by Damilola Afam Ade-Odiachi Sometimes at a house party, a gathering of mutual friends, sometimes in a bar where the music is too loud for speaking, sometimes from twitter, occasionally at a funeral – where the grief is almost tangible – and every now and then at a wedding. But if we look at the... Read More

Opinion

Celebrating Friendships, Damilola Afam Ade-Odiachi, lagos, New Voices, nigeria, opinion

May 9, 2017

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Bolade Ogunfuye: Live. Shine. Rot. Repeat [NEW VOICES]

by Bolade Ogunfuye When I was young, I learnt something about myself. I learnt that if I was speaking with you, quite often it was to know how much smarter than you I was. This was a semi-conscious effort to prove to people that I was smart, really smart, maybe the smartest guy in the... Read More

Opinion

Bolade Ogunfuye, Life hacks, New Voices, nigeria, opinion

May 4, 2017

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Temitope Ben-Ajepe: Cards on the table- What are one’s chances when they fall sick? [NEW VOICES]

by Temitope Ben-Ajepe All through that night, his body burned. The raging fever that had taken residence in his usually very strong body had sapped both our strength so much that I was virtually counting down the seconds to daybreak so I could drive him straight to the hospital. There is something so disempowering about... Read More

Opinion

Health, Life hacks, New Voices, Temitope Ben-Ajepe

May 2, 2017

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Oreoluwa Fakorede: Are you ready for your marathon? [NEW VOICES]

by Oreoluwa Fakorede I’ve been feeling stuck lately, trapped in the torturous repetition of commuting, working and getting whatever joyless sleep I can. I cycle the loop weekday after weekday from one month to the next till it’s “Happy New Year!” and the old beginning of the same old life arrives with muted fanfare wherever... Read More

Opinion

Life hacks, New Voices, Oreoluwa Fakorede, suicide

March 27, 2017

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Adeboro Odunlami: (Not) born with a silver knife [NEW VOICES]

by Adeboro Odunlami I’m sitting at the corner of my bed in the school hostel typing away on my laptop when she comes into my room. I look up for just a second and continue typing but I’m wondering why she is in my room. All my 3 roommates got selected for some International Moot... Read More

Opinion

Adeboro Odunlami, Cutting words, Life Experiences, New Voices

March 15, 2017

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Edwin Okolo: Living in fear of the Tiger [NEW VOICES]

by Edwin Okolo St Vincent’s Year of The Tiger, best explains the phase of my life right now. ‘Italian Shoes like these rubes know the difference…. I had to be the best of the bourgeoisie, now my kingdom for a cup of coffee… The Chinese Year of the Tiger is a year dedicated to... Read More

Opinion

Discovering Edwin, Edwin Okolo, life, New Voices

March 13, 2017

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Bolade Ogunfuye: To me, aged twenty-three

by Bolade Ogunfuye This year I will be thirty-three years old. These days, I feel every single one of those thirty-three years in my bones, in my salt-and-pepper beard, in my tired eyes, and my jaded mind. Sometimes, I look backwards at my youth, at the time I felt young, invincible, limitless; words that feel... Read More

Opinion

Birthday Tribute, Bolade Ogunfuye, New Voices, nigeria

March 11, 2017

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Temitope Ben-Ajepe: Dear Nigerians, please keep off the non-prescribed Antibiotics while the rest of the world Innovates [NEW VOICES]

By Temitope Ben-Ajepe A few weeks ago, I participated in a global health certificate course organised by the AB Global Health Initiative in conjunction with the Global Health Focus and The Pharmaceutical Association of Nigeria Students amongst other partners at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. This was the final point of the triangle that started... Read More

Opinion

Handling drugs, innovation, New Voices, nigerians, Pharmarcy, Temitope

March 8, 2017

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Adeboro Odunlami: I was used [NEW VOICES]

by Adeboro Odunlami My younger brother’s excitement was infectious as he handed over the printout from DealDey. It was a N500 ticket for a stage play: The Trials Of Brother Jero. I was shocked for a moment. ‘Isn’t this supposed to be a Wole Soyinka adapted play? Why is it N500’ I asked. He shrugged and... Read More

