Nigeria, April 29 -- Hafeez: "Hello, Jyde O, happy birthday in arrears. I learnt your birthday was yesterday."

Jide: "Thanks, my dear brother."

Hafeez: "How's work, and family?"

Jide: "Lafiya lau"

Hafeez: "Who taught you Hausa?"

Jide: "Commot there! You think because you're a Hausa man, only you can speak the language?"

Hafeez: "My paddy, there is no time to check the time. I called you for two things. First is to greet you on your birthday. Second, I am contesting for the position of senator in the next general elections, and I need your financial support. You know politics is capital-intensive."

Jide: "Hafeez, financial support from a struggling man like me? What do I have to offer a 'big' man like you? You're a banker and well-...