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chetachi on April 17th, 2011
Picking up my carry-on bag, I marched towards the baggage claim to get my suitcases, sweating profusely; I toyed with the idea of sitting down for a quick minute to regain my strength before proceeding to the baggage claim section but quickly dropped [...]
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adesoji on April 13th, 2011
If the rain from Heaven should fall can it wash away the pain?
Pain of my people
For many years we’ve heard your promises, none of which you fulfilled
Now you come to me with sacks of Gold
You want to buy my peoples vote
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Diasporian on April 10th, 2011
On the few occasions I have been privileged to attend a Nigerian-Caribbean wedding, I have always been fascinated by the similarities in culture, the colour of the occasion and the beauty of the people. But never did I imagine that one day it would [...]
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Diasporian on April 7th, 2011
My Sis Got Married Last Weekend - 2
For me, the day started on the wrong note.
I was late, and I conveniently blame the damn laptop. It was an afternoon wedding, which suited me just fine. But, like the vast majority of [...]
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Diasporian on April 4th, 2011
My Sis Got Married Last Weekend - 1
Before una get the wrong impression, let me make it abundantly clear that I’m not one of those to get too sentimental about these kind of things. Come on, I’m a guy. A Naija guy. Not only [...]
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On a lot of things on March 17th, 2011
Being a student here in the UK can put one in a difficult position especially if you are a born of little means, clothed in lean pockets or poised on material things. The common denominator of all three above being the constant need [...]
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On a lot of things on March 15th, 2011
“To gym, or not to gym, that is the question:
Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The sags and drawbacks of outrageous weight,
Or to take arms against a bench press.
And by opposing end them. To lie, fat;
A blob, [...]
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howyoudey on February 8th, 2011
OKON 2
“Wait!”
The bus rolled to a stop, cutting off the spontaneous religious singing that had engulfed the bus as a result of a successful ministerial trip to the rental units next door.
All eyes turned to gaze at Okon, who now stood [...]
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howyoudey on February 6th, 2011
Naija Tales from Los Angeles is fiction set in the city of Los Angeles, in the state of California, USA. The characters in the stories are members of the resident or transient Nigerian and African communities scattered throughout the city. The second instalment was [...]
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howyoudey on January 23rd, 2011
By howyoudey
Naija Tales from Los Angeles is fiction set in the city of Los Angeles, in the state of California, USA. The characters in the stories are members of the resident or transient Nigerian and African communities scattered throughout the city. The first [...]
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howyoudey on January 13th, 2011
Naija Tales from Los Angeles is fiction set in the city of Los Angeles, in the state of California, USA. The characters in the stories are members of the resident or transient Nigerian and African communities scattered throughout the city.
Tale [...]
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howyoudey on January 6th, 2011
Okon Itiaba stumbled out of the black Ford Taurus sedan and then quickly steadied himself. A couple of passers-by approached him as if to offer assistance. He smiled reassuringly and then waved them off.
He slammed the door of the sedan shut behind him [...]
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howyoudey on December 28th, 2010
By howyoudey
Naija Tales from Los Angeles is fiction set in the city of Los Angeles, in the state of California, USA. The characters in the stories are members of the resident or transient Nigerian and African communities scattered throughout the city. In the [...]
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On a lot of things on December 28th, 2010
I missed home today for the first time in the Diaspora and the reason is the experience I had with a certain family, the Boltons who invited a few of us over for a festive dinner at their home. Mal and Wendy who [...]
Read More The diary of a Naija boy in the Diaspora XXII - Christmass without the Mass
Naija Mum on December 12th, 2010
I no fit tell you The things wey I don do Since I leave there, To come here To this land of Oyinbo. I no fit tell una The places wey I don waka, Or the insult wey I don hear Since I land here For this land of Oyinbo. - [...]
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