Tag: Ore Fakorede

Our Journey Is Joy April 25, 2020

When this is over

by Ore Fakorede We think too much when we’re alone. We drown in our thoughts when we’re alone and we don’t know when we’ll have company again. I’m underwater now…

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Our Journey Is Joy February 17, 2020

Men are broken | The Daily Vulnerable

by Ore Fakorede Many boys are raised to feel and express a narrow range of emotions: courage, anger, pride, tough stuff. “Big boys don’t cry.” “Be strong.” “Boys don’t say they…

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Op-ed Editor February 14, 2017

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…

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Op-ed Editor January 17, 2017

Ore Fakorede: How to bulletproof a heart [NEW VOICES]

by Ore Fakorede   Every time you let someone in, every time you let yourself go, you take one sure-footed step towards the edge of a cliff. It’s not something…

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Op-ed Editor January 13, 2017

Ore Fakorede: How to be an adult

by Ore Fakorede Note: It’s not easy.   1. Don’t be an idiot, generally. 2. If you’re going to drive, don’t drink. See 1 above. 3. When you’re driving, leave…

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Isime Esene October 3, 2016

YNaija.com launches ‘New Voices’ daily column today | Arit Okpo, Aderonke Adebanjo, Ore Fakorede, 11 others take the lead on conversations that matter

The editors of YNaija.com today announced a fresh new column, ‘New Voices’ today – a daily column that presents the very best of a new generation of Nigerian writers sharing…

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September 6, 2012

Ore Fakorede: Sectarianism – The bane of contemporary christianity (30 Days, 30 Voices)

It appears that Christianity is no longer all-embracing, with 'hugs' now reserved for card-carrying members of the church club and their well-connected friends. I grew up in a proper Christian…

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