Don't Worry, I'm a Nigerian ft. Sayo Osikoya

Sayo aka Koj, joins us for a lively and honest conversation about what happens when you move abroad and realize that building a life is about so much more than getting a degree or making money.

Sayo takes us through his Japa story, from growing up in Nigeria, to moving to Canada for school, returning home for NYSC, and eventually settling back in Canada after a few unexpected twists, jobs, and realizations about what he actually wanted from life.

From there, we get into the less-talked-about side of immigration: loneliness, identity, and the strange feeling of being a permanent “student in transit.” Because what happens when the money is good but the community isn’t? And how do you build a life that actually feels like yours when you’re far away from home?

For Sayo, comedy became part of that answer. After discovering stand-up and creating his trivia-comedy show, “I Know This One,” Toronto started feeling less like somewhere he happened to end up and more like a place where he could build community and find purpose.

We also get into the story behind the hilarious “Submarine and a Roach” name, the importance of finding your people abroad, and how creativity can help turn an immigrant experience from simply surviving into actually belonging.

It’s funny, honest, and full of those conversations that make you pause and go, wait… other people feel this too?