The Whys of Nigeria - Part 3 1 Aug 2013 | 03:23 am

Social Classification - Nigeria vs England 30 Jun 2013 | 06:00 pm

0 0 1 467 2663 ParkRoyal & Lagos Finishing School 22 6 3124 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE The BBC recently carried out a poll on the British social class. The surve...

Ise logun ise – The antidote to poverty is hard work 20 May 2013 | 02:32 am

0 0 1 404 2304 ParkRoyal & Lagos Finishing School 19 5 2703 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE This Yoruba poem was one of many I enjoyed reciting as a young boy in prim...

Ise logun ise – The antidote to poverty is hard work 17 May 2013 | 03:50 am

0 0 1 404 2304 ParkRoyal & Lagos Finishing School 19 5 2703 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE This Yoruba poem was one of many I enjoyed reciting as a young boy in prim...

The Whys of Nigeria - Part 2 31 Aug 2012 | 10:36 pm

In the 17 February 2010 edition of this blog, I published Part 1 of 'The Whys of Nigeria', here is Part 2: 7. Why do most organisations charge a fee for application forms – About two years ago, I re....

The Whys of Nigeria - Part 2 31 Aug 2012 | 10:36 pm

In the 17 February 2010 edition of this blog, I published Part 1 of 'The Whys of Nigeria', here is Part 2: 7. Why do most organisations charge a fee for application forms – About two years ago, I rec...

The Teeth and The Tongue Market – A Visit to the Backstreet of Onipanu, Lagos 17 Jul 2012 | 05:59 pm

From the cobbled street of old Rome where you can eat the best pizza on the terrace, to the narrow street of Antwerp in Belgium; from elegant Paris to avant garde Barcelona, a city sandwiched between ...

Has Nigeria Changed Me? 14 Jun 2012 | 03:04 pm

Someone asked me the question recently if my wife has changed since our move to Nigeria . I get asked this question fairly frequently only that the question is usually about me not my wife. Has Nig...

Purple Rain in Lagos 31 May 2012 | 10:44 pm

It’s raining again in Lagos this morning. Yesterday, it rained non-stop from 9 in the morning until 9.30 in the evening. It was a continuous symphony of heavy torrential downpour followed by mid-level...

Chin-Chin, Puff-Puff, Kuli-Kuli and Double-Double – The Mystery of Repetition 31 May 2012 | 10:17 pm

An English friend asked me in summer 2010, why do Nigerians say things twice? She proceeded to give the following examples: do-do, chin-chin, puff-puff. Her husband who was listening joined in and men...