I don’t know which to pick between May 29 and June 12 as the worst date to look forward to in our political calendar. I don’t know which is, to me, emptier of meaning as far as democracy is the issue. Perhaps, I hold a generally jaundiced view of Nigeria’s political history and career. But …
This documentary was more about promoting Walter than about the brain gain of Nigerians returning home to help build the country.
June 6, 2010 – 2:26 pm
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By Akin Akintayo
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Posted in Culture and Society, General
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Tagged Africa, BBC, England, Government, King Jaja of Opobo, kings, Music video, New Kings Of Nigeria, Nigeria, public school, Reality television, Walter
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Some Nigerians are complaining about the BBC documentary Welcome to Lagos because, they say, it is not balanced. I have not seen the second in the series so I can’t really say much about that. The first, though, in my opinion, does not leave any gap that needs to be filled by any fair and …
Part II of Welcome to Lagos takes us to Makoko, built on a lagoon and bustling with activity.
Welcome to Lagos, a BBC documentary of people who trump the dump with a story of life and ability beyond the settings that would have others deem them caught in a poverty trap.
April 16, 2010 – 7:02 pm
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By Akin Akintayo
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Posted in General
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Tagged Africa, Business and Economy, community, dump, Government, Lagos, Nigeria, Nigerians, Olusosun, people, slum, Welcome to Lagos, Wikipedia
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Among other things, I can understand why so many Nigerians should think that ‘District 9′ shows how deeply some South Africans detest us. The lumpen elements in the film are called ‘Nigerians’ – and the loathing is heaped much heavily on them. Throughout the story, there is not one moment in which they are invested …
The NigeriansTalk.org Weekly Linked List #2 Oil is like so played out, agriculture is back baby. So I’m a bit delusional, but on a serious note, Nigeria needs to start paying more attention to her agricultural sector. Cocoa is a huge part of that sector, as it stands we are currently the fourth largest producer of …
