Tag: Travel

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December 27, 2012

Opemipo Adebanjo: 40 things you must do before you turn 40 (Y! Superblogger)

Get angry at someone or something once in a long while. You need this especially if you are a usually ...

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November 16, 2012

5 common mistakes travellers make

by Lance Harrell Burglars have already begun to turn to Facebook and Twitter to find homes that may be vacant ...

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August 15, 2012

All because of India

by Christian Ken Aniche On Wednesday, 15th August, India’s Independence from Britain will be celebrated all over the world. By ...

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August 8, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Lawan allowed to travel for lesser Hajj

by Isi Esene Honourable Farouk Lawan had a hard time travelling out of the country this morning as men of ...

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July 4, 2012

Opinion: The conversion of a Jonathan critic

by Ikeogu Oke Following the publication of my article titled “Jonathan as Nero: a Misplaced Analogy,” on page 66 of ...

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OluwapelumiJune 15, 2012

Here and There: Somehow we have passed shame, by Amma Ogan

by Amma Ogan Being in Lagos at the time of the Dana Airlines plane crash was like looking on at ...

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June 13, 2012

Singing pilots and stinky aircraft: New York Times deconstructs air travel in Nigeria

by Hauwa Gambo This surreal piece was published by the New York Times this morning about the experience of travelling ...

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May 21, 2012

Femke becomes Funke: ‘Idiot oyinbo woman’

I will have to get used to reading between the lines and to accept that what Western shrinks might have ...

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May 14, 2012

Femke becomes Funke: As good as your gadget

  The editing room of the Lagos based TV station was as loud as Ojuelegba under the bridge on a ...

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April 23, 2012

Femke becomes Funke: My Moin moin madness

  My food processor could never compete. Proper bean cake calls for a proper grinder. Then I realise: for perfect ...

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April 14, 2012

Femke becomes Funke: White sexual commodity

Being a woman in Nigeria means a large percentage of the time you are seen as a sexual commodity. Add ...

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March 30, 2012

Femke becomes Funke: Beer in the morning? I would not dream of refusing

    by Femke van Zeijl I enjoy being known. Migrating to another country is so fundamental a change, not ...

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March 26, 2012

Femke to Funke: “Oyibo, Oyibo!” – Best enjoyed at night!

It gets better! YNaija introduces you to Dutch writer and journalist, Femke van Zeijl who has been traveling across sub-Saharan ...

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March 24, 2012

Femke becomes Funke: “A terrifying dream”

It gets better! YNaija introduces you to Dutch writer and journalist, Femke van Zeijl who has been traveling across sub-Saharan Africa for ...

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OluwapelumiOctober 1, 2011

Lost in Migration: Anywhere but home!

by ‘Damilola Oyedele Consider this writer’s shock, when a while ago, on a bus from Ikoyi to Ikeja, a mobile-pastor ...

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