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Snippets

Short, first-person narratives — usually no more than 500 words.

TOURISTS HERE PREFER GHANA TO NIGERIA

I was in Nigeria in 1983 when Nigeria was good.

Posted in Snippets, WorkTagged Accra, Driver, Ghana, Hustle, Nigeria, Police, Sex work, Taxi, Tourism, Trafficking

NIGERIAN TEACHERS ARE LEAVING FOR OMAN

Does the government know whether you exist here in Nigeria?

Posted in Snippets, WorkTagged Counsellors, Education, Migration, Minimum Wage, Nigeria, Ogun, Oman, Schools, Teachers, Tutorial, WAEC, Welfare

CARRY-OVER GAVE ME SENSE

After God, reading is the second thing you have to do to be successful in life.

Posted in School, SnippetsTagged Airport, Books, Celebrities, Examination, Library, Reading, School, Timi Dakolo, VDM

MOST ARTISTS ARE GOING THROUGH THINGS

The idea of a salary is not in my calendar anymore.

Posted in Snippets, WorkTagged Accountancy, Art, Artist, Creativity, Food, Funding, Lagos, Nigeria, Residency, Resources, Survival

I SMOKE COLOS, I CAN’T LIE

As I am speaking to you, I am already feeling the urge to go and smoke.

Posted in Snippets, WorkTagged Abuja, Addiction, Bricklayer, Colos, Crime, Drug, Ibadan, Mason

OUR LIVES FLASHED BEFORE US

My heart was hammering, and for a moment it felt like the street could swallow us.

Posted in Snippets, UrbanTagged Insecurity, Kano, Robbery, Safety, Transportation, Tricycle

WE SELL MORE GADGETS THAN BOOKS NOW

They used to buy from us before. But now they are buying online.

Posted in Snippets, WorkTagged Airport, Books, Economy, Internet, Lagos, Magazines, Movies, Phones

SUFFERING IN NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL

Nothing works. The grasses are overgrown. The light is never constant.

Posted in School, SnippetsTagged Electricity, Infrastructure, Law School, Lawyer, Legal Education, Nigeria, Student, Water

EVERYONE IS TIRED OF NIGERIA

If I knew someone willing to give me a job there, I would like to go to Canada.

Posted in Snippets, WorkTagged Economy, Nigeria, Taxi

TRYING TO OWN MY TIME

I think over time, you just see risk-taking as being a bit more fruitful.

Posted in Snippets, Travel, WorkTagged Abseiling, Abuja, Adventure, Capitalism, Film, Nigeria, Scubadiving, Sele Got, Skydiving, Travel, Visa

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“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” - Maya Angelou

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