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Making the UK my Home: How I Dealt with the Depression

I left for the UK on the 6th of October, 2020. It wasn’t my first time leaving the country, but…

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My Journey in Lagos so Far

After NYSC, I moved to Lagos from the East. It was a step of faith and luckily I got a…

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My Dad Found Out My Little Secret

I was born into a Muslim home and my father took his faith seriously; he even made sure I attended…

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I Won’t Give Up on my Son

I was one of those people who believed that male children were more valuable than female children. You could have…

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Why Shouldn’t I Try Everything?

I’m a 56-year-old retiree. I’m a happy, lively woman. I’ll live long. Why shouldn’t I try everything?

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Chinelo’s Father Said Someone Would Die

Chinelo and I dated for about 2 years when we decided to get married. My family loved and accepted her…

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Little Things, Big Confidence

Different things were stacked against me as a kid – I was left-handed, not fluent in my language, and I…

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I Want my Child Back

When I gave birth, my mother took my baby away. Two weeks after his birth, she sent me to the village to live with her brother. I didn’t even breastfeed the baby.

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My Art, My Life

I started my art career in 1973. After secondary school, I started out as a studio practice artist under my Aunt’s husband, a wonderful artist – Yinka Adeyemi.

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I Thought COVID-19 Was A Fluke

I had malaria and typhoid symptoms so I got drugs from the pharmacy which seemed to work. Suddenly, by the…