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 and damn, clarity is a scary thing. I’m seeing parts of myself for the first time and wondering who the hell this person is. More... Read More

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February 17, 2020

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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 love other boys.” So we grow up with a twisted sense of what manhood means and a deep-rooted lack of empathy for ourselves, never mind... Read More

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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

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

January 17, 2017

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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 that is done to you, this vulnerability that comes with exposure, the stripping away of defences is always your own doing. You take the leap... Read More

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heart break, Heartsore, Love, New Voices, Ore Fakorede, Relationships

January 13, 2017

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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 your phone alone. Snapchat can wait. 4. And leave it alone when you’re with people, the kind you can reach out and touch. 5. Ask... Read More

Opinion

Adulthood, Life hacks, nigeria, opinion, Ore Fakorede

October 3, 2016

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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 on the Nigerian experience, our everyday realities and what you may call the human condition as it relates to our country and its people. “As... Read More

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September 6, 2012

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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 home; one in which family prayers were hour-long events that couldn’t be missed (if only for the fear of the promised wrath of God upon... Read More

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Men are broken | The Daily Vulnerable

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

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

Ore Fakorede: How to be an adult

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

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

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