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Adventures

Enroute to Bakassi Peninsula
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Back from Bakassi

October 4, 2020 4

A concise history of the Bakassi Peninsula and series of events that lead to its ceding to Cameroon …

At the AYTSummit in Nairobi
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Tourism 4 – Day 11: AYTS Summit in Nairobi

July 17, 2019 2

The African Youth Talent Summit 2018 was scheduled to be hold on the 21st of July 2018 in Nairobi. This is one of those times I was directly involved in planning for an event abroad. …

Adventure

Tour Nigeria Series 1: The Jaja of Opobo

December 9, 2019 0

The next morning, I joined David at the Yenogoa Central park from where we continued the journey to Opobo in Rivers State. The single reason for this visit is not even to see Jaja’s ancient …

Adventure

Bird Strike on Lagos to Gambia

April 13, 2018 6

I went through the list of checklist of all the things I needed for my travels the next day. I had earlier gone to the market that same Thursday to buy things I would need …

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Tourism 5: Getting to Kigali via Nairobi

October 28, 2019 0

Lagos My mentor Michael Noel had informed me of a proposed trip to Kigali and Nairobi to speak at a technology conference. He encouraged me to attend the event make a presentation as well, an …

Adventure

Tourism 4 – Day 16: African Hospitals

October 21, 2019 4

Today is my last day in Beira, Mozambique. My friends and I had planned a visit to a friend of ours Charles, then to the hospital, after which we proceed to the airport for my …

Tourism

Education

Traveling for Experiences

September 24, 2019 5

Dear Ifeanyi. I was very excited at your response after seeing the short video I shared on my WhatsApp Status a few days ago. Your exact words: ‘Dude, this is so deep. Now you want …

Tips

Traveler Vs. Tourist – Which One Are You?

December 13, 2018 2

We all dream of spending our days traveling around the world and seeing some of the best sights out there. While some of us are happy to spend our times sitting on the beach sipping those margaritas, others like to dirt it up and get our hands messy while we immerse ourselves in new cultures …

America

U.S. Embassy closes Abuja Consular Section Till Further Notice

August 15, 2018 0

The United State’s Embassy has temporarily closed its consular section in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja. A notice by the U.S. embassy on Tuesday said until further notice, all consular appointments at the U.S. Embassy in …

Africa

Nigerian Passport Replacement Now Simplified

July 30, 2018 0

Muhammad Babandede, the new comptroller-general of the Nigeria immigration service (NIS), says he has authorized state commands to replace lost passports, and also commence change of name due to marriage. Both exercises were hitherto done in …

Africa

Nigerian Passport Will Now Be Valid for 10 Years

July 30, 2018 0

The Nigerian President has directed that the validity of passports issued in the country, should be increased from five to ten years. The Comptroller-General of Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammed Babandede, revealed this on the …

Africa

Birthday Gift: Equatorial Guinea Visa!

June 11, 2018 6

Morning sir, please can you take me to Murtala Muhammed ‘Road’ in Ikoyi. I was trying to get a motor bike popularly called okada used for transport in Lagos and most parts of Nigeria to …

Africa

Badagry Slave Trade Visit

June 6, 2018 0

On that Friday evening, I had two other cities in mind to visit. The cities were Badagry – to see the Slave Trade Museums and Abeokuta, to see the Olumo Rock. Coming to a decision …

Education

Boarding Planes with Phones On

June 2, 2018 0

Over the years, people have gotten used to the fact that phones and electronic devices must be turned off while in the aircraft. There may be several sides to this. Some believe that it is …

Education

Frequently Used Terms on Board

May 26, 2018 0

This list was compiled initially by Patrick Smith, who is an author, aviation blogger, and commercial airline pilot. He compiled a list of commonly misunderstood airline terms for his site, AskThePilot. For most of us, flying …

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