Life Abroad

When Nigerians think about the disappointments of their perpetually infantile nation, they often focus narrowly on rigged elections and the abuses of their gluttonous public officials…

I am baffled by the constant dialogue among Nigerians in America about “foreign women” who reject Nigeria.  Many Nigerian-American men and their families have cast American women as snobbish of …

When people tell me they want to move back to Nigeria, I respond with the question, why? Sometimes I get a puzzling reply bordering around the fact that Nigeria is …

Oh boy! Na village you still dey…. No hope for you oh because if you think sey e go better like that, you no go ever make ‘em for life. …

I see no reason why the tide of bad news in Nigeria can not be stopped. Perhaps all it takes is a change of heart that begins with a radical …

Today’s Nigeria does not even resemble the Nigeria of the 1960s and 70s. Optimism has faded. In so many ways, one feels sorry for the next generation. To think we …

I have since discovered that the very rich, the elite, the political establishmentarians in Nigeria live in their own very insular world.  They do not relate to you and I…

This article is an attempt to expose the culture of exploitation and officialization of fraud that has trailed the advent of the E-passport, with a paid focus on the Diaspora …

The parade attendance was huge, everyone was jolly and celebratory and the ambassador played his role perfectly, and according to my information, he was said to have been very supportive …

You will not believe what happened at the consulate of Nigeria in New York, last month, on Wednesday, August 26, 2009! The day was ruined, as far as assumed public …

If you have been living in the West for much of your productive life, and you are now clocking 55, 60 or 65 and with the urge to return home, …

I came across Judith in the aftermath of the publication of “A Child Witch in London”, the story of boy Adam who faced the vicissitudes of life borne out of …

I come from an old Lagos family but have been absent long enough to be able to observe the city with relative objectivity which allows me to offer sensible information …

For the past two days, I have had pure rage pouring out of me to the point where it was on the borderline of hatred!  I know an Evangelist should …

In the last one year living in the Netherlands, also called Holland, I have come to learn, live with and understand the Dutch way of life. It has been a …

I just returned from Nigeria. My visit was for my engagement. I am in bliss and there is where I hope to remain. I spent 8 days filled with adventure…