Life Abroad

When it was my turn, the lady collected my passport, took one bewildered look at it and asked me to report to one Mr. Wanda on the seventh floor. I …

I have come to understand that, outside Nigeria, the country is respected and adored in many respects. Since I arrived Nairobi, the capital of The Republic of Kenya last December, …

For those born and still living in the Diaspora, its not too late.  You can still retrace your steps and seek the land of your parent’s birth.  Even if it’s just …

In marrying my Nigerian husband, I find that I, an African American woman, have taken on the entire country’s fight as well.  I mean I am called on, through thoughtless …

The BBC got so much commendation each time they exposed bad Nigerians, hence so much search light is placed on us. Because of the recent development it has become a …

The BBC got so much commendation each time they exposed bad Nigerians, hence so much search light is placed on us. Because of the recent development it has become a …

Why Do Diasporas Exist?How Are Diasporas Beneficial to Homelands?How Fare Nigeria, Compared with other Homelands?What Can Diaspora Nigerians Learn from other “matured” Diasporas?

Some years back, we were known for football entertainment and gradually toiling the path of Brazil. Today one thing synonymous to that name Nigeria is scam…

There is this perception that money could be picked up on the streets of Europe, but the tempting money our brothers who come back flash could be money gotten through …

Many a doctor has been seen doing janitorial work. I have seen accountants of yore driving cabs. The more perplexing are even those who went to school in the US …

Africans in the diaspora are expected to spearhead the continent’s renaissance and come back home to invest their skills and resources in the development of the continent…

When I told my relatives about my engagement to a Nigerian man, whom I had never met, who lived over 5,000 miles from me, they started telling me, in detail, …

I ran for ages and got very angry at the first sign. One mile. Only? With all this sweat and thirst? 25 miles to go. God help us…

I ran for ages and got very angry at the first sign. One mile. Only? With all this sweat and thirst? 25 miles to go. God help us…

There is the tendency amongst some Africans to think that African culture is backward and primitive and all that…

I’m still single, which is baffling to me because I’m actually a really pretty woman, very nurturing, respectful, and considerate. My family says its because I’m not Nigerian enough…