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If there’s anything I love about going outside, it’s meeting beautiful, amazing people and building communities around shared interests and experiences.

“Maybe the real treasure was the friends we made along the way…”

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Joey Akan for @afroadulting x @inemudodiong x @thecreators_backend

Joey joined by Gbenga Onalaja and Solomon Elusoji with moderator, Dennis Da-ala Mirilla broke down the 'Unwritten Rules: The Life of a Creative.'

#AprilRecap #AfroAdultingNewsletter

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A few moments from Unwritten Rules: The Life of a Creative — hosted by @afroadulting and me.

People.
Conversations.
The kind that stay with you a little longer than expected.

Grateful to everyone who showed up.

With thanks to STAWI Creative Spaces by @cchubcreative for the space and support. #UnwrittenRules

📸: @mikel.tm7 & @mikayla.edit

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Some of the most important conversations about creative work don’t always happen in public.

So Dennis of @afroadulting and I brought them into the room with a special live event - Unwritten Rules: The Life of a Creative on Saturday, April 18th.

A special thank you to STAWI creative spaces by @cchubcreative for the lovely space and support as well as our speakers: @edgothboy, @rockstarr.rukks, @solomonelusoji, @cav.digital, @onalaja_ , Damilola Banjo, @jeremy.mbu, @oluwamayowa.idowu, @nanasalaudeen , @joeyakan, and @yinxybelle for showing up with so much clarity, depth, and honesty.

And to the real stars of the room: the audience.

Thank you for showing up not just to listen, but to engage, question, and contribute.

This is just the beginning. #UnwrittenRules

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Unwritten Rules: The Life of a Creative is a curated, in-person session exploring what it actually takes to build and sustain a creative career in Nigeria.

This is a space for honest, practical dialogue — grounded in lived experience.

📍 CcHUB, 8 Montgomery Road, Yaba
🗓 Saturday, April 18
⏰ 2PM — 5PM

Tickets available via link in bio. #UnwrittenRules

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Meet the creatives rewriting the rules!

Gbenga Onalaja (@onalaja_ ) has built an impressive career across media, tech, and corporate communications — shaping how brands and platforms tell their stories at scale. From serving as Managing Editor at TechCabal to leading marketing at Kora, his work sits at the intersection of storytelling, strategy, and growth.

Unwritten Rules: The Life of a Creative is a curated, live conversation unpacking what it really takes to build, and sustain a creative career in Nigeria.

📍 CcHUB, 8 Montgomery Road, Yaba
Tickets now available via the link in bio. Limited seats! #UnwrittenRules

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Eid Mubarak! Selamat Raya!

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Adult free will is throwing a cheeky birthday party on the 1st to ring in my birth month because every day in February is my birthday!!😂😂

Happy early birthday to me!!🎉🎉

Now let’s run it back in Nairobi!!🥳

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Good people + Clear goals = Unstoppable momentum. 🥂✨

Snapshot of a Saturday well spent at the @FinLitAfrica Vision Board get together! We spent the day visualizing our dream lives, talking numbers, and building the community we need to get there.

Financial literacy is a team sport, and we’re winning together. Who else is ready to manifest a year of “Credit Alerts” and smart moves? 💸📊

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Music really does bring life to everything.
The plan was simple — wake up early, record a set, and dance by the lake.
Somewhere along the way, acro crept in and the music kept fueling the flow.

A DJ knows how to get you on your feet… or in this case, flying like Big Chi, and yes, it was her first time trying this.
You can go listen to the set on @onalaja_ YouTube 🕺🏾

The evening before, we witnessed our friend take her wedding vows — so beautiful it felt like the sunset took a backseat just to witness it with us all. 🌅
After all, they’ve got a lifetime of sunset chasing ahead of them together. 🫶🏾 #WeDo2025

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Always a Vibes. We all wann be like Big chi😃
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Dolly’s wedding was full of light✨✨, laughter, good vibesss, and all the good thingssss💫💫
HML @dollypimpim 💛💛

#ChasingSunset #IITA

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