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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.
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.
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.
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.
