Tour Postel 2001 Building in Abidjan

This is the Tour Postel 2001 building in the central business district of Abidjan,i believe it is the tallest building in Abidjan. It is located along the Rue Jesse Owens in Plateau Municipality of Abidjan.It is a 26 stories building and is said to have been completed in 1984.Many Ivorian Government ministries and institutions  like the ministry of Transport, Post and Telecommunications used to be in the building.But there was a time there were concerns about the

Felix Houghouet Boigny International Airport

Mention has to be made of the Felix Houghouet Boigny international airport in abidjan.

This airport is named after the first president of Cote d Ivoire, who ruled them for more than 30

Sunday Service at Family Worship Centre

So i was in abuja, and its Sunday, initially planned to attend service at Winners Chapel, but there was a change in plans ended up at Family Worship centre at Gidado idris way in Wuye in Abuja, did not know about the church until i got there.It turns out that the pastor of the church is Pastor Mrs Sarah Omakwu from Kaduna state.I was impressed with the size of the church and how big the compound is and the

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