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Nimide Fala
Nimide Fala

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Feb 9

It took me 15 years to drive.

The first time I got behind the steering of a car — my father's car — I was 18. I can’t remember why I was home and not at the university but I remember telling my father that boredom was stripping me of any reason to be. Under the rays…

Memoirs And Histories

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It took me 15 years to drive.
It took me 15 years to drive.
Memoirs And Histories

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Jan 10, 2022

Personalization. Pervasiveness. Permanence. 2022 is better.

I came into 2022 without the fanfare of the new year that most people experience. It wasn’t different; it didn’t feel new and neither did I. I entered 2022 scared. Part of it was because I was exhausted. Exhausted from the weight of unexecuted plans. …

Commencement Speech

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Personalization. Pervasiveness. Permanence. 2022 is better.
Personalization. Pervasiveness. Permanence. 2022 is better.
Commencement Speech

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Jan 16, 2019

Is Decagon about to put Nigeria on the map?

Decagon wants to transform Nigeria into a global tech hub and they just took their first major step toward achieving that vision. Late last year, they hosted a public event where their inaugural squad of Decagon developers (Decadevs) showcased their creations after a grueling two-week bootcamp. Grace, a newly minted…

Nigeria

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Is Decagon about to put Nigeria on the map?
Is Decagon about to put Nigeria on the map?
Nigeria

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Jul 7, 2018

Fadeyi Burials & 1 Corner Dance; A Masterclass on Life

In Nigeria, a burial ceremony is a celebration of life. Not the life of the dead but of those they leave behind. Someone died on my street on Monday. He was 92. A well known, respected and influential Islamic cleric whose ‘mansion’, with its tired and dilapidated walls, stands at…

Nigeria

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Fadeyi Burials & 1 Corner Dance; A Masterclass on Life
Fadeyi Burials & 1 Corner Dance; A Masterclass on Life
Nigeria

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Nov 13, 2017

The Dam inside of Me is About to Break

On Thursday, I watched Marvel’s Doctor Strange for the 12th time. Yes 12. And it still felt like I was watching it for the first time. I still cringed when Strange’s Mercedes skidded off the bend — an accident that ultimately ruined his life and then, saved him. For every…

Poetry

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The Dam inside of Me is About to Break
The Dam inside of Me is About to Break
Poetry

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Nov 13, 2017

Love At First Nothings

I wanted Idris Elba. His dark features got to me but on some days I yearned for Chris Hemsworth. I was torn between both worlds. Should I stick to the sexy man of color or go for the exotic Australian whose accent made my insides tingle. I needed to make…

Fiction

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Love At First Nothings
Love At First Nothings
Fiction

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Oct 16, 2017

I’m Dating Five People But None Of Them Know About It

Officially, I’m in five different relationships. The cool and simple term to use is polyamorous although there might be nothing cool nor simple about this situation. Right now I’m finding out that the biggest problem I’m having, is not the discomfort I feel when my waist trainer is crying foul…

Life

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I’m Dating Five People But None Of Them Know About It
I’m Dating Five People But None Of Them Know About It
Life

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Aug 30, 2017

Zero for all the times I’ve let myself be broken

10 over 10. that’s how i see myself. flaws don’t subtract, mistakes don’t deplete and the past sure as hell hasn’t reduced. i’m complete. as i was yesterday and would be tomorrow. a full well rounded 10. …

Poetry

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Zero for all the times I’ve let myself be broken
Zero for all the times I’ve let myself be broken
Poetry

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Jun 21, 2017

On Fear, Mistakes & Finding One’s Self

I was tired and it wasn’t physical, I was the healthiest I’d ever been and this was more a mental and emotional fatigue. In the words of Biblo Baggins, “I felt thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.” Sometimes I wanted to explode, letting out all…

Life Lessons

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Life Lessons

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Published in The Mainlander

·Jun 8, 2017

You Happened.

It’s not because you have a beard. Although, that’s a bonus because I sure liked stroking it. It’s not also because you know something about everything, although I loved that you loved to tell me, to show me, to let me into the corners of your world that no one…

Love

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I took the orgasms I rightly deserved. Just like I said I would
I took the orgasms I rightly deserved. Just like I said I would
Love

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Nimide Fala

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