atarhe & tobi

So y’all have probably heard this story a couple times but I’m sure you wouldn’t mind hearing it again 😅 From the 6th-8th grade, I schooled in Cotonou, Benin Republic with my brothers and sisters. Upon finishing the 8th grade, my parents decided to bring us back to Lagos to go to school at Greensprings, aka the BEST school in Nigeria (argue with your bestie, not me). The transition was kind of tough based on the fact we had never gone to high school in Nigeria and we all know that is a major experience. Walking into Greensprings, I was shy, scared, not knowing what to expect with this new move. On my first day, I walked in and noticed most of my classmates were snubbish and barely said a word to me. Out of nowhere, here comes this angel who introduced himself to me as Tobi. I lit up and immediately dropped my guard and finally felt welcomed. He gave me a brief rundown of how the school was, basic dos and dont’s, and he became my first friend at Greensprings. I remember vividly him telling my not to leave my Grey Timberlands out in the public because I had taken it off to play basketball. That was great advice! Tobi now holds the title of “first person to speak to me in high school” and though that may sound basic, it truly means a lot.

Tobi is still that person today. I’ve never seen him truly upset or mad. Regardless of how I suck at communicating, he never fails to contact me and check on me. I’m truly not worthy! My bro for life. Love you forever. 🖤🖤🖤

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brandon & tobi

Tobi, Tobi, Tobi..... To this day I have no idea how we got here. Haha! I recall you showing up one day in my kitchen with EJ and you never left. I'm like, "who is this silly guy with the white Camaro?!" Little did I know, you were connected to some of the people that would become lifelong friends, let alone become one yourself. We went from a healthy amount of beverages, (since others may read this lol) and countless games of 2K (you never won once,) to you crashing on my couch for your final days before your departure to Texas. You took off and never looked back. Fast forward to today, we're celebrating you finding your person! I'm grateful for your friendship and just want you to know, you'll always have a healthy amount of drinks and a couch to crash on, my good brother.

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chisom & tobi

I wish I had a super interesting story about how I met Tobi but the simple truth is our friendship was predetermined because our fathers were close friends before or right about when we were born. My earliest memory of Tobi was playing video games at his house in Shell Camp while our dads did their own thing. Since then we have been brethren. No matter how far away they sent us to school, we always kept in touch. As the universe would have it, we both ended up in Houston and we've been looking out for each other since. He was there for the birth of my minion, for my wedding and a lot of moments in between. I'm elated he found Dani and they're taking this beautiful journey together. #OloRunDMC We Move!!!

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ebinum & tobi

Tobi is my brother from another mother. I have known Tobi since we were kids. We attended the same University, lived together, worked briefly at the same job(lol), support the same team, and he was the best man at my wedding.

Tobi is the embodiment of a stand up guy and always has a positive energy even when United plays dreadful and loses. Tobi will say - "they played well, there is progression" lol. I'm like.....That depicts Tobi's personality - cool, calm, and collected..

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jay & tobi

Nini set up an air mattress. Our movie watching would be even more perfect. Ziza and I love air mattresses because they are comfier than a couch and bouncier than a bed. This special aunt time was our movie night with Nini. She invited us over and spent it with us. This night is just one example of how Nini goes out of her way to think of unique activities for the people she loves. She creates moments for the people she loves, making me feel happy and loved by her even more.

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justin & tobi

Tobi and I are fraternity brothers and met in college. We were just “ok” friends at first. He was cool, but he went to a school 2 hours away. Eventually, he graduated from Ferris and enrolled at my school. I stayed in a two bedroom apartment and had an extra room, so Tobi’s asked if he could rent that room. I like my alone time, so my first thought was “dude, go get your own place.” However, our fraternity teaches brotherhood, so I accepted his offer.

When we discussed the rent per month, he convinced me he could only afford $75-$100 a month (HA!!). Thinking he was a poor college student, I accepted his offer and truly felt like I was helping my brother, and an impoverished student. It didn’t take long for me to realize he could afford to pay a lot more per month (LOL), but I also realized how humble he was and how alike we were. Our friendship started from him needing a place to stay, but grew into us not wanting to live with anyone else. From then until we left college, we were roommates and friends. And now, he is the God-Father of my children.

marion & tobi

I met my boy Tobi at a CrossFit gym in Houston about 4 years ago. He would call me out every time and talk trash about me to the class, telling everyone I was a sandbagger. That’s when I knew we were friends. He would always disappear during open gym and I’d find him passed out on the couch while coaching. Lowkey, I thought he had a sleeping disorder because I later saw him passed out at a party (he woke up and joined the conversation like he wasn’t just snoring for 3 hours) and at a wedding reception (maybe 10 minutes after doing the Wobble). Our friendship came about easily. Tobi is my boy and was one of the first people to visit me when I moved to Denver in 2020. I planned some dope stuff for us all to do that weekend but he just slept most of the time -_- lol! All joke aside, I’m beyond honored to stand up in my boys wedding, celebrating him and Dani!

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mayowa & tobi

Tobi and I met in 2007 back when we are in college. Our friendship did not really grow until he moved to Houston in 2011. Over the years, we found we had a lot in common; sports, Manchester United, Kobe Bryant (RIP), crossfit, running, never wanting to go out and other things. With many mutual friends, we hung out more and became really close friends. He was a groomsman at my wedding and is my son's godfather, a role he excels at. Over the years, he has been there for me and my family through good and bad times and I am happy to call him a brother and proud to stand by him on his big day.

