This post is so overdue, phew! So Bunmi’s birthday was coming up and she had this great idea of us spending it on some beach resort I’d never heard about. Of course y’all know I love the beach so I … Continue reading Bunmi’s birthday at La Campange Tropicana Beach Resort
By now the whole world must have heard (or not) of the deadly ebola virus and its rapid spread across some African countries. Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian diplomat who (intentionally?) brought the disease into Nigeria will be a name never to be forgotten by Nigerians in a very long time. The fact that the hospital where he was admitted in and died, as well as another hospital where a patient was tested positive are a few kilometers away from my office is not at all comforting! What about the bus trips to and from work? You know how Lagos buses … Continue reading Life, death & things worth living for: Ebola is just next door
One of the most prominent features of Lagos state is that it is over-populated. For the smallest state in the country it accommodates over 9,113,605 people. Yep, that’s true. Living in Lagos requires a lot of energy and a certain amount of alertness – a spring in your step, if you will. You also have to be very street smart to survive! Overpopulated locations come with alot of issues, few of which are cramped residential areas, scarce resources, consistent road traffic and a wide variety of characters! Not a single day goes by without several interesting scenes. It is in … Continue reading The Drunk, The Fighter and The One-way Driver.
So yesterday I’m among the many Lagosians struggling to get home from work. I’d just watched a few minutes of “Think like a man” (for the third time) on the bus ride and am in good spirits when I alight the bus. I hop along the street with some song playing in my head and a smile on my lips. There are no buses in sight and the crowd is huge but its not my first time. I take my friend’s advice to chin up (I complained to him about the same traffic in the morning) and wait for the … Continue reading The Heroine Within…
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