Dami Afam Ade-OdiachiFeb 3, 20213 minDrinking! Fun in your twenties, violent in your 30s. My hangovers are violently inconsistent. The lightheaded heavy-headed foggy feeling of head and brain accompanied by waves of nausea, a...
Dami Afam Ade-OdiachiFeb 2, 20215 minRemembering DJ Babus, the excellent creator of heavenly vibesIt’s always terrible when people, good or wicked, die young. If they were good, you think of all the light that they would have brought...
Dami Afam Ade-OdiachiJan 29, 20219 minMany thoughts about Bolu Okupe's sprint out the closet A Nigerian boy, Bolu Okupe came out as gay on instagram. He posted a picture of himself with the caption, “Yes. I’m gay AF.” AF here...
Dami Afam Ade-OdiachiDec 22, 20203 minHow Zenith Bank dulled the Lagos Christmas vibeChristmas in Lagos, Nigeria is a little bit legendary. There’s this mood, this spirit, this vibe… it’s infectious, undeniable, sexy even....
Dami Afam Ade-OdiachiDec 21, 20208 minThe 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...
Dami Afam Ade-OdiachiDec 17, 20203 minThoughts about a Nigerian former MinisterI suppose if I met her, being a well mannered, easy going man, with fantastic “home training”, I wouldn’t bring up the corruption thing....
Dami Afam Ade-OdiachiDec 15, 20203 minPandemic living: The memory of Chef Imoteda's Chicken Burger gives me hope for the futureEvery now and then I find myself thinking of pre-pandemic life; the parties, the brunches, the dinners, we went to without fear of...
Dami Afam Ade-OdiachiDec 12, 20205 minGossip Girl RevisitedOnce a generation, there’s a bit of content, so relevant, so transformative - definitive, that it affects the lives of everyone within a...
Dami Afam Ade-OdiachiDec 9, 20206 minIs 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...
Dami Afam Ade-OdiachiNov 16, 20209 minTalking 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...
Dami Afam Ade-OdiachiNov 10, 20206 minHow I feel about #ENDSARSI 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...
Dami Afam Ade-OdiachiSep 23, 20206 minWhat 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...
Dami Afam Ade-OdiachiSep 20, 20205 minFerrari 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...
Dami Afam Ade-OdiachiAug 2, 20205 minWe 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...
Dami Afam Ade-OdiachiAug 2, 20206 minReflections 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...
Dami Afam Ade-OdiachiJul 29, 202013 minFisayo 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...
Dami Afam Ade-OdiachiJul 10, 20207 minDid 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...
Dami Afam Ade-OdiachiJul 7, 20203 minThe 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...
Dami Afam Ade-OdiachiJul 3, 20204 minHogwarts and Unicorns - The flight back to LagosAs 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...
Dami Afam Ade-OdiachiJul 2, 20204 minBeverly Naya’s documentary, Skin, reviewed: It is not enoughRacism is acknowledged, understood. It has a name. The various ways it’s used to cause pain, diminish opportunities, and oppress people,...