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 […]
Strip bars are spreading promiscuously
Strip bars are sprouting everywhere. It’s a cancerous phenomenon.A friend saw the house next door go up for sale. Then the buyer, the new owner, began a curious renovation. When he was done, he hung a cryptic sign. The neighborhood resisted the invasion by a putative beer parlor. The beer parlor resisted the onslaught of anxious neighbours. The law enforcement agents showed naked lethargy. The patrons of the new investment overwhelmed the moral disgust of the finicky neighbours. The beer park-our stood.
INEC chasing justice, littering the nation with inconsistencies
Our electoral umpire has reached its wits end. The incoming National Assembly must review the 2019 elections and overhaul our electoral laws.
INEC chasing justice, littering the nation with inconsistencies
Our electoral umpire has reached its wits end. The incoming National Assembly must review the 2019 elections and overhaul our electoral laws. The loopholes are gaping. INEC has tried to be impartial and struggled to follow the law. But with desperate politicians everywhere, undue legalism could be self defeating, could further injustice.
Taking absurdities to the next level!
You can never see it all in Nigeria. When you think you have seen it all with mediocrity and unscrupulousness, someone pulls something new, egregious, off the top drawer, and we all laugh about it.
Rivers and Rivers politics: Our lingering shame
In the end, Rivers is our shame. A political culture of violence unlimited.
