A Fulani-Nigerian in England

Nigeria has to be lived to be believed. It’s no good getting one’s feet wet by dipping it sheepishly into the ocean that is our great countr...

I had my predictions, presumptions and presuppositions about Fulani people before I came to Nigeria. Now that I’m here, I’m still looking fr...

I'd thoughtlessly enjoyed free healthcare in UK, to the extent where I dialled 999 and summoned an ambulance to my office one day after ...

So the biggest event to ever happen in my dear city of London is the Olympics, and I miss it completely. OK not completely, I got to watch...

Being a member of a people, and having your identity linked to a tribe is fantastic when all is well and you are a source of curiosity and a...

In England, people usually got my ethnicity wrong, were surprised when I told them the truth and I had to tell the story of my background so...

Sometimes in Nigeria I feel like Alice in Wonderland. In the last two weeks alone, I saw and heard some crazy things that had me going “huh?...

So, I've ventured outside Abuja to three other states. Below is my impression of each: JOS My favourite place so far. The four-hour j...

I have a sweet tooth, so I love small, sweet snacks. As a child when I stayed in Kaduna, my parents will give us a few kobos and we would bu...

The UK has always been home to me, but these days I'm finding myself growing more and more accustomed to life in Naija. But I still miss...