Articles By: Ayemidun

Of Progressives and Ideologues: A Good-humoured View of South West Politics

0 December 1, 2010 9:49 am

Fayemi and the Usual Suspects: The evil that walked the rugged landscapes of Ekiti was not Segun Oni. The evil was a brand of regressive political system that President Obasanjo promoted since 2003. The guy was said to be a [...]

Beyond Gadaffi: Nigeria, Federalism and Other Quicksands

0 March 24, 2010 12:48 pm

Though identity, as a category of self perception and self-determination, is considered unhelpful and mischievous because of its tendency towards entrenching xenophobia and ghetto mentality in globalised discourse, but one might be persuaded, in the light of recent ethno-religious violence [...]

Of Mutallab, European Football and Terorrism

6 January 15, 2010 3:41 pm

These days whenever you walk into a bar, you are almost always certain people will be watching or arguing football, European. The debate on the soccercolonisation of Nigerian youth consciousness is more or less foregone. But the tragic thing is [...]

Amputations, Nollywood and Other Images

6 October 28, 2009 11:30 am

Nigeria has always been a country of fantasized greatness since the collapse of the first republic. But the rebranding antics of the minister of information have added a risible dimension to the fantasy ride. This is not because the branding [...]