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Dec 21, 2020
8 min

The Karachi Boys have been rescued! However, all is not well.

On Friday, 18 December 2020 over 300 boys who had been kidnapped from the Government Science secondary school in Kankara, Katsina on the...

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Thoughts about a Nigerian former Minister

Dami Afam Ade-Odiachi

Dec 17, 2020
3 min

Thoughts about a Nigerian former Minister

I suppose if I met her, being a well mannered, easy going man, with fantastic “home training”, I wouldn’t bring up the corruption thing....

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Pandemic living: The memory of Chef Imoteda's Chicken Burger gives me hope for the future

Dami Afam Ade-Odiachi

Dec 15, 2020
3 min

Pandemic living: The memory of Chef Imoteda's Chicken Burger gives me hope for the future

Every now and then I find myself thinking of pre-pandemic life; the parties, the brunches, the dinners, we went to without fear of...

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Dami Afam Ade-Odiachi

Dec 12, 2020
5 min

Gossip Girl Revisited

Once a generation, there’s a bit of content, so relevant, so transformative - definitive, that it affects the lives of everyone within a...

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Dami Afam Ade-Odiachi

Dec 9, 2020
6 min

Is Davido 2020's Messiah?

In Lagos, Nigeria, in February, or it could have been January, 2020 - it is difficult to recall everything that’s happened in this...

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Talking love with Ogilvey: Leave the past where it belongs... in the past.

Dami Afam Ade-Odiachi

Nov 16, 2020
9 min

Talking love with Ogilvey: Leave the past where it belongs... in the past.

“Let’s talk about your last relationship.” That’s Ogilvey. A friend for 13 years. A pal for life, a buddy for love. It’s interesting how...

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Dami Afam Ade-Odiachi

Nov 10, 2020
6 min

How I feel about #ENDSARS

I cannot think. I can barely breathe. I am tired. I am defeated. There’s a cloud around me too thick to be pierced by even the most...

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

Dami Afam Ade-Odiachi

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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