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poet + artist.

Nigeria
Joined July 2016
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Having stayed open for 5 days and become home for 132 of you, we close Collage, Lagos with a heart full of gratitude and hands full of your poems. We appreciate the trust you have put in us and acknowledge the responsibilities of becoming custodians of such profound histories.
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Hi @OPay_NG sent cash to a wrong pos account this evening. Did the transaction from my GTB account. I have followed up with my bank @gtbank_help but i’m skeptical they’ll be of any good help. What else do you recommend I do? I look forward to your help. Thank you.
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‘The House That Words Built’, a special project created for the Black Muse Art Festival, Benin, Nigeria, 2026. We are cut from many cloth and gatherings of this nature will always help us find what layers of creative fabric we have been made from. ofemubi.com/portfolio/the-ho…
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You gotta go out and create the work you want to be hired for. PROOF OF CONCEPT.
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GOD IS THE GREATEST
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as the self-appointed queen of personal statements and applications, listen to me tell you what’s killing your statements and how to bring them back to life. Book a 1:1 with me marukah.com
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He who hates plantain has no plan to attain. ~Aristoto
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Missing the Lagos art season because I’m away at NYSC camp. Still blessed to have my work make things happen at the Lagos Street Art Festival.
Working the admin side of a returning Lagos-based art festival this year. Thankful. Always wanted to see behind-the-scenes.
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We've got to keep extending the area of what is considered poetic.
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don’t let physical media fade away
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In fact, Jacob didn’t even know his opponent was God at first. God appeared as a mysterious stranger until Jacob finally saw Him face to face at the break of dawn. This symbolism is even more interesting because it implies we cannot know God until we’ve wrestled with life and been broken by it, only to realize all our trials and tribulations were mysteriously orchestrated by Providence to humble us into truly spiritual people. In other words, God is the Rock at rock bottom.
Jacob wrestled with a God all night and refused to let Him go until he got a blessing. Eventually, Jacob got his blessing, but broke a hip in the process. I love the symbolism of this story because it implies if we struggle with unanswered prayers long enough, we will get a response. But it might require a painful dark night of the soul.
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If any data center deserves to be protected, it’s the public library
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why has nobody done a reprise of either Osuofia’s or Mama G’s music yet? We need to bring that back.
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Do you really want to live forever?
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PLEASE let us raise children who believe that painting, poetry, dancing, storytelling and dreaming are essential parts of being human.
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i wasn’t even searching for this, but here it is. i hope it reaches whoever needs this reminder today.
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PETER OBI 2027!!!
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What’s Happening Brother?
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You may not be interested in politics, but politics will always be interested in you.
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After fuel subsidy, the second biggest scam in Nigeria, is Justrite’s ‘sardine bread’.
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