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. . Two men were struggling. One had a theatre group that struggled; he had actors but he could barely pay them because the gigs they got were few and …

Agbowo Shopping Complex was the brainchild of the then military governor of the Western Region of Nigeria, General David Jemibewon, and constructed on over 30-plots of land in 1983 by …

  LAST YEAR, I announced that I’d gatecrash an agboole party just for the fun of it; and to have a feel of what the experience would be like. The …

: FEMI JOHNSON & Co HOUSE . . This structure, popularly called “Broking House” or “Glass House” or “Femi Johnson” is a 12 floor-building. This edifice, was built by the …

: CHRIST CHURCH, MAPO . . The Christ Church Mapo had four earlier structures before this magnificent cathedral was built. Mr. B Shobowale, an architect of Unique Architect Design, was …

📍: OJA’BA CENTRAL MOSQUE     Up until the emergence of the third Ibadan in 1829, there was no attempt at having a central mosque in Ibadan. It was in …

  This afternoon, I have a conversation with the new doctor on the rounds this afternoon – a middle aged man, average height and slightly cross-eyed. He is walking past …

Alhaji H is back on the radar. This morning, he is playing a vox-pop clip. In it, a woman is saying she is divorced and that she doesn’t care about …

  Day 6 opens with gratitude by our 50years+ folks for the amazing facilities at the center; and for the extremely professional doctors, nurses and even ward maids who come …

  Alhaji A (one the co-patients) sits majestically in the plastic chair by his bed, sipping on piping hot tea in a plastic cup. Nurse Coker walks pasts and this …

  To be honest, I do not remember much of everything that happened on day 2. Even now that I think back on it all, it felt like a haze. …

  The ambulance came for me around 1:21pm. Initially I had been told it’d be here for 11/12noon, but heck! This is Nigeria and we understand how this things work. …