JD

JD

John 'Dare Okafor was born in Lagos, Nigeria. He's an impractical dreamer boy who wants to stare long at the sea, sip Italian wine and enjoy life. He is also an enthusiast of African fictional and poetic works. His literary works are a mirror of societal ills and the experiences of his sojourn through life. Some of his works have appeared in Kalahari Review, Tell Africa, and other online literary blogs.

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Breakfast Butterflies

Bad Boy Turned Born Again: Now, I’m Searching for True Love

Breakfast

He Bought His Wedding Shoes from Me – Only To Marry Someone Else

Butterflies

One Tweet, One DM and a Love Story That Is Defying Distance

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Breakfast Butterflies

One Minute, It Was Love. The Next, He Was Hurling Insults at Me.

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Breakfast Butterflies

I Wanted Him But The Streets Didn’t Want to Let Him Go

A young Nigerian youth reflecting on the struggles of multiple hustles, from barbering to tech
BB - Beans and Becoming Beating Sapa

Barber, Graduate, Tech Bro—Yet, Life Still Dey Show Me Shege

BB - Beans and Becoming

Why I Chose Shoemaking Over a Corporate Job – Lekan of Feeted

Japa

FRANK TALK: 5 Legit Reasons Many Nigerians Cannot Japa

Japa

Hakeem of Glasgow: If you already think all whites are racists, then you’d read meanings even to kind gestures. 

Japa

“I will not call even my family until after 2 years in obodo oyinbo”, Nigerians planning Japa react to the Influence of Village People 

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