Comments on naijablog: The new diasporic literature

the pig metaphor is rather insulting. there are be...

2009-06-25T04:13:36.126+01:00

the pig metaphor is rather insulting. there are better choices please.

When I lived in Nigeria, there was a story I heard...

2006-08-08T17:30:00.000+01:00

When I lived in Nigeria, there was a story I heard often enough: one day, for whatever reason, a pig was taken out of its sty, washed, scented and bejewelled, then flown to Oyinbo country where it was educated at the best schools.

Upon arrival back to its home, said pig immediately threw off its jewels, nice clothes, and certificates then started wallowing joyfully in the mud of its sty.

Perhaps this, more than anything else, is the reason for the Nigerian "return".

the hilarity of everyday life in New York is so re...

2006-08-07T11:18:00.000+01:00

the hilarity of everyday life in New York is so real

Okay I must say you write REALLY WELL!!! Kudos, I ...

2006-08-07T06:29:00.000+01:00

Okay I must say you write REALLY WELL!!! Kudos, I mean it feels like you should be the one writing books, reading excerpts from YOUR NY TIMES BEST SELLER, and signing autographs..hehehe...BTW read your blog on homeboy with the roller blades spotting his ipod and specs, this Lagos turning into NY slowly but surely incident, I say a big fat MAYBE NO!! to that. Please I have lived here in the U.S for 8 years, and I am finally on my way back home to naij, and i sure don't want to get confused when I get there! Before I get snapped at, I do support developments etc etc but i mean westernization and modernization..not the same thing..hehe Tell me a little bit more about your backgroung Jay, undergrad, grad? major in school? your job in abuja? career interests?