you may or may not know, I’ve made the whole or partial move back to Nigeria. Sigh. The implications of this weigh heavily upon my sou...

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Beverly Naya’s documentary, Skin, reviewed: It is not enough

Dami Afam Ade-Odiachi

Jul 2, 2020
4 min

Beverly Naya’s documentary, Skin, reviewed: It is not enough

Racism is acknowledged, understood. It has a name. The various ways it’s used to cause pain, diminish opportunities, and oppress people, ...

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Dami Afam Ade-Odiachi

Jun 26, 2020
1 min

The Roam Explained

The Roam’s a media-platform that’s self aware, sharp, and simple. It’s true stories that get right to the heart of cultural, social and e...

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Has Dbanj done what an innocent man would do?

Dami Afam Ade-Odiachi

Jun 25, 2020
7 min

Has Dbanj done what an innocent man would do?

To many, Dbanj is King. A juggernaut that lifted a flailing industry, a force to be reckoned with that has entered the unassailable fortr...

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Dbanj’s Koko Concert of 2012 revisited - He’s still as callous now as he was then.

Dami Afam Ade-Odiachi

Jun 24, 2020
12 min

Dbanj’s Koko Concert of 2012 revisited - He’s still as callous now as he was then.

Ah! Gah! I need to exorcise some demons. Bear with me. I don't like to do this. The blog is supposed to be a happy place, a place of lau...

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I’m a Closet Victim Blamer: Please Help!

Dami Afam Ade-Odiachi

Jun 23, 2020
4 min

I’m a Closet Victim Blamer: Please Help!

In these undoubtedly modern times, you’re likely to have had a conversation around victim blaming. Most of the time it’s associated with ...

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Dami Afam Ade-Odiachi

Jun 12, 2020
5 min

Remembering the Loyola 60

I have never been good at grief. Some people grieve really well. I tend to stop at depression and start over with denial. This is especia...

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August 2019 - The Original Hot Fraud Summer!

Dami Afam Ade-Odiachi

Jun 10, 2020
6 min

August 2019 - The Original Hot Fraud Summer!

I was on summer holiday when I got a text on my phone. I'd won a million naira. Now, these were the days before the great devaluation. A ...

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Dami Afam Ade-Odiachi

Jun 9, 2020
4 min

Our bodies are sacred

A friend of mine has been met with a disaster so great it has shaken me to my core. When I heard of it, I was wounded. I am wounded still...

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The Roam Cooks: Mysterious Macaroni Yum Yum

Dami Afam Ade-Odiachi

Jun 6, 2020
2 min

The Roam Cooks: Mysterious Macaroni Yum Yum

I have never understood the great cultural debate about cooking. In Nigeria, it seems that everytime the subject is discussed, it devolve...

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Dami Afam Ade-Odiachi

Jun 5, 2020
1 min

A Correction - Men Rape Women

In my recent article, Men Rape Women, I made a mistake. I used a part of a quote published in a Premium Times article. “The Nigerian crim...

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Note to Self - Wake up, stay up, don’t give up... you’re only 30

Dami Afam Ade-Odiachi

Jun 4, 2020
3 min

Note to Self - Wake up, stay up, don’t give up... you’re only 30

I don’t know who told you that life would be easy, that every dream and aspiration would be handed to you on a platter of silver or gold....

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A Retraction - Notes on Blackness a Nigerian perspective.

Dami Afam Ade-Odiachi

Jun 4, 2020
2 min

A Retraction - Notes on Blackness a Nigerian perspective.

I wrote “Notes on Blackness - A Nigerian Perspective” when I was 23. When I finished it, I was proud. Not because it was good - but becau...

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