Lagos Diaries – Episode 7 – Getting Money into Nigeria
Posted August 2nd, 2016 by Ololade in Lagos Diaries
Exploring the art and science of getting US dollars into Nigeria securely. Lagos Diaries – Episode 7 from Ololade Siyonbola on Vimeo.
Lagos Diaries – Episode I
Posted July 15th, 2016 by Ololade in Lagos Diaries
Hi Loves! I’m creating a video diary of my time in Lagos this summer. Primarily because there is not enough up-to-date info on the web about visiting Lagos. I didn’t see much about living here either, just a few disjointed posts from returnees. All of these were helpful but my goal is to create something […]
No Tolerance: My Female Genital Mutilation Story
Posted February 6th, 2015 by Ololade in AFRiCKA, Articles, Blog, Culture, Medical Anthropology, Nigeria, Womanism
by: Dolapo Adedapo Years ago during my Undergraduate studies, I participated in a study abroad program in Tanzania, one of the best experiences of my life. While I do understand as a young Nigerian woman who schooled in Nigeria, that living in another African country doesn’t seem like it should be the biggest deal, I […]
The Best Song Ever
Posted August 16th, 2013 by siyonbola in AFRiCKA, Blog, Culture, Musik
I loved this song with everything when my Creativity Guru put me on. Just for the danceability of the music and the color of the video. But then I saw this analysis and thought, whoa, the power behind the lyrics and the stories of the singers is a major inspiration for anyone who’s been through […]
The Christian Lil Wayne and Non-Illuminati Hip Hop
Posted June 15th, 2013 by siyonbola in Blog, Celevolution, Musik, Spirituality
After working on my Rihanna re-writes, I stumbled upon a bunch of artists who were already doing what I wanted to do. Rewriting the lyrics of “hard” contemporary hip hop to something more positive…ie Black power and/or Christian. I’m late! Some of this stuff has been on YouTube for years. This is probably the stuff […]
How to Say Perseverance in Yoruba
Posted June 20th, 2012 by siyonbola in AFRiCKA, Blog
The day got better. Today was one of those days when perseverance paid off. Reminded me to keep doing what I must do. Aside from poetry, there is Yoruba. Although, there is actually no distinction since Yoruba language is poetry. I started this Yoruba school journey over 5 years ago; after spending a year seriously […]