Cost of Living in Nigeria in 1986 – As Seen Through the Lens of My Father’s Diary

Tade Oyebode

On a visit home in 2017, I carted back some of my parent's diaries, with permission of course. Today, I flicked through the 1986 diary. What caught my attention was the cost of goods in 1986. If you are conversant with the history of Nigeria, you will remember that it was in those days when… Continue reading Cost of Living in Nigeria in 1986 – As Seen Through the Lens of My Father’s Diary

The “spirit” in Camara Laye’s “The African Child”

Tade Oyebode

I once blogged on the spirituality of the Yoruba people of South West of Nigeria (read here). As I read again The African Child by Camara Laye, it is very clear the same statement was true of the people of Guinea of his time. In this post I do a quick sweep of the the… Continue reading The “spirit” in Camara Laye’s “The African Child”

JE NG LO GBA TEMI by TAA Ladele and the Girl Child of South Western Nigeria, circa 1971

Tade Oyebode

This short post is about the first page of JE NG LO GBA TEMI by TAA Ladele, a book written in 1971. A work of fiction but I believe fictions always have some basis in reality. JE NG LO GBA TEMI can be translated "Let me have fun", "I want to enjoy this season of… Continue reading JE NG LO GBA TEMI by TAA Ladele and the Girl Child of South Western Nigeria, circa 1971

“The African Child” By Camara Laye: West African Spirituality

Tade Oyebode

The African Child was first published in 1954. The author was Camara Laye, an African immigrant from Guinea. who lived in France at the time of publication. The author was born in 1928. The first chapter of the book, the focus of this essay, was set at a time when he was very young, he… Continue reading “The African Child” By Camara Laye: West African Spirituality