What Is Your Story?

On this episode of What Is Your Story? —Nigeria’s leading storytelling podcast—Nora shares her experience growing up in a family that acknowledged God only as a cautionary figure. She reflects on how that complex relationship shaped her path, guiding her from a career in law to becoming a children’s author. What Is Your Story? celebrates individuality through powerful personal narratives. Each epi...

Trigger warning: This episode contains discussions of domestic violence and sibling rivalry. This topic might be distressing for some listeners and therefore discretion is advised. On this episode of What Is Your Story? —Nigeria’s best storytelling podcast—Chidera shares her experience being raised as an only daughter in a patriarchal household, being abused by her brother and neglected by her mot...

Trigger warning: This episode contains discussions of domestic violence, self harm, child neglect and death. These topics might be distressing for some listeners and therefore discretion is advised. On this episode of What Is Your Story? —Nigeria’s best storytelling podcast— Glory shares her story being raised in an abusive household, losing both parents at a very young age. She details how writin...

On this episode of What Is Your Story? —Nigeria’s best storytelling podcast— Benny shares his journey, from caring for his sick father to being separated from him, moving to a new city and finding community, and finally returning home to bury his father and reconnect with his old community. What Is Your Story? celebrates individuality through powerful personal narratives. Each episode gives our gu...

On this episode of What Is Your Story? —Nigeria’s best storytelling podcast—Daniella opens up about her love for football, the highs it brought, the social recognition it earned her, and the challenges she faced as a girl who played the game. What Is Your Story? celebrates individuality through powerful personal narratives. Each episode gives our guests the space to reflect on the defining moments...

On this episode of What Is Your Story?, Nigeria’s best storytelling podcast, Naomi, a woman who is Special Needs shares her experience with living a normal life and finding a job in Nigeria. What Is Your Story? celebrates individuality through powerful personal narratives. Each episode gives our guests the space to reflect on the defining moments that shaped them—emotionally, socially, culturally,...

If you would like to donate to the Tarkwa Bay community, please use this ⁠⁠⁠ link⁠⁠⁠ . Anything would be appreciated. For the fifth and final episode of What Is Your Story ’s new segment, Travel Stories , our host Modupe Daramola speaks to Apostle Michael, an man who has lived several lives and has settled in Tarkwa Bay as an Apostle. Donate to the Community ⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠ . What Is Your Story is a cu...

If you would like to donate to the Tarkwa Bay community, please use this ⁠⁠ link⁠⁠ . Anything would be appreciated. For the fourth episode of What Is Your Story ’s new segment, Travel Stories , our host Modupe Daramola speaks to Bolaji-a boat boy, Amina, a tailor and Pastor Kayode. Donate to the Community ⁠⁠Here⁠⁠ . What Is Your Story is a cultural project dedicated to telling and publishing Afric...

If you would like to donate to the Tarkwa Bay community, please use this ⁠ link⁠ . Anything would be appreciated. For the third episode of What Is Your Story ’s new segment, Travel Stories , our host Modupe Daramola speaks to Joshua, an Usher at Tarkwa Bay. Donate to the Community ⁠Here⁠ . What Is Your Story is a cultural project dedicated to telling and publishing African stories. Our platform in...

If you would like to donate to the Tarkwa Bay community, please use this link . Anything would be appreciated. For the second episode of What Is Your Story ’s new segment, Travel Stories , our host Modupe Daramola speaks to Mrs. Funmilayo, Head Teacher at Glory Montessori at Tarkwa Bay. Donate to the Community Here . What Is Your Story is a cultural project dedicated to telling and publishing Afri...

For the very first episode of What Is Your Story ’s new segment, Travel Stories , our host Modupe Daramola journeys to the coastal island of Tarkwa Bay in Lagos. What Is Your Story is a cultural project dedicated to telling and publishing African stories. Our platform invites anyone to share their truth—preserving the authentic African narrative in all its forms and voices. With Travel Stories , w...

On this episode of What Is Your Story?, Nigeria’s best storytelling podcast, Funmto Ogunbanwo, Founder and MD of Ibi Ayo Therapy and Wellness Limited shares her story as a therapist in Lagos. What Is Your Story? celebrates individuality through powerful personal narratives. Each episode gives our guests the space to reflect on the defining moments that shaped them—emotionally, socially, culturally...

