Travel & Leisure

Beyond the barrel: The tourism imperative (2)

According to the World Tourism Organization, tourism generates over $1 trillion in exports annually, creating millions of jobs and stimulating local economies. Be that...

Beyond the barrel: The tourism imperative (1)

Nigeria is at the moment in a precarious position, teetering like a heavy toddler due to the instability of its monocrop economy. The country’s...

Princewills Trust: Second Batch Winners set to hit Dubai

Winners of the 2022 edition of the Princewills Trust Vision and Success Opportunity Challenge have just departed for a one-week all-expense-paid Bootcamp and tour...

What makes Afrozons Dubai Sound off authentically captivating and irresistible

As the global Dubai Expo 2020 kick starts, there lines a number of tourist side attractions designed to add world-class tourism flavour to the...

Abuja Ten Years from Now

I am on board the Virgin Bombardier Eco-6 train that runs a daily route from Kaduna to Abuja. This high-speed rail service has allowed...

Anthony Bourdain: In Memoriam

Just read that Anthony Bourdain has joined his ancestors.  He killed himself, as the news made clear.  Anthony Bourdain was a CNN Chef, who travelled the...

Travel and Black Identity: Location, location, location

In an ideal world, travelers would manifest the ideal of what it means to be colorblind. I find it quite amusing what's considered "significant" accomplishments...

American Historical Sites and Monuments

The tour was scheduled for Sunday, August 13, 2017, between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m., directed by Ms. Jeanne Fogle, a fourth-generation Washington and Certified...

Sister Cities: Of Chicago and Ibadan: Music, Architecture, Disney et al

There are interesting coincidences between Chicago in the U.S. and Ibadan city in Nigeria. In Chicago is the Chicago Tribune, the largest Newspaper outfit in...

Journey to Sapele…

If indeed travel takes your mind for a ride, what happened to me over the weekend in Sapele was indeed an eye-opener. The family...

Ibadan to Accra by Road

My Facebook readers know I am not one of those propagating the false impression that Accra, or Ghana as a whole, is Africa’s new...

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Naija Notes: Someone is after me!!!

If you are thinking of coming home for Xmas and plan to spend time in Lagos, my unsolicited advice is simple: stay put where you are.

Nigeria @ 50: No Compromise, No Surrender

While I agree that Nigeria's 50 years of independence have little to show for its strength and age, writing it off as a failed nation-state is erroneous, misleading and reflects impaired judgment...

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Jega’s Farce and A Nation’s Tragedy

The shambolic conduct of the governorship election in Anambra State has revved to the fore the need for a credible electoral system that audits the leadership selection process of our troubled country...

Obama’s Inauguration as a Global Face-Lift!

Barack Obama becomes president of the United States this Tuesday, 20th January, 2009. That time, he will have little breathing room to deal with ‘the horrible mess’ left by his predecessor...

Much Ado About 'Miss'

Beauty pageantry no doubt empowers those that win eventually. It presents a great opportunity which, when exploited well enough, leads to advantages in life...

Senator Arthur Nzeribe, the EFCC and Corruption in Nigeria

Here is a man that one needs to dine with...with a very long spoon. However, the wisdom of our fathers is that we do not disregard the message simply because we do not like the messenger...

Doing The Write Thing

As a beginning author like me with zero name recognition in the publishing or author circuits, getting a reputable publisher to sign you on is like asking for Zuma Rock to be relocated to Owerri...

Trivial Thinking: How Stupid Questions Can Lead to Sensible Answers

The human mind works in funny ways and it helps if you can just exercise it; stretch it a little bit, for one practically useless purpose...