TagNigeria

deve

deve  n.— «The word deve is a neologistic infusion and shortened form of “Development Levy.”» —“Killing the Renaissance in Delta State” by Bobson Gbinije Daily Champion (Lagos, Nigeria) May 20...

kalo-kalo

kalo-kalo n. a slot machine or casino; (hence) a jocular reference to the financial affairs of Nigeria. Also kalokalo. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

kalo-kalo

kalo-kalo  n.— «The finest hour for those who have always likened the management of Nigeria’s economy to Kalokalo (casino), it appears, is here. Put roughly, Kalokalo refers to the inclination to enter an economic river without compass...

kalo-kalo

kalo-kalo
 n.— «It is like you are using slot machines, the so-called kalokalo.» —“Y’hello, network busy!” by Kingsley Osadolor Naija-news June 18, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

kalo-kalo

kalo-kalo  n.— «One of my brother’s friend’s…is a Nissan salesman (notice how he dropped the Maxima into the conversation), he referred to your car as a “kalo kalo” (fruit machine) for gas. And all the gadgets on it, I...

kalo-kalo

kalo-kalo  n.— «No wonder scores of kalo-kalo banks sprang up overnight as beneficiaries of rentier era.» —“Were You Better Off Under IBB?” by Tunji Bello THISDAY (Nigeria) Oct. 30, 2002. (source: Double...