Love Has Got a Price Tag
It’s noteworthy what the celebration of Valentine’s Day (not the celebration of love) has turned out to be in Nigeria over the past decade. Interestingly, Valentine’s Day is the next most celebrated ‘festival’ on the lunar calendar after New Year. Here, Valentine is synonymous with love and splashes of Red will be seen in the even smallest of places this season. Without trying to differentiate what Love is from what Valentine means, or discussing the true essence of Valentine, our minds are still echoing with memories of Friday, the 14 th : marriage proposals, break ups and heart breaks, high purchasing power (thank goodness that Valentine isn’t in January, the month people are broke after all yuletide expenses), dinner dates, deceit, traffic jam in major cities et al! This is the month of LOVE! This post (and maybe the next) is dedicated to this month of love, the celebration of what love is and what price people pay for love. Whilst listening to Tina Turner’s classic, ‘w...