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First-person narratives that offer a glimpse into a specific experience, usually short and straight to the point. They are either products of interviews by curators or written down and shared by the narrators.

LECTURING JOB? MAYBE IN AN ALTERNATE WORLD

As a first-class graduate from the University of Ibadan’s department of History, the potentials are there.

August 9, 2025August 9, 2025

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Posted in School, SnippetsTagged First class, History, Ibadan, University

MECHANIC WORK IS ALL ABOUT TRUST

When we see that a customer does not like to deal fairly, next time they come, we will also start telling them lies.

August 3, 2025August 3, 2025

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Posted in Snippets, WorkTagged Abuja, Artisan, Car, Mechanic

I NO BE SALT

15 years ago, a bag of corn was 1,000 Naira. But now, the same bag is between 18,000 and 20,000 Naira.

July 31, 2025July 31, 2025

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Posted in Snippets, WorkTagged Abuja, Business, Naira, Trader

NO PLACE LIKE HOME

When I first got to the UK in 2021, I landed in Chelmsford. I moved to London a year later, after I got my degree.

March 25, 2024July 19, 2025

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Posted in Snippets, Travel

RETHINKING MY FUTURE IN NIGERIA

The first time I considered Japa was in 2018, when I graduated. I was the second person in the history of the Department of History to finish with a first class.

March 4, 2024July 11, 2025

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Posted in Snippets, Travel

GERMANS COMPLAIN A LOT

Families here get child support from the government. It’s not like that in Nigeria.

February 26, 2024July 11, 2025

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GETTING USED TO REJECTIONS

Before coming here in 2021, I heard many stories that all Germans are racist and not friendly to foreigners. I prepared my mind for the worst.

February 19, 2024July 11, 2025

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Posted in Snippets, Travel

FAVOURITE THING ABOUT AMERICA

My favourite thing about being in America is humiliatingly simple — the unlimited availability of electricity and Wi-Fi.

February 12, 2024July 11, 2025

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Posted in Snippets, Travel

IN LAGOS, I HAD MY MOTHER

I was telling a friend the other day that I’m a sum total of all the different lives I’ve lived, all the values and belief systems that raised me.

February 5, 2024July 11, 2025

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Posted in Snippets, Travel

APPLICATION DENIED!

I got one of my greatest shocks about this Jápa Syndrome at the United States Embassy in Abuja.

January 29, 2024July 11, 2025

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Posted in Snippets, Travel

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