Tolu Oke, Author at The Culture Custodian (Est. 2014.)

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Tomi Thomas Taps Wale for ‘Hopeless Romantic’ Remix

November 2, 2021 by Tolu Oke

The multi-talented Tomi Thomas is a perpetual dreamer and creator. The Nigerian performer and visual artist continues to astound and amaze with the extended rollout of his latest project. Several

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Nigerian Lives: 6 People Share Their Ride Hailing Horror Stories

September 13, 2021 by Tolu Oke

In the last couple of years, there has been a major increase in the use of ride-hailing apps, which are necessary for a mega city like Lagos where traffic is

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Nigerian Lives: 8 People Share How They Met Their Partners

September 6, 2021 by Tolu Oke

Every week, Culture Custodian talks to Nigerians who share tidbits about their lives. This time, we have eight people telling us how they met their partners: Jimi, 25 We started talking

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Nigerian Lives: 4 Dates From Hell

August 30, 2021 by Tolu Oke

Every week, Culture Custodian talks to Nigerians who share tidbits about their lives. This time, we have four women telling us about their worst dating experiences: Kaffy, 27 I met

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Sex Diaries Vol.4: A Bookstore Assistant is Sexually Displeased

August 20, 2021 by Tolu Oke

Day 1 9 am I woke up and realized I cried myself to sleep last night. I know why I have been crying so much. Life’s a bitch and I’m

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Nigerian Lives: 10 Women Tell Us About Their Cheating Experiences

August 9, 2021 by Tolu Oke

There is this argument that women cheat more than men in relationships, but that they get away with it because they are better at hiding it. Following this increasingly popular

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Sex diaries Vol 3: A Sex Worker Looking For Work During The Pandemic Opts For Home Calls

July 30, 2021 by Tolu Oke

A sex worker is looking for clients and makes home calls amidst the pandemic: Day 1 11 am I woke up with a crazy headache because I had been drinking

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Nigerian Lives: 4 Women Narrate Their Abortion Experiences

July 26, 2021 by Tolu Oke

Every week, Culture Custodian talks to Nigerians who share tidbits about their lives. This time, we have four women open up about what it was like to have an abortion:

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Nigerian Lives: 4 Single Mothers on Motherhood and Childbirth

July 19, 2021 by Tolu Oke

Research finds that at least 46% of mothers are single and have had to go through the process alone or with some help. A recurring theme among single mothers is

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Nigerian Lives: 7 women share their slut-shaming stories

July 12, 2021 by Tolu Oke

Slut-shaming happens to be one of those plagues deeply ingrained in the Nigerian culture, however much we choose to deny or shy away from it. So, we reached out to

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Sex Diaries Vol.2: Meet the 28 Year Old Lawyer Trying to end things with his Girlfriend of 4 years

July 9, 2021 by Tolu Oke

Meet John, a 28-year-old finance lawyer who is trying to end things with his girlfriend of 4 years. He takes us through the emotionally tumultuous breakup process. Day 1

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Nigerian Lives: 4 Nigerians Share The Wildest Experiences With Their Partners

June 28, 2021 by Tolu Oke

Every week, Culture Custodian talks to Nigerians who share tidbits about their fascinating lives. This time, we have four people telling us about the craziest experiences they ever had with

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Sex Diaries Vol. 1: The 26-Year Old Writer Who’s In Love With Her FWB

June 25, 2021 by Tolu Oke

Feyi is a 26-year-old writer who lives in Lagos. After being friends with benefits (FWB) with Dipo for six months, she finds herself falling in love with him. She ends

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Nigerian Lives: 4 People Share Their Crazy Lagos Nightlife Experiences

June 21, 2021 by Tolu Oke

Every week, Culture Custodian talks to Nigerians who share tidbits about what it’s like to live in this country. This time, we have four people sharing their crazy Lagos Nightlife

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uduX Partners with PiggyVest to Develop PopRev for Fans to Invest in Artists

April 15, 2021 by Tolu Oke

UduX, Nigeria’s first indigenous music streaming platform, announces a new product called PopRev that’ll allow fans to become investors in the music catalogue of artists, and share in their earnings.