
cry waterside
Like a house of mourning, a condolence register had been set up outside Peace Cottage, Waterside. The old man ignored it as he made his unsteady way through the silent don’t stop now… read on!
Like a house of mourning, a condolence register had been set up outside Peace Cottage, Waterside. The old man ignored it as he made his unsteady way through the silent don’t stop now… read on!
My #Day14 photograph in the series #31DaysOfDecember will barely turn any head outside Nigeria. Yet, within the country, it is difficult to understand the degree of national trauma represented by don’t stop now… read on!
I am really hoping that ‘Stelling’ may mean something other than ‘stealing’ in one of Nigeria’s 300 odd languages, but what are the chances? After all, it is not that don’t stop now… read on!
The sprawling town of Mpraeso is just south of Ghana’s Volta Lake and is home to a traditional pottery industry. I spent a few days there, enjoyed many scenic walks don’t stop now… read on!
The Igbosere High Court in Lagos was my ‘home parish’ in the 80s when I started private practice. I recall court visits here as teenager on a vac job with don’t stop now… read on!
In the ’80s, the Peugeot 504 was probably more common on the Nigerian street than the Toyota. I took this photo of young men hanging on to a speeding truck don’t stop now… read on!
My #Day9 photograph is your regular reminder that there are many Nigerias. In one of them, the bicycle repairer of the 19th century iron horse is still a valid career don’t stop now… read on!
My #Day8 photograph is one of the most ubiquitous sights on the Nigerian road: the migrating cow. This picture was taken at Geregu, but from Bornu to Calabar, from Sokoto don’t stop now… read on!
The Kampala Museum has an interesting feature: a grassed field populated with buildings from across the country, all constructed in the traditional design of the various ethnic nations in Uganda. don’t stop now… read on!
This is my sixth day of sharing pictures from the street . Today’s post is vintage #TruckPhilosophy: a bus driving around with the bumper legend “A good master deserves prayers”. don’t stop now… read on!