[dropcap custom_class=”normal”]Picking aso-ebi for your event or party mostly depends on the personal prefence of the celebrant. The style, taste, age, and sometimes societal class of the celebrant determines the kind of fabric chosen.[/dropcap]Continue reading
Nigeria Memories: My First Visit by Brian Botts
[dropcap custom_class=”normal”] I just can’t stop writing about Nigeria. It’s because I miss it. I haven’t been back in a while and I’m looking forward to 2015 when I go back. I find it therapeutic writing about my experiences and opinions from all the trips I made to the great Country of Nigeria. [/dropcap]
Happy New Year 2015!!! Facing The Office After The Festive Holiday!
[dropcap custom_class=”normal”]Going back to work after the festive period can be tiring and exhausting. What are the chances that you’ll wake up early this week, open one eye and think: ‘Why on earth is my alarm going off in the middle of the night? Then reality strikes, Christmas is over. No more watching the holiday movies, no more free food and no more back to back parties.[/dropcap]Continue reading
Lagos New Year Countdown
[dropcap custom_class=”normal”] The concept was conceived by the Lagos State Governor His Excellency Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola SAN. The Lagos Countdown is not just about celebrating the end of one year and the coming of another, more importantly it celebrates culture, language and promotes commerce especially for more small scale businesses as well as providing job for locals and business opportunities for most. [/dropcap]
Count Down | Happy New Year
[dropcap custom_class=”normal”] Count down to the New Year. New year tradition varies from country to country, celebrations begin on the evening of December 31—New Year’s Eve—and continue into the early hours of January 1. In many cultures, the event is celebrated in different ways. [/dropcap]
Gonja Cloth From Ghana
[dropcap custom_class=”normal”]The recognized capital of Gonja cloth making is Daboya, one of the oldest settlements in Ghana. Gonja cloth is made with cotton cloth strips of about four inches wide, joined together to make a large piece of cloth. [/dropcap]Continue reading
The Pearl of Africa’s Tourism, Bauchi State
[dropcap custom_class=”normal”] Situated at the geographical North-Eastern part of Nigeria, Bauchi State remains the best tourism haven with a warm and hospitable weather as well as over 15 different destinations that rightly earned it the slogan as ‘The Pearl of Africa’s Tourism’. [/dropcap]Continue reading
Kogi State Tourist Site
[dropcap custom_class=”normal”]Mount Patti is a massive hill that towers over Lokoja. It has a plateau that measures approximately fifteen square kilometres, from which one can see the confluence point of Rivers Niger and Benue. Patti is a Nupe native name for a “hill” Hence the famous mountain towering about 452.3M above sea level over the city of Lokoja once provided refuge sites for natives has come to be known as Mount Patti as it was first referred to by early European visitors. [/dropcap]Continue reading
Natural Beauty: Lamu Archipelago Kenya
[dropcap custom_class=”normal”]The main town on the island of the same name just off Kenya’s northeastern coast, tranquil Lamu was founded in the 14th century, making it the country’s oldest living town and the best-preserved Swahili settlement in East Africa. Lamu Museum (with its prized siwa horns) and the two-centuries-old Lamu Fort are two of the main attractions. The restored Swahili House Museum is small but quite interesting. About a 30-minute walk north of town, white sandy Shela Beach is one of the island’s best. [/dropcap]Continue reading
Artisans at the French Bazaar in Lagos
[dropcap custom_class=”normal”] The French bazaar was held on the 6th of December in Lagos. Most artisans came from different states in Nigeria to exhibit varieties of products; hand made jam, arts, crafts, sculptures, scented candles, unique gift items and many more. Bellafricana was amongst the artisans, as always, I saved you some interesting pictures.. [/dropcap]