Nsọñ idem to a nation at 63
Every first day of October moves me to say something about this beautiful country. Besieged on all sides by her demons, no doubt, Nigeria remains a country I am obsessed with.
Dear Alice or Nigeria’s Long Night
Alice, your question about my thoughts on the coming election was not ignored. No, don't misunderstand my silence. I've also been thinking about the polls. Honestly, I've been thin
The death of value and 99 other protesters.
I have been resisting putting up anything due to my protracted writer’s block but the victims and martyrs must be honoured. There are people who are still in denial of the mu
Can Americans survive the Biden Administration without an attack?
On this day 20 years ago, terrorists woke the wrong sleeping giant. The attacks united the American public behind the crazies in the White House and the American war machine was pu
On the latest Guinean coup.
Ordinary people jubilate at the announcement of every military takeover until the military “militarizes” the society. When another military coup topples that one, the s
A “People” for Itself
Some people were delusional about a UN intervention in Nigeria if things went ugly. Where they got their theory from remains removed from public records. The UN is not an organisat
The traveling language
Travelling was part of my many interests while growing up, I wanted to travel beyond Nigeria. While I was at Okeho, I came across my half-brother’s English exercise textbook.
The Big Lie About Restructuring
There is this general belief in the existence of a so-called powerful Northern hegemony. It needs to be logically understood. But first, let us do some basic mathematics. There are
Idris Déby: The Death of A Shrewd Politician, Warlord and Businessman
“Valar Morgulis, including those whose sins God must remember” Idris Déby Itno survived many coups and rebellions but the luckless warlord died of an assassin’s
The Eerie Invention of the Title
In Nigeria, the surname comes first. Check your school ID and confirm. The international standard puts the surname at the rear. That was how I initially opened my Facebook account.