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Abeokuta
Marginally cosmopolitan. Paints a picture of a reluctant protégé. To Lagos. Belongs to the "has potentials" club.
Marginally cosmopolitan. Paints a picture of a reluctant protégé. To Lagos. Belongs to the "has potentials" club.
Ado- Ekiti
A ‘fountain of knowledge’ that was almost drained by an absence of knowledge.
A clime currently on a journey of rediscovery.
A ‘fountain of knowledge’ that was almost drained by an absence of knowledge.
A clime currently on a journey of rediscovery.
Asaba
A clime stuck in the crossroads of time. A vision under the stranglehold of a colonial history. A history it appears to be in an estranged relationship with, but cannot let go of.
A clime stuck in the crossroads of time. A vision under the stranglehold of a colonial history. A history it appears to be in an estranged relationship with, but cannot let go of.
Benin
A ‘heartbeat’ lacking rhythm. And, though famous for its works of art, it has refused to become a work of art.
A ‘heartbeat’ lacking rhythm. And, though famous for its works of art, it has refused to become a work of art.
Birnin Kebbi
A clime stuck on a claim to fame occasioned by a history of Jihads & prominence within the ‘Banza Bakwai’.
It is only recently coming to terms with the realities of ‘development’.
A clime stuck on a claim to fame occasioned by a history of Jihads & prominence within the ‘Banza Bakwai’.
It is only recently coming to terms with the realities of ‘development’.
Calabar
The ‘should have been’ that is still searching for what ‘to be’.
The ‘should have been’ that is still searching for what ‘to be’.
Enugu
The ‘can be’ that hasn’t been, & isn’t looking likely ‘to be’ soon. A failure of purpose.
The ‘can be’ that hasn’t been, & isn’t looking likely ‘to be’ soon. A failure of purpose.
Gombe
In the savannah, a ‘jewel’ in need of a touch, or two, of ‘scrubbing’ with the polish of logic.
In the savannah, a ‘jewel’ in need of a touch, or two, of ‘scrubbing’ with the polish of logic.
Ibadan
The never-ending bridge between civilisations. A clime where, in perpetuity, the future beckons, but the past drags on.
The never-ending bridge between civilisations. A clime where, in perpetuity, the future beckons, but the past drags on.
Ilorin
A clime symbolising the tragedy of ‘identity search’. A ‘melting pot’ of ‘identity’ politics.
A clime symbolising the tragedy of ‘identity search’. A ‘melting pot’ of ‘identity’ politics.
Jalingo
A ‘beauty’ lost in its own essence; it’s ‘diversity’. A ‘beacon’ unclaimed due simply to the failure of logic.
A ‘beauty’ lost in its own essence; it’s ‘diversity’. A ‘beacon’ unclaimed due simply to the failure of logic.
Jos
A ‘purpose’ that lost its way. A clime that has become a victim of its ‘gift’; it’s beauty & allure.
A tragedy of human consciousness.
A ‘purpose’ that lost its way. A clime that has become a victim of its ‘gift’; it’s beauty & allure.
A tragedy of human consciousness.
Kaduna
Arewa's Trojan horse. Land with monuments unseen, a past unheard, & a culture that almost faded in the turbulence of politics.
Arewa's Trojan horse. Land with monuments unseen, a past unheard, & a culture that almost faded in the turbulence of politics.
Kano
Quintessential melting pot of the 'haves' & 'have-nots'; in surreal harmony.
A clime characterised primarily by unbridled hubris.
Quintessential melting pot of the 'haves' & 'have-nots'; in surreal harmony.
A clime characterised primarily by unbridled hubris.
Katsina
A ‘twinkle’ star unfortunate to be bordered by ‘shining’ stars. A ‘vision’ whose essence is still waiting to unfold.
A ‘twinkle’ star unfortunate to be bordered by ‘shining’ stars. A ‘vision’ whose essence is still waiting to unfold.
Lagos
A wilderness where everything is possible, & nothing is possible. Simultaneously.
A wilderness where everything is possible, & nothing is possible. Simultaneously.
Lokoja
A ‘history’ being told by the failure of ‘purpose’. A potential bonded by its own ‘gift’; it’s ‘diversity’.
A ‘history’ being told by the failure of ‘purpose’. A potential bonded by its own ‘gift’; it’s ‘diversity’.
Maiduguri
The ‘hope’ of the Sahel that, sadly, is suffering from the tragedy of the Sahel.
A poster boy for the tragedy of climate change.
The ‘hope’ of the Sahel that, sadly, is suffering from the tragedy of the Sahel.
A poster boy for the tragedy of climate change.
Makurdi
Bears semblance of an orphan living under influence of a repressed childhood.
Traumatised by past failures, it can't move forward.
Bears semblance of an orphan living under influence of a repressed childhood.
Traumatised by past failures, it can't move forward.
Minna
The open-source latency between potentialism & kineticism. Poster boy of "having potential" but lacking initial torque to ever begin to actualise.
The open-source latency between potentialism & kineticism. Poster boy of "having potential" but lacking initial torque to ever begin to actualise.
Oshogbo
Ancestrally agrarian. Historically significant for being location of the turning point in the Fulani-Yoruba wars centuries ago. Presently an example of what could become of education in Nigeria.
Ancestrally agrarian. Historically significant for being location of the turning point in the Fulani-Yoruba wars centuries ago. Presently an example of what could become of education in Nigeria.
Port Harcourt
The tragedy of ‘abundance’. A clime in search of ‘what can make it work’.
The tragedy of ‘abundance’. A clime in search of ‘what can make it work’.
Sokoto
A ‘civilisation’ repressed, ironically, by its ‘progress’. A clime so full of ‘history’ that it’s becoming a history.
A ‘civilisation’ repressed, ironically, by its ‘progress’. A clime so full of ‘history’ that it’s becoming a history.
Yola
A ‘municipality’ that’s literally just a vastness of plainness.
A ‘municipality’ that’s literally just a vastness of plainness.
