So yes, I think that Saint Nicholas and the black Pete debate is racist and that we should give it up. Traditions are there to be changed and adjusted to the times in which we live.
Category: musings
Osogbo Disco(very)
The 1950s saw the desecration of the Osun-Osogbo Grove and prohibited actions like fishing, hunting and felling of trees in the grove took place until the abuse was stopped by Osogbo people with the participation of Susanne Wenger.
My Yankari diary
First opened to the general public in december 1962, Yankari Game Reserve, Bauchi is the oldest wildlife conservation area and ecotourism destination in West Africa, Its history dates back to 1956.
Black Blood – A Poem By Matthew Blaise
A white man once asked me: why are you black? I shrugged, hid the detest of the hate he spat … More
‘I Wasn’t Born ln Nigeria, Nigeria Was Born In Me.’ – Hilde Jetten
Did you know that I’ve always been a weird child ? All those years you never ever noticed where … More
Documenting History (The TVC Interview)- Bolaji Alonge
The campaign on Documenting History is generating a huge interest by the Nigerian and international audience. I was invited to … More
Felabration 2017: Boundless ecstasy
For many Afrobeat fans around the world, to be in Lagos Nigeria, especially during Felabration is huge and huge it indeed was
“A Different World In My Head”…… ? (A Poem By Hilde Jetten.)
Do you know……. I’m so tired of all the shit that goes on in the world. It seems like everyone … More
Prof. Wole Soyinka’s Residence Rampaged again By Cattle Herders..
The home of Africa’s first Nobel Laureate (Literature) Prof. Wole Soyinka has been rampaged once again by notorious herdsmen, making … More
Growing Up – By Hilde Jetten
“Child, grab your bike and go to school”
A Son / Daughter Comes Home
By Hilde Jetten
It Doesn’t Interest Me… I Want To Know (Read / Listen)
You can listen to this.