My Playlist 1

A month ago I was asked if I would be interested in representing my campus society on radio. I am the president of the Nigerian Students Society and among all the numerous things I was supposed to get involved in, this one sounded pretty interesting and I was intrigued because part of the deal was I learn how to produce and maybe I could decide to be a DJ sometime (smiles then chuckles). I replied that I would and that increased my activities by 15% even though I wasn’t on the radio yet. The producer wanted to know what I would be talking about, how “strong” my accent is, how interesting I could be and what kind of music would be played. To the last question, I answered, “Nigerian music of course” with my left eyebrow raised. Then I was asked to bring 20 tracks that did not contain, swearing, curse words and anything that may offend the diverse range of listeners but would represent talent and Nigeria as a country.

Affectionate Ignorance

Affection is defined by the Word Web dictionary as, “a positive feeling of liking”. Encarta dictionary says it is a, “fond or tender feeling towards someone or something”. Therefore, the word affection denotes the positive and good.

The portrayal of affection most times seeks reciprocity in kind; no one wants to like someone who doesn’t like them back. And as a result, denial becomes a game and an interesting one at that.

KOBO KOBO

I have developed a fascination with coins
Firstly because it's a new way of transaction I'm getting used to and secondly because em...em...they are coins(?)
Anyway, now I exchange my notes for coins when my stash begins to diminish and I always find ways to use them
I remember my first few weeks when I didn't know how to identify the coins and the cashiers will take pity on my confusion and point out which was which to me and all I could think of was "they are so many kinds" 8 different ones in total; 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1, £2

MY NIGERIA

I am a supporter of Occupy Nigeria. I do not necessarily support the NLC but I understood the concerns of Occupy Nigeria and those were my concerns as well. In the midst of all the cries that arose from the overwhelmed emotions of Nigerians was that of corruption. The removal of fuel subsidy is not bad in itself as many of my “learned” friends tried o tell me even though I already knew that, but its all about timing and clarity.