… the adventures of an African traveler.
This trip to Idere Hills ought to have happened in July but was put on hold due to the herdsmen crisis in Ibarapa. #safetyFirst… I sent messages to every member of the Nomadic community who had shown interest and everyone sent in their payments before the departure date. Since the plan was to Travel down…
It happened so fast. I was already on 29, Oyeleke street, Ikeja (a few steps away from Rhodes BBQ smoke house) before asking myself if meeting up with someone I’d barely known is a great idea. The well-tarred street looked empty as I sank deeper into my own thoughts… “it’s a Sunday bro! the only…
If you were blindfolded and kidnapped in Badagry, then airlifted to Araromi in Ondo state, you’d barely notice any change in geographical location. These were the exact thoughts in my head the moment we got into Araromi. Houses were identified by people’s names instead of streets and house numbers. In a house where the…
In life, not everyone gets an opportunity to take a second shot at a missed opportunity. While this could sometimes be a fault of theirs, it could at other times just be that fortune isn’t in a good mood to smile at them. You see, In 2018 when I first explored Ibadan, I never got…
If the reason why you’ve come to read this post is that you are planning on going to Redline Leisure and Resorts soon, let me break your heart by letting you know that the place is far. I mean, it is far from everywhere. But again, don’t be dismayed, because If you can summon the…
If this is your first time on my blog or the first time you’d be reading about my adventures in Eastern Nigeria, Start from here. We walked forward, still protesting the locked gates when a white minivan parked right beside us. The driver probably knew we were destined for Awka. Since he guessed right, there…
If this is your first time reading this series, it’s advisable you start from here. Kurmi Market, Kano Founded by the Emir of Kano, Mohammad Rumfa, in the 15th Century in 1463, Kurmi Market is one of the biggest and oldest markets in Nigeria. It is positioned almost at the centre of Kano City, slightly away…
If this is your first time reading this series, it’s advisable you start from here. In October, 2019, A lion in the Zoo escaped, killed and Ate all the goats in the zoo before being caught by rangers This thought rang in my head for many seconds as we progressed into the facility. “May…
Dashed Hopes For a boy who grew in the streets of Ikotun Egbe, the urge to be different has always been inherent. This among other motives prompted me to agree to work with Engineer Olaleye, a strict Christian from Ijebu who paid me N10,000 monthly but ensured I worked my groins off for every penny…
You see, it’s somewhat funny and paradoxical to imagine that quite a huge number of Lagosians cringe and wail daily about the unfriendly nature of how the bad roads in the City are dealing with their health and professional lives. That’s on one hand. On the other hand, these lots still are disinterested in knowing…