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Calgary, Nigeria
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Internet trolling and the extent of the law in Nigeria | TechCabal

Internet trolling and the extent of the law in Nigeria | TechCabal

Certain trolling episodes easily translate to cyber-bullying and have legal consequences in Nigeria, some of …

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Ebunoluwa Akinbo’s Behind the Shine

Ebunoluwa Akinbo’s Behind the Shine

Drawn by the shine of Kigali, Ebunoluwa Akinbo, who was in the city for the Foundry Photojournalism Workshop …

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National Archives: Nigeria's memories are brittle and falling apart without digitisation | TechCa...

National Archives: Nigeria's memories are brittle and falling apart without digitisation | TechCa...

Archives provide physical evidence to support stories of the past and they extend the memory of a society. Wi…

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Bootstrapping: When should startups seek to raise external funding? | TechCabal

Bootstrapping: When should startups seek to raise external funding? | TechCabal

Startup stories seem to follow a time-honoured tradition: a brilliant idea bankrolled to success by investors…

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CSI Nigeria: Inside Lagos' DNA and Forensic Centre | TechCabal

CSI Nigeria: Inside Lagos' DNA and Forensic Centre | TechCabal

DNA profiling made its way into criminal investigations sometime in the late 1980s . One popular early case w…

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Yorlang is Proof Yoruba and Other Local Languages Can Evolve with Technology | TechCabal

Yorlang is Proof Yoruba and Other Local Languages Can Evolve with Technology | TechCabal

A programming language isn’t something ordinarily considered capable of making a cultural statement. But Anuo…

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Chips vs. fries: I speak English fluently and yet I am always translating

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By Wole Olayinka
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Canada·First Person Wole Olayinka immigrated from Nigeria to Calgary four years ago. When he speaks English in Canada — a language he has spoken all his life — the very thing that should connect him becomes another layer of distance.
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I’m learning to acclimatize to the flavours of a new life in Canada

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By Wole Olayinka
| The Globe and Mail Verified
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I’m learning to acclimatize to the flavours of a new life in Canada

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By Wole Olayinka
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I’m learning to acclimatize to the flavours of a new life in Canada First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at tgam.ca/essayguide. The weeks leading up to leaving Nigeria were a blend of emotions, with excitement, uncertainty and anxiety topping the list. I still didn’t have a concrete idea of what my wife …
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What does it mean to be a journalist?

To probe, dissect and connect.

What's your favorite social network?

Instagram

What's your favorite drink?

Depends on the nature of my thirst, could be water or vodka, even soda wins sometimes.