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When next you’re at the MMA2, step into The Art Experience

By Pelu Awofeso This week, 16 years ago, Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL) made national aviation history. On 7 May 2007, a Boeing 727 plane took off at its newly-built terminal in Lagos. Destination: Kaduna. The flight (NCH 337) was operated by now-defunct Chanchangi Airlines at 5:15 pm, with 70 passengers on board…

Airports

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When next you’re at the MMA2, step into The Art Experience
When next you’re at the MMA2, step into The Art Experience
Airports

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What’s Falz ‘Talking’ About

Falz (real names Folarin Falana) released his fourth studio album, Moral Instruction, on 15 January. …

Falz

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What’s Falz ‘Talking’ About
What’s Falz ‘Talking’ About
Falz

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I’ll be reading a backlog of classic novels this year

I started off this year reading Animal Farm, the often-cited George Orwell classic published in 1944. At just 109 pages long, I read it over two weekends in January, enjoying every page and wondering, once or twice, why the author rated pigs (and not the dog, for instance) so highly…

Classics

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I’ll be reading a backlog of classic novels this year
I’ll be reading a backlog of classic novels this year
Classics

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Travu

·2 days ago

Jibola Oluseye: We are building a movement of African travel storytellers

Jibola Oluseye, Founder iTravels & Tours and Taste of Africa Vibes, is preparing to host a one-of-a-kind gathering of African travel content creators in Lagos. …

Travel

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Jibola Oluseye: We are building a movement of African travel storytellers
Jibola Oluseye: We are building a movement of African travel storytellers
Travel

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Travu

·Apr 20

Ibrahim Makanjuola: Why we’re travelling to Mambilla Plateau

A few days ago, I exchanged emails with Ibrahim Makanjuola, founder of Getittome Travels and one of the co-founders of Nigeria Tourism Lovers. …

Travel

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Ibrahim Makanjuola: Why we’re travelling to Mambilla Plateau
Ibrahim Makanjuola: Why we’re travelling to Mambilla Plateau
Travel

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·Dec 9, 2022

Lagos, through the eyes of an Oyinbo Architect

Annette Fisher has a quick tip for first-time visitors to Lagos: first, don’t act like a JJC at the airport; next, be ready to raise your voice if need be. One more thing: If you’re female, wear a stern look; if you’re male, smile. Fisher — born of a Nigerian…

Lagos

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Lagos, through the eyes of an Oyinbo Architect
Lagos, through the eyes of an Oyinbo Architect
Lagos

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·Oct 1, 2022

Monuments to remember

Today, as Nigeria celebrates its 62nd independence anniversary, I’d like to encourage you to visit a national monument this independence weekend. You see, I consider myself lucky to have travelled to some of the most important national landmarks in Nigeria. …

Nigeria

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Monuments to remember
Monuments to remember
Nigeria

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·Sep 19, 2022

‘9 Degrees North’ now in print (read a preview copy)

I’m happy to let you know that my latest travel book, 9 Degrees North: Backpacking Stories Across Nigeria is now published. The e-book version was released in December 2020, just before the Christmas holidays. I wanted you to be one of the first to know about this development, which adds…

Travel Writing

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Announcement: ‘9 Degrees North’ now in print (pre-order at 25% discount)
Announcement: ‘9 Degrees North’ now in print (pre-order at 25% discount)
Travel Writing

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·May 21, 2022

In Ayinla, Kelani gives a crash course on journalism

Editor’s Note: This review was first published on kalmaafrik.ng in July 2021, and is republished here now that the film is showing on Netflix For the records, I have seen Ayinla twice. Also for the records: I do this for movies I have more than a passing interest in. So…

Ayinla

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In Ayinla, Kelani gives a crash course on journalism
In Ayinla, Kelani gives a crash course on journalism
Ayinla

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·Apr 20, 2022

For DianaAbasi, silence no longer golden

When guests gather this weekend to be part of the album launch of writer and poet Iquo DianaAbasi, they will be treated to a medley of music and dance laced with folkloric chants rooted in Ibibio worldview. More than that, they will be watching a citizen and creative who, in…

Poetry

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For DianaAbasi, silence no longer golden
For DianaAbasi, silence no longer golden
Poetry

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