A Day at Rotterdam
December 26, 2016
Europe’s busiest port city provides an eyeful for Christmas … More A Day at Rotterdam
Category: Travelling
Christmas Continues at Amsterdam
December 23, 2016
Still on my tour of the Netherlands. Delft? Done. Amsterdam? Done! … More Christmas Continues at Amsterdam
Welcome to The Netherlands
December 21, 2016
It’s Christmas!…in the Netherlands … More Welcome to The Netherlands
More Than a Road Misadventure
August 30, 2016
When a daytime road trip transforms into a night journey, and you do all you can to stay calm while enduring extremely poor customer service … More More Than a Road Misadventure
Memories from Kaduna
April 16, 2016
“You have to redeploy. Find your way back home”. This aptly sums up the reactions of several friends and family members when they heard I was posted to the north. With Boko Haram making the news regularly, only a “fewish” few spoke nicely of Kaduna, and encouraged me to make the best of the service … More Memories from Kaduna
The ViMP 2016 Experience
March 13, 2016
From 6-12 March, a period spanning one week, 52 young Nigerians were camped together, and had the privilege of learning at the prestigious Lagos Business School. The participants were a motley crew selected from different states in Nigeria, with diverse academic backgrounds. Some were youth corps members, while others had just completed their service year. … More The ViMP 2016 Experience
Ramblings of a Newly-Informed Novice
January 8, 2016
Travelling on Nigeria’s many formerly smooth roads is quite an experience. While I enjoy the changing scenery as buses, cars and trucks deftly navigate through cities, towns, villages and uninhabited stretches, my knees and bum groan at the torture they are forced to endure for hours without end. In between bouts of sleep, I listen … More Ramblings of a Newly-Informed Novice
Yet another Road Trip – Part 2
December 7, 2015
From Abuja, I headed to Keffi in Nasarawa State, hoping to reach Kaduna State via that route. Reaching Keffi just before 9pm, I considered staying there for the night, but decided to move on. Locating an Akwanga-bound vehicle, I sat in harmattan breeze-tempered amazement for the approximately one-hour journey to Nasarawa’s northern border.
Yet another Road Trip – Part 1
December 7, 2015
A traveller leaves his home early for a cross-country trip. He has his day well planned out—be here by this time, and there by that time. Little does he know that this trip would be different from any of his previous trips.
Musings of a Rural Corper
September 24, 2015
As part of a national integration scheme, the government sends corps members (CMs) to different locations to “obey the clarion call and lift our nation high”. Most CMs prefer to be posted to developed areas (“towns”). For Kaduna State, Kaduna, the state capital, is a preferred location. The various military formations in the state, especially, … More Musings of a Rural Corper
