Airport Palm Wine Tapper or Coco nut Tapper

So i was at the Felix-Houphouet-Boigny International Airport in Abidjan to make some inquiries and yep i saw these guys climbing the trees.It was the Taxi driver that pointed them out to me. There are lots of beautiful trees planted on the approach to the airport

Nigerians Banks are in Cote D Ivoire

                                               Nigerians Banks in Abidjan Ivory Coast

Yes There are Nigerian banks in Abidjan, i saw Guaranty Trust Bank  i.e GT bank, also saw Diamond bank but did not get to take the pictures.The one pictured is on Boulevard Francois Mitterrand. I did

Cote d Ivoire sights

Another interesting part of Ivory coast is the Henry Konan Bedie bridge.It could be said to be the third mainland bridge complimenting the earlier existing bridges. Just like Lagos that had the Eko bridge and Carter bridge,but due rising population and traffic congestion, a third mainland bridge was constructed.

Abidjan also had Houphouet Boigny bridge and Charles de Gaulle bridge which were heavily congested at high traffic periods and almost through out the day .The Henry Konan Bedie bridge was

Tilapia Fish washed ashore at the Bassam Beach

At Bassam beach in  Abidjan Cote d ivoire

So i was in cote d ivoire for 3 weeks.Stayed in Abidjan the commercial capital of Cote d Ivoire. While i was there i went to the Bassam beach. Though am not sure if it is the correct name.

Malia Obama is 14 today

Malia Obama,Barack  Obama's first daughter  turned  14 years on the 4th of July.What a coincidence that she was born on the day marking American independence from the British .

Well a happy birthday to her .I remember when i was 14,i was in secondary school then dodging and hiding from senior students.

As the first daughter of the President of the most powerful country in the world,what will she wish to have a birthday gift?How does she intend to spend the day.Considering her status she can not have an ordinary day

Vacant Outdoor advertising spaces around Lagos

Really curious about the fact that most of the Outdoor advertising spaces in lagos are now blank with no adverts.What could be the cause,is the price of putting adverts on them getting too high,could it be that companies are cutting down on their advertising budget.The one pictured above has been vacant since mid may.Could it be bureaucratic bottle neck on the part of Lagos state signage and advertisement agency (LASAA ) the Lagos state government agency that regulates that sector

This one above at Falomo roundabout Ikoyi has had no advert since June

Michael Jackson! 3 years after

Today marks 3 years that the King of pop passed on.Still miss him so much.Michael Adieu you will forever live in our hearts.My top five  Michael Jackson songs:

1.Beat it
2.Thriller
3.Bad
4.Smooth Criminal
5.The way you make me feel


These songs anytime am listening to them ,always gets my head nodding.

I can remember very well,after  Thriller was released and i watched it as a kid,i watched it for the first time i really enjoyed it,that was in the afternoon,but the next time it was played in the evening,i ran as far away as my legs could carry me.I was terrified.My elder ones had to run after me to bring me back

Mainland to Island commuters Brace up

For daily commuters from Lagos mainland to Victoria island, Ikoyi, Lekki and Ajah and vice versa, come 1st of July commuting between both locations will become very horrible.

Reason? The picture above says all.

On a normal day a typical journey from, let’s say Gbagada on the mainland to the centre of Victoria Island takes approximately 30 minutes assuming the person left at around 6.00am.

For this same distance for someone leaving at around 6.30 am the journey could take 1hr,

for someone leaving by 7.am the journey will take approx 1hr 30 min

Once the repair works commence this same journey will take not less than 1hr 30 mins and this is a conservative estimate.

For anyone coming from Isolo/Oshodi axis on a normal day departing from 6.00am ,it takes approx 45minutes,departing by 6.30 am, takes approx 1hr

Adidas new sneakers with Shackles

Wow this new design of Adidas sneakers is really raising a storm.It has got a whole lot of people boiling with rage.
And its mostly African-Americans.Some feel that the shoes promote racism because shackles are a symbol of slavery
This shoe which has a plastic orange shackle that attaches to the ankle,they feel has a close resemblance to slave shoes

According to Rev. Jesse Jackson 'The only things we chain in this society are slaves, prisoners and beasts.'
I wont lie,i like the shoes,but they have a right to express their disgust with the design

Children blindfolded,bound found in Parents SUV

What can be worse than this.Parenting at its lowest level.What will the parents of these kids give as an excuse when questioned.


Police found a 5-year-old boy Wednesday sitting beside a large SUV with his hands tied and a blindfold over his eyes. A bound and blindfolded 7-year-old girl was inside the vehicle, along with three other children, ages 12, 13 and 15. All are in protective custody.

Lawrence police spokesman Trent McKinley says the presumed parents of the children have been arrested on suspicion of child abuse and endangerment and will appear in court Thursday.

Police say two children from suburban Chicago who were found bound and blindfolded outside a Kansas Walmart are in temporary protective custody.



The family, from Northlake, Ill., was heading to Arizona when the vehicle broke down Monday in Lawrence.

Does it mean the vehicle broke down and the parents went to get a mechanic?  SMH

McKinley says officers are working with Illinois social services to determine where to send the children.