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I got this as a forwarded message from Funmi on the 25th of April 2003, and I have kept it since then because I laugh every time I read it. Enjoy my people.A Nigerian business tycoon was at a social gathering where other monguls and wealthy men were present. The Igbo businessman looked for all ways to oppress the other rich men who were present at the gathering. Just for this foolish reason, he sent for his driver and had this conversation with him: "Driver, go to my house, not the green one, Read More

So my dear Naija is now forty-six, huh? Awww, ain't that cute? I remember the day she was born like it was yesterday.So, I have a question sha. I'm sure every1 has heard that 'life begins @ forty', right? And my father's personal favorite, 'a fool at 40 is a fool forever.' (Actually, my dad says, "a fool @ your age is a fool forever", but anyways...) Now, what does that say about our dear, Naija? At 40, Naija was definitely a fool, but now that she is 46, she really isn't doing much better. Does Read More

Ah, na so so vex dey vex me here o! I coulda, shoulda been doing something else, but instead I am here swelling up like a balloon.I have been planning on going for the Parade in Manhattan New York since God knows when. Finally, the day is here, and I am not there. How did that happen? It's all my fault because I was counting on my yeye friends to go with me, but they all bailed out on me at the last minute.First of all, I have a bad habit of not wanting to go anywhere unless my friends are Read More

If I had written this post at the time it happened, the title would have "Today Is A Wrong Day To Mess With Me".Lemme xplain. I got emails in my mailbox in the afternoon about my last article (Love & Be Loved). Getting emails from happy readers is really not a new thing (Thank God), but getting them from readers who read my piece on "Champion Newspaper" in Nigeria is definitely a new thing because I do not write for Champion Newspaper.So here's the deal: On one hand, it's a good thing that they Read More

I tried writing this on the previous post, but it won't let me. I can't edit the post and add the info that I wanna add. Anyways...this is what I was gonna write there.On Saturday night, my mom & grandma went 4 some Igbo function, and the next day (while I was sleeping) I heard loud music boomin from the sound system in the living room. At first, I was mad cause my mother is fund of playing loud Nigerian music in the morning; she doesn't understand that not every1 wakes up at eight like her. Read More