From Abuja to Zaria and back to Accra
We spent three days in Abuja and continued to Zaria the next day to visit one of the construction sites of my uncle. How much money he will give me on my return to Accra kept ringing in my mind though I had no idea, was highly expectant though I did not intend to spend […]
Inside Nigeria
I spent three days in Lagos and left to Abuja. I enjoyed it. The enjoyment over took the thought of stress on the road from Ghana to Nigeria. Even the experience of the newspaper seller, okada riders and the sound of generators at night were all gone. My uncle’s wife was a good host. Her […]
Kenya Notes – From Langata Estates to River Road
On the glorious morning, we took off from Langata Estates to River Road, Nairobi where I was to board a bus to Nyabugogo, Kigali. It turned out to be complex and longer a journey than I had rather expected. I got to Nyabugogo tired and worn out. My host in Nairobi, Nii Kenny was one […]
Kenya Notes – On arrival at Nairobi
It was a Sunday, 7th April 2019. As a Christian, I have grown to saying prayers in every endeavour. I believe God shows up when one call on Him. I ordered for breakfast since it was part of my hotel package. A rhetorical response from the receptionist was “the restaurant is not ready to serve breakfast.” […]
Kenya Notes -The giraffe experience
It was a Sunday, 7th April 2019. As a Christian, I have grown to saying prayers in every endeavour. I believe God shows up when one call on Him. I ordered for breakfast since it was part of my hotel package. A rhetorical response from the receptionist was “the restaurant is not ready to serve breakfast.” […]
Kumerica – The weather is 24 minutes
Saturday 18th September, 2020. It was my first flight after covid-19 reopening of the airport for travelling. The covid-19 pandemic had dealt an uppercut to most avid travellers which made it seem as if a part of their lives was lost. Thankfully they can now travel again though with limitations. I embraced the opportunity of this […]
Lost in Stamford Hill
Dalston market, London, 2004, gave me so much memories of Salaga market, Accra, in the 1980s. My maternal grandma was a fish merchant who traded from the Tema fish harbour and the Salaga market. As little boys, we frequently went to the Salaga market late afternoons to see our grandma when she had returned from […]
Midnight at Merseyside 3
There were times that my tuition fee delayed and the administration threatened to call the Home Office to repatriate me because one of the reasons my visa was granted was that I demonstrated to the Home Office I had the financial means to pay my fees; therefore the school’s administration did not understand why my […]
Midnight at Merseyside 2
After a successful interview, I got the job at Tesco, Merseyside. My shift was from midnight to 4am. The public bus ends before I start and resumes after I have close. It was impossible for me to use taxi to and from work because my minimum wage salary could not afford taxi. The few times […]
