In the early months of 2024, Nigeria was thrown into prolonged, severe heat waves, especially in the northern parts of the country, with temperatures rising to a record 41°C. Farmers bore the brunt.
For example, until 1992, Nigeria was a huge consumer of films from North America, Europe, China and India. Every child wanted to be a James Bond or Bruce Lee. Children competed against each other on ...
The daughters of a close couple family treated us to delightfully tasty and spicy home-made yam balls when we visited them in Abuja. When we lived in Nigeria, yams were only pounded, boiled or fried.