Opinion

Adeboro Odunlami, DealDey, New Voices, nigeria, scam artists, stage play

March 7, 2017

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Oreoluwa Fakorede: The talking phase [NEW VOICES]

by Oreoluwa Fakorede You move too slowly and interest is lost, too slowly and it burns out. You finally took a step of faith and opened communication with the person of your dreams. Some people slide into it, some stumble into it and others dive in. Doesn’t matter, a step is a step. We’re trading... Read More

Opinion

Love, New Voices, nigeria, Oreoluwa Fakorede, Relationships

March 6, 2017

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Arit Okpo: What Zamfara taught me [NEW VOICES]

by Arit Okpo I did my National Youth Service in Zamfara right around the time that Sharia started in the state. Getting my call up letter threw me into a blind panic that lasted until I actually got to Zamfara and realized that it wasn’t as bad as I had thought it would be. On... Read More

Opinion

Arit Opko, Hate Speech, New Voices, nigeria, Zamfara

February 27, 2017

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Arit Okpo: Supporting Africa’s urban poor [NEW VOICES]

by Arit Okpo I had the opportunity to attend the TED Lagos event that held in Lagos (obviously) a few weeks ago. Guys…let me take one minute to talk about how refreshing the event was. No long welcome speeches, speakers spoke within their allotted time, there was a refreshing and powerful dance interlude and break... Read More

Opinion

africa, Arit Okpo, New Voices, opinion, poor

February 24, 2017

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Ayodotun Rotimi-Akinfenwa: Hey, what are you reading? [NEW VOICES]

by Ayodotun Rotimi-Akinfenwa I recently came back to frequent reading in the past year after about a decade. Don’t judge me, I would read a book every quarter or read a book halfway every month so I wasn’t totally bad. In the course of my hiatus, I found people watching, social media living and... Read More

Opinion, Thinking Through

Ayodotun, New Voices, nigeria, reading culture, youth

February 22, 2017

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Edwin Okolo: Mereba [NEW VOICES]

by Edwin Okolo Two weeks ago, my mother became the matriarch of her extended family, the way fifty-seven-year olds suddenly become matriarchs, her elder sister died suddenly from a brief illness. In 2009, I sat in the dark of a swamped living room of the hoarder pastor I had been assigned to live with during... Read More

Opinion

death, Edwin Okolo, FAMILY, motherhood, New Voices, nigeria

February 20, 2017

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Bolade Ogunfuye: Pulling the prank of a lifetime [NEW VOICES]

by Bolade Ogunfuye During my secondary school years, I was what you could call a “closet rebel”. I considered myself an icon for the anti-establishment, I prided myself on being a misnomer, a non-conformist through and through. However, Nigerian boarding schools being what they were, one had to often tread with caution. Throughout the six... Read More

Opinion

Bolade, life, New Voices, nigeria, pranks, teens

February 18, 2017

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Temitope Ben-Ajepe: The gag on unique expression in Nigerian education [NEW VOICES]

by Temitope Ben-Ajepe I remember vividly albeit cringing, last summer at this very cool ICT parastatal where I interned, after being asked by a fellow intern (seeing as I was the only one with a background in Pharmacy) what my course entailed and how it tied in with my being there. While I knew my... Read More

Opinion

education, Lack of innovation, New Voices, nigeria, pharmacy, Temitope Ben-Ajepe

February 16, 2017

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Afam Ade-Odiachi: What do you do when your shrink is also a herbalist? Go with the flow [NEW VOICES]

by Afam Ade-Odiachi It started with a text from my mum whose feelings about me swing violently from pillar to post. She’s caught between a vague sense of pride in the man I am becoming, and an even greater sense of worry about what would happen if I do not get there. Of course, all... Read More

Opinion

afam, life, New Voices, Therapists-Herbalist

February 15, 2017

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Adeboro Odunlami: If you say you love [NEW VOICES]

by Adeboro Odunlami It’s the day after the day when Cupid went about doing good… or bad. And no matter how many times I brace myself for Valentine’s Day, I am never ready. The atmosphere, the excitement, the sudden mushiness, the way everything suddenly revolves around loving and being loved, and the way it suddenly... Read More

