Wole Soyinka: Has the man died? By Ugoji Egbujo
At almost ninety two, Wole Soyinka remains strong and razor-sharp. The Obidients bear witness to his roar and linguistic agility. Yet three years into his bosom friend’s presidency, and for the first time since 1960, Soyinka appears comfortable with a president’s atrocities and sacrilege. Has the man died? During the 2023 elections he claimed he was out […]
White is supreme: Trump has undressed America’s hypocrisy
White is supreme. Trump was president. It didn’t matter what he grabbed and whom he grabbed; white women voted for him. He was white, brash and bare-knuckled against racial niceties as whites should be. And they liked him so. Political correctness is white cowardice.
Kankara: The Arewa must hold a village meeting
By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo A group of bandits casually went to a secondary school and snatched 300 boys. They walked the children through the bush and camped them in neighboring Zamfara state. The Northeast is desolate; bandits have besieged the Northwest. Moral outrage can’t be enough. At some point, Boko haram claimed responsibility for the Kankara […]
Public schools are dead; private schools are running wild
By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo There are good schools, but many of the private schools are jokes. Petty traders who left pure-water businesses have opened schools. They are restless for profit. The school curricula are shiny without substance. School inspectors are either absent or have sold themselves for plates of porridge. At every point, parents are […]
Port Harcourt is playing Monkey-Post politics
By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo Port Harcourt lacks big ideas. The country lacks cities. Lagos is bursting. Port Harcourt is there, once promising, now oblivious of its potentials. A new city must seek to attract youths and job seekers. It must present hope and excitement. I think Port Harcourt failed miserably. Port Harcourt has been prodigal. […]
What we can’t afford now!
By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo The ordinary man deserves a basic life. In March, a bag of POP cement sold for 3500 naira. Today, that same bag sells for 8,500 naira. You might say POP is no food. But if the building industry slows, many Nigerians will go unemployed. That will include sand miners, masons, carpenters, […]
