**This piece was originally published on lists.ng I recently had a bespectacled Uber driver who somehow spoke perfect English, perfect Arabic and what sounded like perfect French. He’s Nigerian, learnt French on his own, schooled in Medinah, hence; Arabic, and I asked why he didn’t work for the UN or…

ILORIN. I know ‘cheating,’ as you call it, is a morally grey area. But puritans will have you think it is the end of the world. It isn’t. Oftentimes, there’s nothing profound about it either. …

Museum, Ilorin. Women alone at a bar are often the objects of pity for some obnoxious Nigerian men. This boy was different. In the time since our meeting ended and my (mostly) male colleagues left, three undesirable men had come to my table and were duly turned down. After rejecting…

ILORIN. Despite my weekly trysts with Abọlọrẹ, I had grown tired of staying in an Ile-Kewu as it was antithetical to my whole being. I craved freedom and I deservedly got it after increasingly exerting my influence in the Ile-Kewu — by solving English language problems of boarders. People are…

Without doubt, the worst kinds of Alfas in this our Ilorin are those ones with Yoruba names. “Alfa Lekan, Toyin, Alfa Motunrayo, Alfa Oluwadamilare, Alfa Debọ, Alfa Kehinde, Alfa Tunde.” I’m not like them, because my name is Abideen & I’m not your run-of-the-mill Alfa. My parents gave me birth…

[Complete] Title: “SMALL BUSINESS BIG MONEY: How To Start, Grow And Turn Your Small Business Into A Cash Generating Machine” Author: Akin Alabi “An ant has no quarrel with the boot” -Loki, The Avengers, 2012. The author gifted me a softcopy of the first sixty-three pages and my first impression…

This was originally written for, and published on lists.ng If you’re really a Nigerian, you will know that you can’t possibly go to the hospital for every discomfort you have. Apart from our aversion to consultation fees, some ailments are recurrent and after a while, you preempt what the doctor…

TOP 12 BEER BRANDS IN NIGERIA: AN ANALYSIS OF THEIR DRINKERS ***This work was originally written for, and published on Lists.ng I have watched a million TV series in this life, but few stick with me like the CBS-Special “Criminal Minds.” Apart from the quotable quotes at the beginnings and endings of each episode, my favourite parts were the…

#YECOIBADAN Review by Captaincue Just like the last edition which held in March of 2018 at the Eko Hotels and Suites, this was an event geared towards making teeming youth and the odd oldster realize they can start with less than nothing and still crack this life thing. Unlike the last edition however, this…