Opinion

Adeboro Odunlami, Growing in character, life, Love, New Voices, valentines day

February 14, 2017

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Ore Fakorede: I Told My Mother About You [NEW VOICES]

by Ore Fakorede I met someone. She has kind eyes and a soft heart, an easy smile and a subtle feistiness about her. She laughs like laughter is air and she cannot get enough of it. She cries shamelessly about things that are worth her tears. In a benumbing world where growing a thick... Read More

Opinion

life, New Voices, Ore Fakorede, Poetry, Relationships, Young Love

February 13, 2017

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Arit Okpo: Creating real change [NEW VOICES]

by Arit Okpo Can I confess that I sometimes get overwhelmed by Nigeria’s issues? Today there’s a video of soldiers assaulting a disabled person, yesterday it was the Senate refusing to pass a bill granting women equal opportunities, tomorrow it might be the lack of transparency in much of our government processes. It gets me... Read More

Opinion

APC, Arit Okpo, Buharieconomy, Change, New Voices, Nigerian Youth

February 7, 2017

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Edwin Okolo: Day trip [NEW VOICES]

When we leave home, it is without a clear idea of where we’re supposed to go. We only have one objective in mind, follow the champagne and the free booze. We agreed to meet at Stranger, which is middle ground for the both of more than halfway for me, less than half for you, but... Read More

Opinion

Edwin Okolo, life, New Voices, nigeria

February 6, 2017

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Bolade Ogunfuye: “So selfish, so what?” Making the case for living for YOU [NEW VOICES]

by Bolade Ogunfuye Take a minute to think about it and you’ll come to the same conclusion that I have; every decision we make is either directly or indirectly based on ourselves. Even if I decide to be selfless, I am doing it because I would internally feel better being selfless than selfish. People dedicate... Read More

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Bolade Ogunfuye, Life hacks, New Voices, selfish

February 5, 2017

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Ayodotun Rotimi-Akinfenwa: Blessed with the stress [NEW VOICES]

by Ayodotun Rotimi-Akinfenwa It’s February already! And I imagine our New Year goals and the attendant excitement have morphed into New year reality checks. Each year, when current drone of daily life sets in and the holiday/new year exuberance gives way to everyday ‘busyness’, the euphoria tends to wane. There were so many goal-setting events this... Read More

Ayodotun, New Voices, New year problems, nigeria, stress

February 2, 2017

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Afam Ade-Odiachi: Too much Lagos will kill you everytime [NEW VOICES]

by Afam Ade-Odiachi I have always thought Lagos to be remarkable. When most people say remarkable they mean that it’s good, but that isn’t true here. Lagos is remarkable because there’s a moment when you stop and slap yourself because you doubt the things you’re seeing are real. Yesterday, I was driving to work. It... Read More

Opinion

Afam Ade-Odiachi, Lagos life, New Voices, nigeria, police

February 1, 2017

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Adeboro Odunlami: Surety, you’re joking [NEW VOICES]

It was really a laughable matter but neither of us was laughing. I was staring at the slightly irritated face of the Divisional Police Officer sitting behind his desk. His hands were clasped tightly on the table as though he was literally holding firm to his resolve. From outside the window of his office, I... Read More

Opinion

Adeboro Odunlami, Ciminal law, New Voices, nigeria, Surety, womens rights

January 31, 2017

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Oreoluwa Fakorede: When Fathers fail [NEW VOICES]

by Oreoluwa Fakorede When your natural example is a disaster, how long before your feet find their way off the cliff? I grew up with a father and then I did not because there is a difference between having a father and being raised by one. My mother tried to fill this ‘father vacuum’ in... Read More

Opinion

fathers, life, New Voices, Oreoluwa Fakorede, Poetry, women

January 30, 2017

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Arit Okpo: A woman’s place [NEW VOICES]

by Arit Okpo At an event recently, a University Vice Chancellor was invited to give a talk, her colleague, introduced her as Professor Mrs So and So. The woman on getting to the podium responded with weary good humour “I haven’t heard of any man here called Professor Mr, why do I have to be... Read More

