Posted on January 31st, 2011 by Folarin Kolawole
Against a blanket of a glistening dark creek, sway a trio of sawn-Àràbà punts. Arms-in-arms like three jolly friends they rocked to the silken tunes of gentle waves.It was mid-day at Ogonokom waterside, River State, Nigeria. Young men argued tenaciously under a nearby shade as two people sat, poring over a board of draft game. [...]
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Posted on January 26th, 2011 by suzan
The other day I was surfing the television channels – absolutely bored and desperately needing a great watch as I was taking a 20 minutes break from burying my head in books. Suddenly I stumbled on a South African Television Station called E-TV and they had this “Did you know” segment running. What captured my [...]
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Posted on January 23rd, 2011 by Folarin Kolawole
(Àlàbí lives in Ikole-Ekiti village and Àsàké lives in Ikare-Akoko village) Àsàké mi òwón, My baby, My honey, The only sugar in my tea, The only cockroach in my wardrobe, The only mosquito in my room, The only butter on my bread. Without you, I cannot sleep, Without you, I cannot eat, Without you, I [...]
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Posted on January 20th, 2011 by Nseobong
For Naijatreks, By Nseobong Okon Ekong (Deputy Editor at THISDAY Newspapers) Nseobong Okon-Ekong takes a long, tiring walk through one of Nigeria’s toughest terrains to reach the summit of the Mambilla Plateau, Nigeria’s highest point above sea level. There is not much to Jalingo. There aren’t so many tarred roads in the metropolis, yet, tucked [...]
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Posted on January 17th, 2011 by Folarin Kolawole
After travelling over 30 kilometers from Assop waterfalls, he began to approach the ring-dyke terrains of Bukuru. Something along the roadside caught his eye. He immediately pulled over his tòkunbò Toyota, and dashed out to see the gigantic rock-god, posed a few meters away from the road. Already, his mind had been lassoed by the enchanting showers [...]
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Posted on January 16th, 2011 by Folarin Kolawole
Ascending the hills of Akure and looking south, one is confronted by stupefying vistas of the surrounding inselberg landscape bedecked with an enigmatic skyline of jagged peaks held in place by gigantic mountains smeared in glossy sheens of grey and silver- a cluster of intriguing inselbergs, towering high into the skies at the distant horizon. [...]
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Posted on January 11th, 2011 by suzan
I know by the time you hit the end of this post you’ll definitely say this Kenyan girl has gone “kolo” but I can’t help it. I just love Nigerians and the most shocking part of it is that every time I think of them I think about their food – hot and spicy and [...]
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Posted on January 10th, 2011 by Folarin Kolawole
(This is the story of romance between an ocean and the creek waters) He beckoned at me, Mi amor, Òkun pupa, He beckoned at me. Like the waters of a geyser, Joy bubbled in my heart, Like pencil on a paper, His words inscribe on my mind. Though he called from afar, The echoes I [...]
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Posted on January 8th, 2011 by Nseobong
For Naijatreks, By Nseobong Okon Ekong (Deputy Editor at THISDAY Newspapers) The Port Harcourt Tourist Beach Waterfront was one of the hot spots for spectacular performances at the PortHarcourt Carniriv 2010 event. The boat regatta was a contest between the 23 local governmentareas in the state. The regatta was one of the activities that attracted [...]
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Posted on January 6th, 2011 by Folarin Kolawole
In a recent move by London museum to auction a 16th century Benin Ivory Pendant Mask, with a price tag of 4.5 million pounds, the Government of Edo State has expressed with dismay and in strong terms, condemned the plan describing it as a criminal act. Edo State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Hon. Abdul [...]
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