Life Abroad

Is the Nigerian in the Diaspora facing condemnation and alienation?

The U.S. and Britain are responsible for cultivating Saddam Hussein by giving him political, military and financial support in the 1970s and 1980s…

I have been told stories of men who ran screaming out of the labor room. I have heard also of those who passed out on the floor. Well, I did …

In the face of the deadlock in the Middle East, it has become clear to everyone in Washington that unless the US found an alternative to Oil, it would be …

I have been to the mountaintops. I have seen my hope and I have refused to let go…

As for all those nations and opinion-makers who are silent as the American White House and President Bush bring about untold chaos, may your place in hell be the hottest…

I felt the pain of September 11, but I didn't feel it as an American. Being Nigerian also, my perception is fatalistic in nature and we are accustomed to handling …

Obasanjo is a president that is incapable of understanding basic fundamentals of problem solving. He portrays an impression of a traveller who cares less about the compass needed for his …

I just told you my brother is sleeping with my wife. You want me to take him on a cruise? Is that some sort of reward for banging my wife?

We do not set a special day aside to reduce the turkey population of my nation, and complain of obesity the next morning…

There’s nothing we don’t sell on the telephone now. Prescription drugs, guns, assassins for hire, US visas… As long as it brings in a couple of Dollars, we’re into it…

We must find pride again in our culture. We must find fun in our healthy games, magic in our stories, strength in our tight family bonds, joy in the midst …

This is Raheema calling from Hollywood Hereafter Resources. I just wanted to let you know that we have reserved a free burial space for you at the New Island Cemetery…

“I can’t write about Princess Diana, as I never met her or moved in those circles. I write about university graduates working as cab drivers and issues like that”

Wonder what business I had in court? No, I'm not getting deported. Not yet (ha ha!). I got another traffic ticket…

In London, when a helpful old English woman says “It’s ten minutes walk”, put on your jogging shoes…