Tag: Nigeria
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THIS IS NIGERIA
As a Nigerian in the diaspora, my connection to home is sacrosanct; its where I was born, grew up, went to school for the most part. I have friends and family there, my father died and is buried in Lagos- the former state capital- memories of home are fond and treasured. If you have ever…
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Go See | The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives
Lola Shoneyi’s bestselling novel is brought to life on the London stage in this ambitious, funny, witty and poignant play. A show of hilarity and intrigue, tragedy and karma (a big theme in many a Nollywood films), the play revolves around Baba Segi a wealthy trader who lives in a mansion, his four wives and…
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I Am My Hair
From the age of five to about thirteen, just before I left for boarding school, every Saturday or Sunday, mostly Sunday because I am the last minute child, I would go to the market with my sisters to get my hair done for school the coming week. Braided or threaded, it was a weekly ritual, and most…
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Bring Back Our Girls
Last week, at midnight, Islamist extremist invaded a boarding school in Chibok, Bornu State, the north-eastern region of Nigeria and kidnapped more than 200 girls and young women. Some of them were recalled to sit their exams after schools had been closed for weeks due to security threats in this area. The terrorist group Boko Haram, whose name translates…
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Lagos Fashion and Design Week 2013.
Lagos Fashion and Design Week continued in fine form this season, as the fashion savvy traipsed to Lagos, Nigeria, to witness yet another stellar production. Fashion is truly showing its global influence and this injection of a more diverse culture is just what the industry needs. There was a variety of wonderful things to be…