Laptop Must Go
When I left the UK for Abuja I took with me (amongst other things) the Dr’s old laptop, which he had recently swapped for a very shiny Sony Vaio. The Dr’s old laptop was at that time (mid August) around 5 years old which in laptop years is approximately 55 years old but it still [...]
I Just De Greet You
When I first arrived in Abuja I did a post entitled ‘Wetin Dey Happen’ and this would have a good time for my Nigerian friends to inform me that there a myriad of ways for us to ‘greet ourselves’ here in Naija. Below is what I have managed to come across so far and would [...]
Signs of Home
For most people in Abuja the sign below is nothing more than one of Abuja’s many street signs. For me (and indeed anyone else who speaks Kiswahili) two of the places mentioned instantly stand out: Nyanya is the Kiswahili word for grandmother and tomato ( I have never known why the two share the same [...]
Death By Chocolate
I thought that Abuja’s Cherry Plus (bakery/coffeeshop) only specialised in amazing coffee; it turns out that according to their menu (pictured below) the Hot Chocolate has super magical powers! For those who are soon to turn a year older, worry not about your ageing eyes – here is a close up.
When I grow up I want to be a Kano Donkey
I don’t really want to be transformed into a four legged braying work animal but I have recently learned that there is Hausa phrase for foreigners who are fluent in Hausa; this being, “Ya iya Hausa kamar jakin Kano” which literatly translates to “he speaks Hausa like a Kano donkey.” Owing to the fact that [...]
