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Author: Pelu Awofeso

Lagos, through the eyes of a sassy traveller

Posted on April 21, 2022April 21, 2022 by Pelu Awofeso

Lagos is noise. It is chaos. It is fast paced.

But Lagos is also rich history, vibrant culture and ecstatic entertainment, not to mention its reputation

Inside Badagry’s slavery museum

Posted on August 23, 2021August 23, 2021 by Pelu Awofeso

This piece is re-published here in commemoration of International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade and its abolition

By Pelu Awofeso

Frozen

Ibom E-library

The story behind this striking sculpture in Uyo

Posted on July 28, 2021July 31, 2021 by Pelu Awofeso

Tiled The Reader 2 it is a feminine figure rising up to 30 feet and looking down at a book.

Around the world in 120 fear-filled minutes

Posted on July 2, 2021July 5, 2021 by Pelu Awofeso

The past year and half has felt like eternity, literally. The pandemic has not only fractured the world as we knew it, it has also doused it in despair.

Archaeologist calls attention to destruction of sites and relics of Old Oyo Empire

Posted on June 27, 2021July 3, 2021 by Pelu Awofeso

Professor Ogundiran noted that it is only the Alaafin that can stop Bara’s destruction as things stand.

Holiday on the Hills

Nigeria now has 17 national parks (and first marine park in West Africa)

Posted on June 26, 2021July 3, 2021 by Pelu Awofeso

The Nigerian government has approved the establishment of 10 new national parks across the country. The Conservator-General of the Nigeria Park Service Dr Ibrahim Musa Goni revealed this piece

Here’s what flyers can expect when the new airport terminal in Uyo is ready

Posted on June 20, 2021July 5, 2021 by Pelu Awofeso

I recently took a tour of the ultra-modern terminal of the Victor Attah International Airport (VAIA) in Uyo. Construction work is progressing fast. When completed, the new terminal, which

[Travel Film] Finding Mary Slessor

Posted on June 19, 2021July 5, 2021 by Pelu Awofeso

Two haunting images set me off on my Mary Slessor quest in May 2021; two images I have had with me for about

10 cities (and towns) in Nigeria rich in history, culture and nature

Posted on June 18, 2021July 5, 2021 by Pelu Awofeso

Sculpture of freed slaves at Badagry Heritage Museum (by Adedeji Olalekan)

Badagry

Badagry town in the western tip of Lagos has many things

An evening at a beach in Lagos

Posted on June 18, 2021July 5, 2021 by Pelu Awofeso

A beach scene in Lagos. Image by Adedeji Olalekan

By Pelu Awofeso

Nick, Reggie and Teddy go to the beach (on Lagos island)

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