2016-03-19 18:53
It has been an amazing few weeks- the Olympics and Paralympics have electrified London in a way that many thought impossible. Having been marginally involved in the preparation and planning… Read More
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Musings Of A Naijaman - A Nigerian Man Living And Blog
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A Nigerian man in the UK writes on books, life, politics
2016-03-19 18:53
The sun is out again today, a perfect summer day, but given the flirty (blistering hot one minute, shiveringly cold the next) weather that has been our lot since April, there’s no tell… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
She comes into the shop where I often stop in on my way to work to buy a freshly squeezed juice drink. She is often dressed in the same simple black dress (or perhaps she simply owns a lot o… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Just walking into the train station, two young boys emerge, both dressed in school uniform- black blazers, a blue shirt and a tie. The older, probably about twelve or thirteen is holding on… Read More
2009-09-06 16:10
I suppose I only have myself to blame, but coming back to blogville after a long time away, it seems so many of my favourite bloggers, have like me, fallen silent, many of them leaving the s… Read More
2009-08-30 13:14
I am sitting at my desk in our new open plan office, it has been decreed that open plan will break us out of our silos. Funnily enough, all the bosses seem to have ended up with desks right… Read More
2009-08-22 08:00
The sunlight streams through the slightly chilly breeze and I make my way up the steps through the ornate carved doorway into the church. As I move forward, I notice the dreadlocked ma, dres… Read More
2009-03-08 21:34
It's a crisp spring morning, the sun is out and its warmth can actually begin to be felt again. I descend into the Underground wondering if it was wise to have agreed to meet this friend in… Read More
2008-10-18 09:55
It has been so long since my last blog that as I finally sit down to write an update, I find that I have forgotten my log-in password. After two attempts, I finally type in the right words a… Read More
2008-08-29 00:24
Before I leave for the meeting, I ask one of my colleagues to print out the briefing paper for me. As he hands it to me, I notice that one of the names on the list for the team that I am to… Read More
2008-08-15 08:05
The young boy is sitting opposite me, his mother beside him. He is playing an interesting game, taking the Hula Hoop snacks one by one from the crinkling foil bag and adorning his fingers wi… Read More
2008-08-04 07:35
Walking out of the tube station, I am at a loss whether to turn left or right- the map on the wall of the tube station isn't much help, and so I find myself taking a gamble and heading in a… Read More
2008-07-23 23:22
Getting on the train, I see him at the far end of the platform, I recognize him by the colourful African print shirt which he wears these days in the summer to the office. I move to wave to… Read More
2008-06-17 07:05
Over the last few weeks, I have been privileged to be part of an innovative, unique project involving a variety of Nigerian bloggers. Today I posted my own contribution, the final one, to th… Read More
2008-05-30 06:37
Chimamanda Adichie will be organizing a creative writing workshop in Lagos from August 19 to August 29 2008. The workshop is sponsored by Fidelity Bank. Guest writers who will co-teach the w… Read More
2008-05-20 06:57
Catwalq's roped me into this. Sounds like fun. For more info see here Read More
2008-04-26 16:54
It is not very late, at least by the standards of the West End- perhaps ten thirty or so. I have finished dinner in Chinatown with the friends visiting from Nigeria, and am now making my way… Read More
2008-04-23 06:56
Runs 2nd to 31st May, Mondays to Saturdays 7.45pm, Satuday Matinees 4pmOxford Street Written by Levi David Addai 2 - 31 May "I don't want to work here much longer, I got bigger plans than di… Read More
2008-04-20 16:09
http://www.octobergallery.co.uk/homepage.shtmlFrom 17th to 26th April 2008Up to 80% off original artworks, paintings photographs and works on paper.Come along and take a look!October Gallery… Read More
2008-03-29 12:36
He is concentrating hard, his tongue stuck out, his brow furrowed. He writes in answer after answer and then turns the page. I wonder what the form he is filling in is for. And I realize tha… Read More
2008-03-28 15:02
In lieu of a proper post...(coming soon, this weekend, I assure you), note the following upcoming London events:Chimamanda reads in LondonSouth Bank Centre events here and here Read More
2008-03-15 09:04
I can't believe I haven't posted in over a month, but life has been such a whirl that I am only just stopping to catch my breath. In any case it's all good- as my old boss used to say "If yo… Read More
2008-02-09 10:11
He is perhaps in his fifties, dressed in what I have come to know is the casual wear of a certain type of English man- the brightly coloured jumper ( or sweater, as I'd have called it back i… Read More
2008-01-30 08:01
On my way to a meeting, I board the train, and take my seat behind two friends, female, young, blonde; obviously, like me on the way to work. They, unlike me, bag a table and proceed to chat… Read More
2008-01-22 13:33
Having not had the chance to check my uknaija email in a while, I finally got round to it and was pleasantly surprised by the number of emails there. The most interesting was from a gentlema… Read More
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