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Hibernating

14. May 2008

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There will be no activity on this blog for a while, moving my efforts over to Music Naija (http://musicnaija.net). Please come visit us.

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Real Estate Search

24. January 2008

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In the market for an apartment. I need to move. Quickly. I talked to a number of agents. Stating my request. I want a 2 bedroom flat, at a minimum. I won’t mind a mansion, provided I still pay the price of a flat. Studio flats (or self-contains as they are known here) are out of [...]

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Olu Maintain’s New Car

28. November 2007

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Things must be looking up for Yahoozee crooner. In his words, “cos if I hammer, first thing na hummer, one million dollars, elo lo ma je tin ba se si naira“. From what I am seeing through my window, I don’t think he has “hammered” yet. Olu came to the car dealer to negotiate [...]

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Fuji House of Commotion - For Sale

29. October 2007

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Its a Sunday, am at home. Watching TV. A favorite show comes, you guessed it, Fuji House of Commotion (last time I checked, the site was dead). Now in my honest opinion, this is one of the most successful shows on Nigerian TV. In this episode, Rabiu has a girlfriend who has a ride and does [...]

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Call Me Back. I’ll Blog You.

28. September 2007

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070926/od_nm/africa_beeping1_dc I had to change my battery when I realised it had reached it’s end of life, under 6 months. Why? The people listed in this article of course. Flashers. Bippiners. Whatever you call them. Some folks “flash” you and don’t even give you a chance to call them back. Imagine 40 flashes within a 10 minute [...]

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In the world’s 63rd Most Expensive city

20. September 2006

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In a study I read, it was noted that Lagos is the World’s 63rd Most Expensive City. How true! It took my mind back to an event that happened on September 15 2005. A trailer carrying a load of sardines upturned a little just after Ikeja main bridge. It was painful to see my people scurrying [...]

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Nigerian Banks, Nigerian ID Card

15. September 2006

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Sometime ago, I was given a cheque to cash from Wema Bank Maryland. I woke up in the morning, feeling good that I am going to have some cash to spend for the weekend, and arrived @ the bank with 1000 kobo. Waited in line like a dutiful citizen of our great nation and was [...]

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