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It is easy to underestimate President Goodluck Jonathan. After eight of Olusegun Obasanjo’s rambunctious in-your-eyes-and noise style, followed by Umaru Yar’adua’s studiedly aloof interregnum, the approachable and quick to smile[…]
No one word divides camp in Nigeria today more than “corruption”. Such is the extent of the division that I doubt if both sides imagine the same processes, events, or[…]
Essays/Criticism · Lit Mag · Literature · opinion
by Kola Tubosun I began reading this story with trepidation, and a worry that after reading Elnathan John’s “Bayan Layi” which moved me in a disturbing yet endearing way, and Tope Folarin’s “Miracle”,[…]
‘…These actions amount to a declaration of war and a deliberate attempt to undermine the authority of the Nigerian state… As a responsible government, we will not tolerate this’, declared Nigerian President[…]
Some of the world’s great political, business and technology leaders share one thing: The ability to innovate and forge new paths in the face of daunting challenges. Against conventional wisdom,[…]
Now, I am not too certain how to call this. But ahead of the meeting last week of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), few commentators[…]
Culture and Society · Essays/Criticism · Lit Mag · Literature
by Kola Tubosun This week, as part of my five-week blogathon on the five shortlisted stories in the 2013 Caine Prize, I present some thoughts on the second story: Tope Folarin’s Miracle, first published in the[…]
By Tayo Olaleye In a small mining town in the North of Nigeria a few years ago, 100 children died rapidly within days and weeks of each other. No[…]
By government admission, some of the 150 private jets in Nigeria are used to ferry more than passengers; they are being used to fly huge sums of money out of[…]
When, recently, in a circular to all staff, my employers forbade the speaking of “vernacular” in favour of the English language, my initial reaction was of extreme crossness. I guess[…]
