Waiting for Caine 2013
by Kola Tubosun What will the Caine Prize judges be looking for this year? Topicality? Politics? Dexterity? Profundity? Conflict? Emotion? Complexity? Looking at a set of shortlisted stories that[…]
Tope Folarin Speaks to NigeriansTalk
Tope Folarin is on the shortlist of this year’s Caine Prize shortlist, along with Elnathan John, Chinelo Okparanta, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, and Pede Hollist. His short story Miracle, has been reviewed[…]
The Bad, The Bad, And The Ugly – 10 Hard Facts On The Global Effects Of Tobacco
By Bankole Oluwafemi Tobacco kills. Pure and simple. Yet many people choose to overlook that fact, choosing to watch their own lifespans float up in smoke, with every puff. But the[…]
POST MDG: WHAT SHOULD NIGERIA FOCUS ON
By Dr. Maimunat Ahmadu Millennium Development Goals, MDGs, for short have been on the hearts, minds and lips of every country in the world with emphasis placed on low and[…]
First Lady versus First Governor – Salisu Suleiman
If it is dangerous, as many have found to their cost, to underestimate President Goodluck Jonathan, it would be even more dangerous to underrate his wife, Patience. And when the[…]
Analysis · Health · HealthDesk
The Doctor Ordered Primary Health Care
By Temie Giwa The International Finance Corporation claims that $4.5 billion investment is needed to repair Nigeria’s health system and deliver good health care for people. This isn’t news. Anyone[…]
The Seeds Of Impunity
The newspapers last week, were full of plaints by a senior minister (at the centre). The main charge? Apparently, successive attempts by the central government to set up a “rainy[…]
Essays/Criticism · Fiction · Lit Mag · Literature · Writing
No, Not “America”, but Love – A Review
by Kola Tubosun Here are my thoughts on the final story on the Caine Prize shortlist: Chinelo Okparanta’s America. Thoughts on earlier stories are here: Bayan Layi, Miracle, Foreign Aid and Whispering Trees. _________________ As far as[…]
Wage rigidity and the Super Eagles
It is a classic idea in economics. Wage rigidity. Wages go up very easily. Reducing wages though is always very tough as the NFF has had to find out the[…]
Jonathan as President and Contractor-in-Chief
In addition to her intellect, Oby Ezekwesili, former vice president of the World Bank and minister of education is known to speak her mind – regardless of who may be[…]