For the 20th episode of  What Is Your Story , host Modupe Daramola takes a reflective pause to share the mission behind the podcast—to preserve African stories for generations to come. In this special interlude, she also introduces two exciting new segments:  Travel Stories  and  Group Stories . What Is Your Story?  celebrates individuality through powerful personal narratives. Each episode gives...

On this episode of What Is Your Story?, Nigeria’s best storytelling podcast, Moji Akinosi shares her story as a medical doctor in Nigeria who lost her dad in 2020 to Covid. What Is Your Story? celebrates individuality through powerful personal narratives. Each episode gives our guests the space to reflect on the defining moments that shaped them—emotionally, socially, culturally, and professionall...

On this episode of What Is Your Story?, Nigeria’s best storytelling podcast, Anthony Azekwoh tells us the story of how he dropped out of his chemical engineering degree because he believed he was made for art, creativity and writing. What Is Your Story? celebrates individuality through powerful personal narratives. Each episode gives our guests the space to reflect on the defining moments that sha...

On this episode of What Is Your Story?, Nigeria’s best storytelling podcast, Ever Obi, author of 'Men don't Die' and 'Some Angels Don't See God' shares his journey on becoming a writer. from discovering he had a passion for reading to finally publishing his first book. What Is Your Story? celebrates individuality through powerful personal narratives. Each episode gives our guests the space to refl...

On this episode of What Is Your Story?, Nigeria’s best storytelling podcast, Love Emeter takes us through her inspiring journey of launching the first Korean-inspired store in Africa. From the challenges of importation to the triumph of setting up shop, she shares the highs, the lows, and everything in between. What Is Your Story? celebrates individuality through powerful personal narratives. Each...

On this episode of What Is Your Story?, Nigeria’s best storytelling podcast, Sanusi shares his journey as a founder building a Venture Capital that supports upcoming fashion brands. He takes us through the challenges of building and investing in the Nigerian fashion space. What Is Your Story? celebrates individuality through powerful personal narratives. Each episode gives our guests the space to...

Trigger Warning: This episode contains references to sexual and reproductive health, including explicit discussions of sexual content, depression, and related mental health struggles. Please take care while listening. On this episode of What Is Your Story?, Nigeria’s best storytelling podcast, Mofiyinfoluwa returns to share her journey with endometriosis. From the first signs her body gave her, to...

On this episode of What Is Your Story? , Nigeria’s best storytelling podcast, Motunrayo shares her journey building her cocktail brand, Cocktails by Dekan. She talks about discovering her love for entrepreneurship, how she came about her business. The challenges of moving her business from her home in Ibadan to Lagos. What Is Your Story? celebrates individuality through powerful personal narrative...

This episode of What is Your Story?—Nigeria’s best storytelling podcast—is spoken entirely in Yoruba Language. On today's episode, Idris shares the story of how he started his journey from Ogun State to Lagos State as a mechanic. His story as a mechanic begins when he had to drop out of primary school after his parents divorced. He shares various parts of his life's journey with us, like how he wo...

On this episode of What Is Your Story?, Nigeria’s best storytelling podcast, Abdullahi Ganiyu shares his coming of age story on how he left Oyo state to Lagos to become a mechanic, the challenges he dealt with, his parents' separation, a boss who only sought to take advantage of him, having to pay a freedom fee and even losing his friend to suicide. Ganiyu's story is one of resilience, discipline...

On this episode of What Is Your Story?, Nigeria’s best storytelling podcast, Mofiyinfoluwa shares her journey to celibacy. Mofiyinfoluwa, like a lot of young ladies, tied her sense of worth, beauty and love to her sexuality. She shares a lot of her experiences, from bleaching her skin, relaxing her hair when she was in secondary school to using physical pleasure as a tool to keep men interested in...

Trigger Warning: This episode contains references to drug use, addiction, mental health struggles, and loss. Please take care while listening. In honour of Men’s Mental Health Month, we invited MB to share his personal journey through substance addiction and recovery. In this candid conversation, he recounts how experimentation with cannabis led to a downward spiral—losing his father, his job, and...

In this episode of What Is Your Story? — Nigeria’s leading storytelling podcast — we meet Mayowa, a film producer whose journey takes us from Port Harcourt to Lagos. He opens up about balancing multiple jobs while attending film school, landing a production role with EbonyLife, and the unforgettable experience of working with Idris Elba. What Is Your Story? celebrates individuality through powerfu...