The Casualties

THE CASUALTIES

By Boluwatife Afolabi

Ifem,

Life is a battle

and like all similar debacles

we must deal with casualties,

cry for them,

become them even-

Husbands,

too broken to return-

to eager wives

to hungry kids

to randy mistresses.

IN DEPENDENCE [By Sarah Ladipo Manyika] - Book Review

ABOUT THE BOOK.
"In dependence " was published in the UK in 2008, in Nigeria in 2009 and in the US in 2011. It begins in the early sixties when Tayo Ajayi meets Vanessa Richardson, the beautiful daughter of an ex-Colonial officer. It is the story of individuals trying to find their place within uncertain political times. - A story of passion and idealism,  courage and betrayal.


REVIEW
A beautifully written story, that spans across three continents. Manyika intelligently spices up the novel by introducing about 5 different languages ranging from; English, Yoruba, Nigerian pidgin, French and wolof.

Stereotype Much?

When you are an Ijebu, man and your friends always make fun of your stingy nature, does it bother you? When ‘Oyinbos’ think that you come from a country where gorillas and bears walk around freely, and you live in thatched houses - even in this 21^st century, how do you feel? …Angry? Hurt? Upset?

Every day, we face people who categorize us and make assumptions based on tribe, race, appearance, religion, amongst others. These are stereotypes, and we unfortunately live, today, in a society that overindulges in them.

Does Nigeria exist?

By Viola Okpara

Does Nigeria exist?

The question appears weird - I know.... very much like a question of one in an alcohol induced stupor. But are there people, who are, in fact through-and-through, purely and completely, simply "Nigerians"?

Aren't the yoruba more yoruba or the Hausa more Hausa or the Efik more Efik or Igbo more Igbo than being 'Nigerians'?

Engligbo

Ha. Igbo Kwenu!!

"ENGLIGBO"

I'm not sure how many of you dear readers are familiar with this popular bridged term. I first heard it  in secondary school from a teacher, reprimanding my "generation" for watering down the purity of the igbo language with blobs of English words bubbling around between our igbo sentences.

"A nyerem ya yesterday"

5 Things On Nigeria: The Good, the Bad and the gosh darn ugly.... (Part 1)

SO some of you outside might be wondering what you'll find if you ever come here to Nigeria, and some of you in here are actually wondering the truth of what there is to find in this country, There's a lot that each of us don't know, so I'm going to be making a regular post once in every long while to update and enlighten everyone on the Nigeria you know and the Nigeria you don't know....

The Good Things you should be aware of:

1. The food

The food in Nigeria is so amazing you could just stay there for ages eating it till your belly gives out. Not literally of course, but it sounds cool that way right? :D






2. The Clothes

The clothes in Nigeria are unique, stylish and top notch in the fashion world, celebrities from all over the world are even wearing the Nigerian Ankara, eg Beyonce