ISSUE #19: Caine and Consequences
This issue has been delayed for weeks because of the Caine Prize. We spent the last six weeks before the eventual announcement following the horse race. Each of the shortlisted[…]
Four Cowries
poems by Ikhide Ikheloa _____________ DM (For you, Dambudzo Marechera, for things that make no sense, because we are afraid…) Bloody December.Ogun prowls the catacombs. And myrmidons of darkness[…]
Flash Fictions
by D.M Aderibigbe ERE AAYO (BOARD GAME) The graveyard beside Tunde’s house along Mabadeje street was a terror to my mother, even though she didn’t know either the colour of the gate[…]
In Conversation with Aaron Bady
by Kola Tubosun My first interaction with Aaron Bady was through the Caine Prize Carnival (now in its third year) in which bloggers give their opinion on Caine Prize shortlisted[…]
Why I Cannot Accept The Verdict On This Administration
I am persuaded (appearances notwithstanding, and despite the seeming exertions of key personnel) that the incumbent administration at the federal level has not succeeded along as many dimensions of our[…]
Nigeria’s Expendable Police Officers – Salisu Suleiman
Imagine the reaction of America and Americans were 100 US Marshals and FBI agents to be gunned down by a secret cult in a single incident. Or to put it[…]
How Not To Explain Corruption In Nigeria
At a private breakfast mid-last week, I was run over by a fable on the character of one of the main problems confronting project Nigeria: corruption. Responding to an ad[…]
Who is Nigerian?
A couple of weeks ago, Wale tweeted. Omo naija — Wale Folarin (@Wale) June 14, 2013 An inoffensive tweet for all intents and purposes which would have been lost[…]
Analysis · General · World Affairs
A Knee-Jerk Approach to Managing Immigration in the UK
A proposed scheme by the UK government that would require first-time visitors from certain Asian and African countries to deposit a £3,000 bond to obtain a visitor’s visa to the[…]