LAST weekend, I had the opportunity to speak with 100+ students from various schools about the Bishop Crowther Project. The students were guests of the Green Festival, the children section …
This piece is re-published here in commemoration of International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade and its abolition Frozen in time GOING to Badagry is like going back in time. …
BADAGRY Badagry town in the western tip of Lagos has many things going for it. Aside from the fact that it remains serene and full of unspoiled nature, it also …
*First marine park in West Africa THE Nigerian government has approved the establishment of 10 new national parks across the country. The Conservator-General of the Nigeria Park Service Dr Ibrahim …
TROUBLED northern Nigeria has received a romantic lift through the pen and thoughts of popular travel and tourism journalist, Pelu Awofeso. His latest book 9 Degrees North: Backpacking Stories across …
The Yankari Game Reserve (Bauchi State) is one of Nigeria’s best known travel destinations. I was there sometime in 2014, and the memories still stay, including the sights and sound …
THE memories of FESTAC‘77 fill Joseph Agbonifo Alufa, 68, with pain and sadness. Agbonifo, who lives in Benin-City, says he feels used and dumped after he “saved Nigeria from disgrace”. …
IT is not for nothing that the gate to the palace of the Ooni of Ife is one of a kind. It doesn’t carry the familiar ensembles that adorn most …