Over the holidays, I took a photograph everyday and put it up on Instagram. I’ve chosen a few to put up here. They give an idea of what I did over the holidays and since I spent the time in Lagos, they fit right in with my usual Living in Lagos posts. I got…
I like seeing the Christmas lights on
If I really knew how to handle traffic in Lagos, I would be a millionaire by now from all the books sold and workshops held. I know the basics about staying sane in Lagos traffic but the truth is by writing this article, I am hoping to help myself while helping you. I often read…
I regularly put up Living in Lagos posts here but this one is slightly different because I’ve used a few pictures that I put up on Instagram. I love Instagram because it’s like telling a story using pictures and all the filters available make the photographs more interesting. Went out for dinner the other day…
My brother got married recently. Like I said in an earlier post, there are often many stages in a Yoruba wedding. After the Momimo comes the traditional wedding ceremony then the white wedding. Sometimes, the traditional and white ceremonies happen on the same day but it’s very stressful that way so many people prefer to have the…
I haven’t been to a beach in Lagos in years so
I don’t know how come but ice-cream always makes me feel
My new nephew and his mum. My brother had a baby. Well, not my brother exactly. His wife was the one who had the baby. Either way, I have a new nephew. My nephew’s arrival made me think about his naming ceremony. Naming ceremonies are a big deal in Yoruba land. Yoruba naming ceremonies are generally…
This feature shows through pictures what living in Lagos is like for me. It’s a picture-heavy post that will hopefully help you get the vibe of Lagos from a particular perspective. I hope you enjoy it. I was excited to watch Umoja. It was my second time of seeing the show but I
Since I live in Lagos, writing about how to have a great time here seemed so obvious to me that I never bothered to do it. I put it down to that cliché that when you know something, you assume that everyone else knows it too. Of course, that isn’t true. It took me spending…