Media · Blog
The Tokunbo Blog
Stories, guides and conversations for Africans abroad: culture, food, career, japa and everyday life between two worlds.
Share your storyFolktale: The Singing Tortoise
A gentle animal tale about Timba, a shy tortoise with a beautiful voice, and a proud lion who learned that greatness does not always look strong.
Oct 23, 2026 · 2 min readWhen Home Starts to Feel Foreign
Reverse culture shock is real. Signs to watch for, a checklist before you travel home, and how to feel at…
Oct 23, 2026 · 3 min readFolktale: Why Tortoise Has No Hair
A Yoruba folktale about Ijapa the tortoise, a pot of hot yam porridge and a stolen meal hidden under his…
Oct 23, 2026 · 1 min readKeeping Your Mother Tongue Alive at Home
A practical plan, ideas by age, where to find help and a weekly checklist for raising children who can talk…
Oct 23, 2026 · 3 min readFolktale: The Tortoise and the Birds (Why Tortoise’s Shell Is Cracked)
The classic West African folktale of how greedy Tortoise borrowed feathers to attend a feast in the sky, named himself…
Oct 23, 2026 · 2 min readHow to Throw a Proper Owambe Abroad
A month-by-month planning timeline, venue checklist, budget guide and aso-ebi tips for celebrating far from home.
Oct 23, 2026 · 3 min readFinding the Taste of Home Abroad
Where to shop, a pantry checklist, smart ingredient swaps, batch-cooking plans and customs tips for bringing food from home.
Oct 23, 2026 · 3 min readTokunbo Spotlight: Celebrating Africans Who Open Doors Abroad
The Tokunbo Spotlight is our home for the graduates, pioneers and quiet heroes of the diaspora.
Oct 23, 2026 · 1 min readGrow Your Business with the Tokunbo Directory
Highlighting businesses and services in our immigrant community. Register your business, get featured on our social media and reach our…
Oct 23, 2026 · 2 min read