“It’s The Economy Stupid”
Over the last couple of weeks, a succession (profusion?) of, dare I say, “important” events in this country lead to only one conclusion: that everything (at least until 2015) has[…]
Analysis · General · Non-fiction · Politics · Review
Thoughts on Nasir El-Rufai’s “The Accidental Public Servant”
Paperback and kindle editions available on Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Publication Date: February 2013 ISBN-10: 1481967401 ISBN-13: 978-1481967402 “…to put on record my version of events…” is[…]
Jonathan and the big fight – Salisu Suleiman
That many Nigerians are delighted with the seeming implosion of the self-acclaimed Africa’s largest political group, Peoples Democratic Party (PD) is not a secret. What many suspect, but refrain from[…]
On Being A Successful (“normal”) Nigerian
I was recently reminded (facetiously I presume) by a “sister” of mine that “all this big English” will not take me far. And then she “cordially” invited me to join[…]
Dinner with Atiku Abubakar
I’ve always wondered if there’s a method to political success in Nigeria; if you need a certain amount of native intelligence and/or charm to succeed, or maybe you just need[…]
Issue #21: Never Ending Circles
In 2003, as an undergraduate in Ibadan, I’d been moved to write a series of poems under the working title Stoning the Devil to deal with my conundrum with a war[…]
In Service
By Kayode Odumboni SCENE 1 The light falls on Chiamaka packing her belongings which consisted mostly of her clothing. Damilotun remains seated on the mattress that lies on the right[…]
Essays/Criticism · Lit Mag · Non-fiction
Forgotten Heroes & Disappearing Acts
by Dami Ajayi I Once upon a time. I happened on a book. And I fell in love with the book. I borrow my staccato sentences from this rather quaint[…]
Still On Our Private Universities
I have spent the last couple of months acquainting myself with the goings on in our private universities. The (recent) and still unresolved strike by academic staff in our public[…]