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Mr Bepo was wary about entering the commercial transportation business venture because the drivers were untrustworthy. They either frustrated the idea, defaulted on payment, or colluded with mechanics to defraud the vehicle owners. This can be found on page 12 of the novel.

The term roforofos as used by Mr Audu on page 10 of the novel refers to "petty disagreements and conflicts". These were the conflicts that King Oloja, in Village Headmaster, tried to resolve.

The fact that Mr Bepo was reluctant to relocate abroad despite the financial, familial and professional benefits that he would obtain if he did so shows that he valued his students and their growth over all else.

Bepo believes that the hourly system of payment is much more beneficial to the employees than the monthly system. This is because it would make hob schedules flexible and offer the employee an opportunity to change jobs as often as he could. This can be found on page14 of the novel.

According to the novel, up to 1000 out of the country's 3000 doctors were migrating annually. This can be found on page 15 of the novel.

Mr Nku, one of the staff at Stardom Schools, took a N2 million loan from the school's cooperative and relocated abroad two days later. This can be found on page 15 of the novel.

One of the school's drivers attempted to steal the bus in his custody because he wanted to sell it and use the proceeds to send his son to college abroad. This can be found on page 15 of the novel.

According to the novel, People in the UK understand that there is an opportunity for their children to enjoy quality education and the healthcare system is much better than in Nigeria. This can be found on page 16 and 17 of the novel.

Bepo remembers this proverb when he realises that people always have different results when they relocate abroad. This proverb can be found on page 17 of the novel.

Hope was an accountant who applied for and secured admission to a Master's in the UK. His wife joined him to work and earn the money that would see him through. But barely four months later, his wife stopped providing for him. She explained that the demands of her job made it impracticable to keep sponsoring him. This teaches the importance of financial independence when relocating abroad This can be found on page 17 of the novel.

Sola and her husband had to borrow about N4 million to fund their relocation. This can be found on page 16 of the novel.

Bepo lives at Adeniyi Jones, Ikeja, Lagos. This can be found on page 19 of the novel.

Mr Ignatius does not want his children to grow up in Nigeria. He said: "I want them to grow up in a sane environment. I don't want other children that are being trained outside the country now to return and lord things over my own children." This can be found on page 20 of the novel.

While Mrs Ibbidunn Gloss was taking a walk on the school property, she chose to check a piece of land that was acquired by the school two years ago. This is when she discovered that the staff at Stardom were using that piece of land as a car park even after the staff had been assigned parks within the premises. This can be found on page 24 and 25 of the novel.

The staff at Stardom Schools are able to afford cars because they take loans from the school's cooperative society. This can be found on page 25 and 26 of the novel where the principal reveals this to the MD after she found the cars parked in one of the school's properties that they have turned into a car park.