Orame Arogundade

Oriekaose Agholor was barely nine years old when he got his first taste of the Nigeria Police’s incompetence. Years later, in his adulthood, he saw that things hadn’t changed, so he decided to do something about it. This is his story as told to Orame. Oriekaose Agholor When you grow up in Nigeria, you learn very early that you are your own government. If there’s a fire, you fetch water. If there’s a security threat, you lock your gate and pray.

Someone you know has left or is planning to leave. 1,000 Ways to Japa speaks to real people and explores the endless reasons and paths they take to japa. Adedamola (30) left Nigeria for the UK in 2022, eight months pregnant, because she was determined not to give birth in Nigeria. Three years later, she’s a Canadian permanent resident through the express entry pool, thanks to an Instagram comment from a stranger. Here’s how she did it. I currently live in Calgary, Canada.

Someone you know has left or is planning to leave. 1,000 Ways to Japa speaks to real people and explores the endless reasons and paths they take to japa. Jumoke* (27) spent years building a career in Lagos until a global design contest she won convinced her that Nigeria was holding her back. She talks about her family’s nine-year wait for Canadian PR, the paperwork setbacks, and why Vancouver has made it all worthwhile. I currently live in British Columbia, Canada. I left Nigeria in August 2025.