Mar

19

My People on HardTalk

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I stumbled on the Nuhu Ribadu the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commision (EFCC) boss interview on the BBC website. Now, I understand that there are many probelms with the EFCC but seeing the man talk on the programme really made me feel that he might actually mean what he is doing as the boss of the organisation. I think I actually feel this way because I saw it immediately after I saw Orji Uzor Kalu’s interview. I felt really ashamed that a person whou could lie so blatantly and transparently could say that he wants to become the president of Nigeria.

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Mar

11

Another week begins

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Today I wake up in the house of a Nigerian family in Berlin. Those who have read a bit of this would know about the time I was stranded at the airport, and a Nigerian lady, Lola, took me to her house. Well, I spent the weekend with her family. (for those who are not familiar with the Terminal Band story http://loomnie.com/2006/10/06/the-terminal-band/)

I knew that the weekend was going to be boring, and that I was going to be especially lonely, so sometime during the week to visit her family in Berlin. I called her and we made arrangements for me to come over on Saturday morning. Got to her house at a little past 10 in the morning, and we got ready to go to the house of another Nigerian who just had a kid, for the christening ceremony. I went along with her, her husband and their two kids. All who were there were Christians (all except the new father whom I think is a Muslim, cos I saw a Quran and a Muslim praying bead in the house, plus the kid was given an Islamic name). Anyway, it was a regular Nigerian pentecostal ceremony, with a lot of prayer and singing.

After the place we went to the Potsdamer Platz, walked around a bit and went back home. Today we are getting ready to go to church. I haven’t done that for a long time, and I am not particularly keen about going, but to respect the family I will go anyway. And then in the evening I will be off to Halle.

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