I am Joel A. Adejola. Nigerian. Yoruba. This page is a repository for my endeavors. #### Education I am an undergraduate studying Philosophy at [The University of Kansas](https://ku.edu) (KU). ==Courses Taken== `Symbolic Logic`, `Ancient Philosophy`, `Feminism and Philosophy`. ==Taking== `Philosophy of Mathematics` this spring. #### BallerzBantz At 16, I started [BallerzBantz](https://www.ballerzbantz.com), a technical sports blog, with [Albert](https://www.linkedin.com/in/albert-ezem-osakwe-a58228225/). It was 2020, the global pandemic, and the first time we could watch full-games, unperturbed, outside boarding schools. #### Side quests I publish essays, which I call side quests, at [Caped Corners](https://www.capedcorners.com) on Substack. The major themes are on creative flow, post-pandemic education, and disconnection. Reading my 2024 recap, [What I Wrote in 2024](https://www.capedcorners.com/p/what-i-wrote-in-2024), is a good place to start. *Don't feel obliged to subscribe if it isn't your cup of tea. Do share with a friend who you think might like the essays.* I solo-travelled during a gap year – spent time between South Africa, Nigeria, Tanzania, Morocco and Kenya before enrolling at college. #### Publications and Investigations At 18, during my gap year, I did investigations for the [International Center for Investigative Reporting](https://www.icirnigeria.org). One of my [investigations](https://www.icirnigeria.org/abuja-stadium-how-fg-abandoned-over-n2bn-worth-of-fire-fighting-trucks-for-almost-20-years/) unravelled a 2 billion Naira (over a million dollars) procurement sink-hole in Nigeria's sports ministry. I also covered the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in a separate contract. See my complete publication archive [here](https://www.icirnigeria.org/author/jadejola/). As a first-time eligible voter in 2022, I noticed how crippling voter registration practices were back home. Millions of eligible voters who would turn 18 after voter registration ended but before the election itself were, and still are, unable to vote. Nigeria's Electoral Body's has no pre-registration accommodation in its implementation, despite constitutional provisions for such. I began working on an investigative piece in 2022 on this systemic disenfranchisement and [published](https://medium.com/@joeladejola/nigeria-disenfranchised-teens-8d227bb0eca3) it in 2024. *This is still an issue. If you would like to join or know someone who can assist my lobbying efforts, shoot me a message.* #### Where to find me - [Twitter](https://x.com/JoelAdejola) – for personal charges and the, now, occasional sports commentary. - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeladejola/) – for periodic progress reports on passion projects. - email - first-name + last-name at gmail dot com