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 … [Read more...]
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 - … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
Wetin Dey Happen?
I am blogging from the beautiful capital of Nigeria, Abuja, which shall be my home for the next 12 months. My internet access at the moment, while being 100% free and 100% unlimited is also 100% unreliable. Hopefully that will change very soon as there is so much I want to … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday KBW
Cross posted from the KenyaUnlimited KBW Admin blog. Today the Kenyan Blogs Webring is two years old! Happy Birthday KBW. We, the admin team, are grateful for your continued support, for your dedication, for your inspiration, for your ideas and for your community … [Read more...]