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Oreoluwa Fakorede: This is Lagos, the capital of contrasts
by Oreoluwa Fakorede People, dreams, fleeting joys and repressed sorrows Cars owned, cars leased and cars borrowed Traffic, the runners without a sport who gather Children going home to missing…
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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…
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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…
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Oreoluwa Fakorede: A letter to my daughter about boys
by Oreoluwa Fakorede by Oreoluwa Fakorede Little girl, I’m 30 now and you’re 10. And because I am three times your age, I know some things you don’t know (yet).…
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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…
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Oreoluwa Fakorede: When did abuse become okay? [NEW VOICES]
We see it every day; in offices, on the streets, on the bus. We hear it from the neighbour’s house, loud voices and the sound of blows carried on the…
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Oreoluwa Fakorede: I am Nigerian [NEW VOICES]
by Oreoluwa Fakorede I say it like it's a condition I have lived with for years. I say it in a matter-of-fact way while simultaneously trying to ignore the…
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Oreoluwa Fakorede: Take care of yourself [NEW VOICES]
by Oreoluwa Fakorede 1. Inhale. 2. Exhale. 3. Repeat 1 and 2 as you try to keep everything together. That's the core of the typical life plan. Living is work,…
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