Nigeria, the land of plenty

which Christmas hat:cow-boy or santa claus? Red it will be, partly perhaps. Red and white would be better to be more compatible to the traditional hat from Santa Claus. nigerian Santa Claus But what about the shape? Well this year it seems that American cow-boys have influenced cheap chinese hat makers to produce red and white Christmas hats with "Merry Christmas" printed over them. a winning Christmas hat While people are wishing "Compliments of the Season" a few days before Christmas, the usual greeting by message is " Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" after the song with the same title. Let's see next year what will feature on the red Christmas hats! you can always buy a Christmas if you don't need a hat

elegant round announcement The wind was sweeping sand over a vast flat expanse. Light from street poles was giving a dimension to the space in the night. City skyline was visible on the horizon. In the center of that expanse stood a box ring erected on the occasion of a "white collar charity box tournament" called "Rumble on the Atlantic". The scene took place in the middle of Eko Atlantic. Club lights and sound system filled the air of what is due to become a smart or futuristic city of the area. Around the ring were VIP tables catered with small chops (the usual chicken wings, fish fingers, samosas, liver etc...) and gin cocktails. Water was nowhere to be found. Behind the tables dressed in red, where black clad plastic chairs for ordinary guests. wait, don't throw him just yet The tournament started with light weight fight where the two opponents seemed cautious of not punching or being punched to hard. Then came a more aggressive pair opposing a Sou...

Omar at Lagos Jazz Series 2016 End of November came the new edition of Lagos Jazz Series in Muri Okunola Park in Victoria Island. The music event organised by Oti Bazunu. Same setting as the year before, a lawn with individual mats to enjoy live music in a picnic mood. Food, wine and a new concoction called Catuma (Riesling wine infused with natural extract of guarana) which is claimed to be a mild aphrodisiac for ladies. In other words a sweet sparkling wine to be had on ice. Catuma girl The show started a little later than advertised, 20.30 instead of 18 which even by Nigerian standards is fairly late. Some people came and left before the start of the music as a result. But it was well worth the wait for those who wanted to discover some new nigerian talents like Maka or Evelle who played accompanied by the Lagos Jazz Quintet turned into a septet for the occasion. Evelle and Sandro joining forces Then the mood turned to Cabo Verde with three artists playing either...