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micheal & tobi

Tobi is my brother. Constantly pushing me to be the best version of myself, Tobi goes out of his way to not only provide for for me, but for the family as well, and I’m forever thankful for the fact that he’s in my life.

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niyi & tobi

One grateful Saturday in secondary school, Tobi decided to run from his duties in a charity kitchen and come meet us in school. As it turns out, another couple had done the same thing and decided it would be a good idea to make out in a toilet in the art section. I told my dear Tobi to go and find them before they get into trouble - Tobi got there and was encouraging bad behaviour...lol. Anyways they then all got spotted by a teacher and somehow came up with a story that Niyi was having diarrhoea in the toilet. Unfortunately for them, the teacher insisted and waited for the girl to come out. I just remember being summoned and finding out the story and seeing them all sweating in their lies. Best believe, I don't think I've ever had "diarrhoea" ever again.

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olisa & tobi

I met Tobi in 2001 while we were both boarding school students at Greensprings school Lagos. We became close as we were roommates and bunk mates. As he was the favored kid of the house mistress, I made it a goal to keep him around so the rest of us could receive some of the favor!

Our friendship journey continued as we had our visa interviews on the same day and later attending the schools in the same state, Michigan.

If you know Tobi, you know you have a friend and brother. I am happy and proud to stand by you. I wish you and Dani a lifetime of happiness.

tayo o. & tobi

I met Tobi in Year 9 and I remember him being the quiet new guy who took a while to come out of his shell. We became friends and he's been the nicest guy I've known since then. Just a great stand up guy who always shows up for you.

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tayo t. & tobi

I met this annoying a$$ dude through Mayowa Mosuro; initially, I never cared much for him. I later realized we had something (currently hurting) in common, Manchester United, so when i created a group chat, I added him. Not sure that group lasted 2 months before I kicked everyone out because yes it was too noisy and as you're probably aware of, most folks barely get along in WhatsApp group chats.

Within 1hr of eviction, Tobi reached out to check on me and we got talking about our beloved ManU, then it led to other topics and we pretty much connected. We bump heads over the dumbest sh*ts so often that it got tiring. I later realized Tobi is such a gentle soul who didn't fuss over much or could give two fc&ks about stressing himself unnecessarily. An attribute of him I respect so much and I try to emulate.

Tobi, Mayowa, and I are pretty much brothers ALMOST from the same mum; we'd for sure be the ideal boys to some lucky a$$ family. We've had some amazing memories together and I am certain there are PLENTY (O Por) to come. We had an uber fun trip to Naij back in 2018 for Mayowa's wedding. Houston - London - Lagos (with several layovers at this Ewa Aganyin & Bread spot in Lagos; I believe we all bonded even more over several plates).

Then there was the road trip with us three from Monterey, Mexico to Houston Texas. O make sense die...that one sef, we bonded over Tacos from our connect Alejandro. Sh*t, we had so much Tacos, months later Tobi got the connect to send him some more cross country. Once delivered to him and knowing how much i loved the tacos, my guy froze the package and overnight the delivery to me in Atlanta as a surprise. C'mon na, can your guy ever? Shiiiiiiiiiiii That's my brodaaaaaa!!!!! Love him dearly and i am super elated for him finding the lady of his dreams. Congratulations BlaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaD!

 

tolu & tobi

This story goes back a quarter of a century ago. So every morning we would ride the bus to school together and back then there were what you’d call bus Prefects; basically, an older kid given the authority to enforce discipline and keep the rest of us kids in check. So there was one Prefect who really had it out for me, I mean I was his favorite target every morning. On this particular occasion, I’d decided to stick up for myself by talking back to him, something that deeply offended him. As you would expect this had him seething and, unbeknownst to me, waiting for the perfect moment to retaliate. At some point, I let my guard down and all I remember was feeling Tobi’s hands over my head. I turned to Tobi giving him a look like “Err what the heck are you doing”. As it turned out, the Prefect had tried to sneak up and smack me upside the head but Tobi, having seen it coming, had used his hands to absorb the blow. This story, among many others, is kind of symbolic of Tobi and our relationship; Tobi is my oldest and dearest friend/brother, I’ve known him as long as I’ve been alive and I don’t remember a time when he didn’t have my back.

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toritseju & tobi

Tobi and I met through mutual friends in Lagos over the summers when school was out. We were hooping and to be honest, I don’t remember much about those days. Interestingly enough after graduating high school and going to college in Michigan, I find out Tobi is in the same state! We end up hanging out more and more in Houston and Tobi being the stand up guy that he is, was just always there for me. I can’t pinpoint exactly when, but through his unwavering selflessness, we became friends for life! Love you bro!

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yomi & tobi

Tobi and I go back to Ferris State University days. It’s always good when two Naija boys can connect fluidly. Delta Sigma Pi connected Tobi and I even more during our Ferris days, #TooManyMemories. Post Ferris you don’t realize the amount of people you stay connected with and Tobi and I haven’t missed a beat since we walked across the stage. I consider him a brother for life and his family my family.

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