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Nigeria’s Tipping Drama: What’s Right, Wrong, and Totally Grey
Jun 10, 2026
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Nigeria’s Tipping Drama: What’s Right, Wrong, and Totally Grey

Tipping in Nigeria, as I remember it, was once a quiet and personal act of appreciation. Entirely voluntary. Entirely felt. Nobody waited for it. Nobody hovered. There was dignity in giving and dignity in receiving. That being said, something fundame Read more →
Are Lagos Restaurants Overpriced?
Jun 9, 2026
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Are Lagos Restaurants Overpriced?

Lagos is the heartbeat of Nigeria and one of the largest cities in Africa, home to over 24 million people. It is a city that offers a distinctive blend of commerce, culture and entertainment Read more →
Why I’m writing about hospitality in Nigeria
Jun 8, 2026
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Why I’m writing about hospitality in Nigeria

Over ten years at Inspiro Productions, I moved through almost every role the company had: receptionist, executive assistant, sales and marketing executive, assistant events manager, and finally events manager. Read more →
Ìṣípayá: Revelations in Yoruba Verse
May 25, 2026
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Ìṣípayá: Revelations in Yoruba Verse

Ìṣípayá, which translates to “Revelation”, was an apt choice of naming, particularly because of the thematic structure that my works have always followed, in which this performance project is nothing short of. I believe that we can never have too muc Read more →
Cotonou Escapes (Call for entries)
May 24, 2026
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Cotonou Escapes (Call for entries)

Cotonou Escapes is an anthology of real traveler stories set in Cotonou and nearby areas like Ouidah, Porto-Novo, and Grand-Popo. It features personal accounts of experiences in Benin's markets, beaches, historical sites, and daily life Read more →
Sun, Guns and Horses!
May 24, 2026
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Sun, Guns and Horses!

Every time the Ojude Oba festival holds in Ijebu Ode (Ogun State), usually on the third day after the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, indigenes, their friends and families, who live within and outside the state, gather in their numbers to observe a tradit Read more →
The Badagry Route
May 24, 2026
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The Badagry Route

Anyone can understand why callers to the slave ports at Elmina (Ghana), Goree (Senegal) and Ouidah (Benin) weep and wail after they have walked round the remains of the transatlantic slave trade in those regions. To even see images on the screen is e Read more →
The Road to Cotonou
May 21, 2026
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The Road to Cotonou

The taxi driver who stood by the bonnet of his car was screaming his lungs out as he scouted for passengers in the scorching afternoon sun. Intermittently, he wiped off goblets of sweat that formed tiny rivers running down his sunburnt brown face wit Read more →
A Day of Birdwatching at Tarkwa Bay with Lekki Bird Club
May 21, 2026
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A Day of Birdwatching at Tarkwa Bay with Lekki Bird Club

Almost halfway through the walk, we hear a string of whistles to our left. A few of us stop, move closer and lean forward, hoping to catch a glimpse of the bird making the sound. “That’s the Yellow-crowned Gonolek,” Tayo Okunaiya says with the tone Read more →