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1. You, the night before you go to apply for a visa.

Baba God, do it for your child.

2. You and Visa forms.

The stress.

3. When you get rejected by some countries and you’re just there thinking about your life.

Is this my life? Even this skreppy country is rejecting me?

4. The moment you realize your passport is lowkey just a wallet for visas.

When will it get better, ehn?

5. You, praying that the immigration officer suddenly becomes colour blind.

He shall see blue in Jesus’ name.

6. What the line for foreign passports looks like in a new country:

What is all this?

7. How immigration officers look at you when you bring out your green passport:

Oh God!

8. Your face, whenever they detain you at a foreign airport.

Why always me?

9. You, looking at the countries that you don’t need a visa to enter.

Is this a joke?

10. When countries in the same Africa as you are still asking for a visa too.

In my own continent again?

11. You, watching your friends with blue and red passports plan summer holidays.

Chai!

12. Whenever citizens start misbehaving around you.

Abeg oh! I know the colour of my passport.

13. When you want to enter your own country and they are answering people with blue and red passports first.

What the hell?
Back in 1984, Nigerian artist, Tunde Odunlade, and Assistant Secretary of State, Linda Thomas Greenwich, met for the first time.
Thirty years ago, Tunde, a print and textile artist went to Linda’s window to request for a visa to the United States when she was serving as a Consular Officer in Lagos.

Tunde, who was granted the visa rose to be one of the leading faces of traditional African art . His work has been displayed in many countries and is currently in a collection of institutions such as the Smithsonian Museum of African Art.

Thirty years after their first encounter, as if by coincidence, Linda and Tunde happened to be panelists for a discussion on the Chibok girls.

Tunde recognised her and just had to pay her a visit to thank her for approving his visa in 1984. He even showed her some of his work.

Tunde Odunlade was the first African artist to exhibit at the Festival of Atlanta in 1987. Till date, he uses his art to address the social issues Nigerians face.

You can view his collections on his website.
1. You to Nigeria, when your student visa gets approved.

I’m out.
2. When all the scholarships have “must be a citizen to apply”.

Is it fair?
3. When you can’t talk to a Nigerian at home without them reminding you it will soon expire.

You’ll be fine.
4. When you can’t work more than 20 hours a week and your bills are just looking at you like:

Hay God!
5. Nigerians at home, when you try to give your political opinions:

No vex.
6. When your friends want you to come back home and visit.

This friendship is too expensive, biko.
7. You, when citizens start shouting “fuck the police.”

I’m not among oh.
8. When you try to travel somewhere else with your student visa.

The pain.
9. When you can’t do anything without filling a million forms.

Kill me na.
10. When you come back home and your parents start stressing you.

Let me do and go back.
11. When your friends are talking about skipping class and you remember your visa status.

I cannot come and go and fail.
12. When you realize your visa is about to expire.

Jisos!
13. When you want to renew your visa and they’ve increased the cost.

WHY?
14. When you’re waiting to see if they will grant you the renewal.

God epp me.
15. You to the country, when you succesfully renew your student visa.

Winning!
Basketmouth has been busy making endorsement deals in Nigeria and the abroad.

Ahn ahn! Basketmouth fine small sha.
But just like anyone else pitching ideas, you’ve got to make sure your oga at the top is happy with it.

He holds the key to your success na… Financial success.
But what happens if he doesn’t like your idea at all?!

Open your mouth and start praying!
Do you try and explain yourself?

“Em Sah! You see the way this thing will look in the end ehn…”
Do you run?

Hay God and they gave him visa ohh!
Do you start thinking of all that money you won’t get?

*Cries in pounds, dollars and euros*
Watch how Basketmouth tries to salvage his business deal here:

1. You, the night before you go to apply for a visa.

2. You and Visa forms.

3. When you get rejected by some countries and you’re just there thinking about your life.

4. The moment you realize your passport is lowkey just a wallet for visas.

5. You, praying that the immigration officer suddenly becomes colour blind.

6. What the line for foreign passports looks like in a new country:

7. How immigration officers look at you when you bring out your green passport:

8. Your face, whenever they detain you at a foreign airport.

9. You, looking at the countries that you don’t need a visa to enter.

10. When countries in the same Africa as you are still asking for a visa too.

11. You, watching your friends with blue and red passports plan summer holidays.

12. Whenever citizens start misbehaving around you.

13. When you want to enter your own country and they are answering people with blue and red passports first.

Thirty years ago, Tunde, a print and textile artist went to Linda’s window to request for a visa to the United States when she was serving as a Consular Officer in Lagos.

Tunde, who was granted the visa rose to be one of the leading faces of traditional African art . His work has been displayed in many countries and is currently in a collection of institutions such as the Smithsonian Museum of African Art.

Thirty years after their first encounter, as if by coincidence, Linda and Tunde happened to be panelists for a discussion on the Chibok girls.

Tunde recognised her and just had to pay her a visit to thank her for approving his visa in 1984. He even showed her some of his work.

Tunde Odunlade was the first African artist to exhibit at the Festival of Atlanta in 1987. Till date, he uses his art to address the social issues Nigerians face.

1. You to Nigeria, when your student visa gets approved.

2. When all the scholarships have “must be a citizen to apply”.

3. When you can’t talk to a Nigerian at home without them reminding you it will soon expire.

4. When you can’t work more than 20 hours a week and your bills are just looking at you like:

5. Nigerians at home, when you try to give your political opinions:

6. When your friends want you to come back home and visit.

7. You, when citizens start shouting “fuck the police.”

8. When you try to travel somewhere else with your student visa.

9. When you can’t do anything without filling a million forms.

10. When you come back home and your parents start stressing you.

11. When your friends are talking about skipping class and you remember your visa status.

12. When you realize your visa is about to expire.

13. When you want to renew your visa and they’ve increased the cost.

14. When you’re waiting to see if they will grant you the renewal.

15. You to the country, when you succesfully renew your student visa.

Basketmouth has been busy making endorsement deals in Nigeria and the abroad.

But just like anyone else pitching ideas, you’ve got to make sure your oga at the top is happy with it.

But what happens if he doesn’t like your idea at all?!

Do you try and explain yourself?

Do you run?

Do you start thinking of all that money you won’t get?

Watch how Basketmouth tries to salvage his business deal here: