Author: Obamidele

Obamidele is the managing editor of The Vex, and its founder.

Binya

Binyavanga Wainaina Binyavanga Wainaina was the founding editor of Kwani?, a leading African literary magazine. He won the 2002 Caine Prize for African writing, and has written for Vanity Fair, Granta and the New York Times. He passed away in 2019 in Nairobi at the age of 48. Sourced from Granta

RFK

Rotimi Fani-Kayode was born in Lagos, Nigeria to a prominent Yoruba family before moving to England following the 1966 outbreak of civil war in Nigeria. He later studied at Georgetown University and the Pratt Institute in the USA, before settling permanently in London in 1983 where he lived and worked until his early death from… Continue reading RFK

OmowaDele ti:Blackpool

Omole: Iyabadan-Baba’kiti – Oyo, Naija Omobo: Ilu Geesi, London, UK Ilewosan: Kings College Hospital/ Ilewosan-Ajoka-Oba Ogba-Odun: 80s Ni Odun Oluwa: 1980 Odun: 1980 Igba-Odun: November Ojubo Aso Lajo/Social Market Masque: Emidelemeji Ojukufoti: Dele Meiji Or(o)sabilashe: Oyetundelere Idejobi: UK: Lambeth Nigeria: Ibadankiti (Omoyo) Alma Maters: Akaba: SOAS Akama: City University Ashiri: Opo

F.O.C.Collection

Fatunla Obamidele Countrycaine Collection (F.O.C.Collection) Contrycaine Collection Old whisperer of prayers, rubbing her palms And spittle prayers into my chest My father’s mother – Grand mother Turning earth We bid farewell. Condition: All items are in – and are to be kept in the same location as a collection. The items are in good condition… Continue reading F.O.C.Collection