Opinion

African patriarchy, Arit Okpo, Gender Differences, Male Privilege, misogyny, New Voices, women in Nigeria

January 27, 2017

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Wilfred Okiche: On Buchi Emecheta and the joys of motherhood [NEW VOICES]

by Wilfred Okiche My first encounter with Buchi Emecheta’s work was as a secondary school student growing up in Lagos, anxiously waiting for my sister to be done with the novels and plays in her Literature syllabus so I could take my turn with them. Shadowing my sister like so, informed my eventual decision to... Read More

Opinion

Buchi Emecheta, feminism, New Voices, nigeria, Wilfred Okiche, Women liberation

January 24, 2017

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Edwin Okolo: Musings [NEW VOICES]

by Edwin Okolo In 2014 I started writing a manuscript. It took me a year and three months from the day I first put up my dayglo plot cards on the back of the door in my room in Ekiti, my next door neighbour blasting Obesere on his speakers to the day I wrote the... Read More

Opinion

Edwin Okolo, life, Musings, New Voices, writing

January 23, 2017

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Bolade Ogunfuye: Sometimes violence is the answer [NEW VOICES]

by Bolade Ogunfuye They say: “Violence is never the answer”; I think this is untrue unless you have a very wonky moral perspective, and have not truly seen or felt the levels of inhumanity that befalls victims. It’s a silly cliché used within a given context and beholden to certain assumptions. We should ditch the... Read More

Opinion

Bolade Ogunfuye, Conflict, New Voices, violence

Damilola Afam Ade-Odiachi: The many meetings of 20somethings in Lagos [NEW VOICES]

Bolade Ogunfuye: Live. Shine. Rot. Repeat [NEW VOICES]

Temitope Ben-Ajepe: Cards on the table- What are one’s chances when they fall sick? [NEW VOICES]

Oreoluwa Fakorede: Are you ready for your marathon? [NEW VOICES]

Adeboro Odunlami: (Not) born with a silver knife [NEW VOICES]

Edwin Okolo: Living in fear of the Tiger [NEW VOICES]

Bolade Ogunfuye: To me, aged twenty-three

Temitope Ben-Ajepe: Dear Nigerians, please keep off the non-prescribed Antibiotics while the rest of the world Innovates [NEW VOICES]

Adeboro Odunlami: I was used [NEW VOICES]

Oreoluwa Fakorede: The talking phase [NEW VOICES]

Arit Okpo: What Zamfara taught me [NEW VOICES]

Arit Okpo: Supporting Africa’s urban poor [NEW VOICES]

Ayodotun Rotimi-Akinfenwa: Hey, what are you reading? [NEW VOICES]

Edwin Okolo: Mereba [NEW VOICES]

Bolade Ogunfuye: Pulling the prank of a lifetime [NEW VOICES]

Temitope Ben-Ajepe: The gag on unique expression in Nigerian education [NEW VOICES]

Afam Ade-Odiachi: What do you do when your shrink is also a herbalist? Go with the flow [NEW VOICES]

Adeboro Odunlami: If you say you love [NEW VOICES]

Ore Fakorede: I Told My Mother About You [NEW VOICES]

Arit Okpo: Creating real change [NEW VOICES]

Edwin Okolo: Day trip [NEW VOICES]

Bolade Ogunfuye: “So selfish, so what?” Making the case for living for YOU [NEW VOICES]

Ayodotun Rotimi-Akinfenwa: Blessed with the stress [NEW VOICES]

Afam Ade-Odiachi: Too much Lagos will kill you everytime [NEW VOICES]

Adeboro Odunlami: Surety, you’re joking [NEW VOICES]

Oreoluwa Fakorede: When Fathers fail [NEW VOICES]

Arit Okpo: A woman’s place [NEW VOICES]

Wilfred Okiche: On Buchi Emecheta and the joys of motherhood [NEW VOICES]

Edwin Okolo: Musings [NEW VOICES]

Bolade Ogunfuye: Sometimes violence is the answer [NEW VOICES]

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