ADEREMI'S NOTEBOOK

Jean Charles de Menezes (0)

Aba boy met Jean Charles de Menezes;

I had met this guy once in my house. We had a problem with the lighting in our loft, and wifey knew someone at work that was familiar with this very good Brazilian electrician.
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A day later, when the identity of the suspect became clearer, and when it appeared that the wrong guy had been shot, wifey called from work sobbing. The guy that had been shot was the one that came to have a look at our loft a few months ago.

— Ok, there is chocolate and there is chocolate no dey melt. #

— The Unhappy index; Nigeria used to be the happiest country, now in the bottom 30. Of course when you see Cuba in the top 8, it makes you think. via muti (2)

EFCC: Why We Arrested Adenuga (2)

From Thisday;

“The Commission thinks it necessary to clarify that: EFCC visited Chief Adenuga’s home on Sunday, 9th July 2006, only after several invitations to him, over a period of more than three months. He refused to honour the invitations;

“Even at his Victoria Island, Lagos home, for over seven hours, Adenuga, among other evasive tactics employed by his family and staff, refused to see EFCC operatives or allow them entry;

“The 14 operatives (not “over 40″ or “over 70″ as reported in the media) had no choice than to extract Chief Adenuga in a professional manner, with due respect for his rights as a citizen of Nigeria and in accordance with established rules and regulations. Consequently, no injury was done to his person or damage to his property;

Fair enough.

Ruud Elmendorp and Rocketboom (0)

Everyone can’t stop talking about how or why Amanda Congdon quit Rocketboom.

As I searched through Rocketboom’s archives, I was intrigued to discover Ruud Elmendorp’s videoblog, currently reporting from various countries in Africa. Ruud has done a few reports for Rocketboom. His latest report was a piece on mobile phone booths in Narobi.

I recommend you bookmark his blog for updates.

— No Food for Lazy Man; Just reminds me of those Lagos trucks on the expressway to Ibadan. #

— Another beautiful idea. Just $100. (2)

— Peugeot 504 is still in production in Nigeria. I am not kidding! #

— Stars in your eyes: Rapping Granny (1)

Life after the World Cup (1)

I am not sure the office will be as fun anymore. It is depressing to think about life after the World Cup.

During this World Cup, Beckham became a physics genius. Just like everyone else, I discovered that America developed “American Football” because it’s completely rubbish at the one everyone else plays. Did you know there was also a North-South divide in football? Finally, I learnt to score some amazing goals across London.

No more World Cup. The flat screens in our building will be back on Bloomberg. No more BBC1 or ITV1. The premiership does not get interesting until December even though it starts in Mid-August…