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A night in Soku, an Island locked away in Nigeria’s Niger Delta
It was 6:30pm and I heard the sun knock on my bamboo door. She was on her way back home, and wanted to say goodnight to her dear friend, who was visiting Soku Island for the first time. “Just a minute” I muttered while loosening the latch on my bamboo door. The door flung open…
In Nigeria, art boom feeds revival of ancient rites (REUTERS)
Displayed at a Lagos gallery alongside colorful paintings of domestic scenes, stunning stone sculptures represent a revival of ancient art forms in Nigeria, rooted in traditional spirituality, that Christian missionaries tried to banish a century ago. That revival coincides with a turn by the country’s super rich elite and small but growing middle class towards…
KA – LA – KU! KA-LA-KU-TA! You don’t need to love Fela’s Kalakuta Museum!
Like writing slates on the walls of a village nursery school, hundreds of ancient photos and newspaper pages tile the walls of his rooms and stairwell… And like treasures of diamond hidden in a secret cave, Fela’s clothes, musical instruments and shoes are kept intact in their original positions at his old house- now refurbished…
Heated debate! Ile-Ife OR Iho-Eleeru: which is the cradle of the Yoruba people?
The poem below is about a cave called Iho-Eleeru also known as Cave of Ashes), tucked away in the thick forests of Isarun village, Ondo State, South-western Nigeria. Of great significance is this cave in the history of the Yoruba people as well as West Africa because the skeletons of prehistoric man dating as far…
The mysterious underground channels of the Ancient Oba’s Palace in Akure, SW Nigeria
A mountain of blue-stained clouds sat in the sunny skies, the statue of Asodeboyede- the grandson of Oduduwa stood ready for battle before the ancient Oba’s Palace of Akure land, while a dexterously-crafted labyrinth of obfuscating sewers lies beneath it… the heavens open and spew out torrents of rain water upon the land; and though for…
Badagry: The day I ate Òfadà rice with fresh Palmy
By the Badagry Lagoon sits my cup of fresh milky palmy, kissing the walls of its cup and wishing it could break free to see the beauty that lies before it… the mesmerising beauty of the smiling lagoon waters, dancing with the soft glitters of the setting sun which reposed majestically at the distant palmtree…
Students of Methodist High school in Idanre, SW Nigeria win Naijatreks Young Writers’ Award 2013
“It is quite interesting and makes me always feel special when I see people from different countries of the world come down to this my small, but amazing town to climb the hills and explore the ancient wonders of Old Oke-Idanre…” –Alatise Omolayo We held the first edition of the Naijatreks Young Writers’…
Important Travel Tips for small group Adventure Tours in Nigeria: Tip No. 1 (The Dossier)
In simple words, a trip dossier is a collection of documents containing information about a trip to a destination. This may include details about the itinerary, tour duration, meet-up/rendezvous point for tour members, weather conditions at the location, what to see at each stop point, what to bring along (types of clothing and traveling gears)…
Elémìnígèdè Lake in Ekiti- The mysterious waters that breathe!
Gentle metallic tunes from the rickety cab radio thumped softly at my ear drums, making glad my heart as I nodded to Ebenezer Obey’s “Board Members”. The melodic vibration of guitar strings struck by the adroit fingers of the aged ace musician got me enraptured in reminiscence as I remembered those days when as a…
The Fela’s Shrine you don’t see!
We were fifteen; all keen and zealous travel bloggers and photographers, touring the beautiful city of Lagos; and the New Afrika Shrine was our second to the last stop. Believed to be the haven of hemp smokers in Lagos, yet drawing throngs of visitors and fun lovers every other weekend. There’s more to this place…