In this episode, we sit down with Adetola Adedipe, a Nigerian-South African poet based in Calgary, Canada and goes under the name “aloT of Poetry”.  We discuss her immigration story, from not knowing about her parent's immigration plan, and suddenly having to leave behind her connections in South Africa and then, finding ways to cope and express her feelings about being in a foreign country ..read more

Onyie sits down with Wunmi Idowu - founder and director of WOEZO Africa Music and dance theatre, incorporated . She recalls her journey as a first generation immigrant, moving to Canada at 10 and surviving as one of the exceedingly few Black people in Edmonton.  Despite being called names like "monkey" and asked to go back to her country, she finds her voice and ultimately created space for other people like her to thrive as artists ..read more

Tomi and Onyie sit down to look at the year that it has been. We discuss the gains of the year, the tears and losses, but most importantly, we count our blessings and encourage you to do the same ..read more

In this episode, we chat about entrepreneurship with the serial immigrant and serial entrepreneur- Ejemen who runs an African foodstuff shop. Ejemen, an entrepreneur with years of experience opening up shops across the globe. We hear about her experiences trying to be a business owner in places such as the United Arab Emirates and how she tackles the challenges associated with it ..read more

Tomi and Onyie talk about how our childhood affects our current sense of self, navigating childhood trauma and celebrating our current achievements inspite of situations that shaped us ..read more

We take a deeper look into Daniella’s immigration journey and struggle with identity shaped the idea of creating "The Bridge YYC" We also discuss her future plans for the business and plans to make Naija food more popular in Calgary ..read more

On this “guestless” episode, Onyie and Tomi continue to explore how being an immigrant affects one’s sense of self, identity and confidence. We compare the social structure and classifications in Nigeria and Canada or diaspora in the quest to understand how these shape who we are or want to be in the country we have now chosen as our home ..read more

We continue our chat with Maria, as she talks about her journey towards self-love, beauty and body positivity, whilst navigating her mental health after immigrating to Canada. She talks about issues that prevented her from realizing her love for self and the different ways she tries to reaffirm her newfound sense of beauty against cultural norms ..read more

On this episode of the Diary of a Naija Immigrant podcast, we’ll be chatting with Daniella Jasper-Okumagba, founder of The Brdge YYC, an international food market providing a platform where ethnic food sellers meet with different immigrants for a taste of home. We discuss where the idea came from, her journey into the world of entrepreneurship, and how she managed to stay in touch with her Nigerian roots through food ..read more

We explore Maria's journey towards finding the best place to raise her kids after a scary experience in Nigeria. She eventually stumbled on Calgary, Alberta. But the rest isn't history as she attempts to break free from her childhood inflicted image doubt, unleashed by her immigration journey ..read more