I Love Abuja
In the aftermath of the Nigerian-Biafra War, the Nigerian government sought to locate its capital in a location not predominated by any one ethnic group.…
Month: April 2015
On On
There are more than 200 of us. A handful are separate from us, running at speed on a different, longer, unmarked path around the back…
Harmattan
The harmattan is still hovering, and Lionel might not make it home. Wikipedia defines harmattan as “a cold-dry and dusty trade wind, blowing over the…
The Only White Man in Mubi, Part 3
Eventually morning comes, and if the streets were quiet for elections, they are even quieter today. The fact that it is Sunday has no real…
The Only White Man in Mubi, Part 2
After the voting patrols are finished, around 2 PM, we attend the Saturday \”peace prayer\” in which over two thousand men – yes entirely men…
The Only White Man in Mubi, Part 1
I don’t much like the title of this post, but if I wrote “The Only Bature in Mubi” you wouldn’t understand what I was talking…