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 […]
Tinubu’s Forgotten Promises, by Ugoji Egbujo
To renew hope, the president must help the anti corruption agencies by a personal lifestyle that doesn’t create moral confusion
Tinubu and his Black Beast, by Ugoji Egbujo
On his way to Equatorial Guinea, Tinubu rode in a gleaming new car to the airport, leaving tongues wagging. A glamorous, armoured black Cadillac Escalade reminded many of the NPN days. Such a show of opulence in the immediate aftermath of the hunger protests seemed an act of defiance. He startled the public. Tinubu preaches […]
Tinubu, Protests and One-party State
By GOJI EGBUJO Another lousy precedent has been casually constructed. Someday, we will have no teeth against a naked dictator. Many good but shortsighted people enable intolerance and ineptitude through ignorance or cowardice. Soon, we will be clapping fawningly like North Koreans when our leaders approach. This must be how that Rome of mass subservience […]
Tinubu, protests and one-party state, by Ugoji Egbujo
Another lousy precedent has been casually constructed. Someday, we will have no teeth against a naked dictator. Many good but shortsighted people enable intolerance and ineptitude through ignorance or cowardice. Soon, we will be clapping fawningly like North Koreans when our leaders approach. This must be how that Rome of mass subservience was built. Some bishops run […]
The Ororification of the protests
The youths plan a public protest. The land has been feverish with hunger and suffering. The grounds for a protest can’t be more legitimate and compelling. The cost of living has become punishing.
The Ororification of the protests, by Ugoji Egbujo
The youths plan a public protest. The land has been feverish with hunger and suffering. The grounds for a protest can’t be more legitimate and compelling. The cost of living has become punishing. The weak naira has pauperised everyone, and the poor have been left without hope. The new government arrived with the old cluelessness. […]
Our Senate is a white Elephant, by Ugoji Egbujo
Our Senate is a luxury. Akpabio, the Senate President, can’t choose his words carefully. Recently, he reminded a female senator that the Senate is not a nightclub. He was rebuking her for not obtaining his permission before speaking. In his flippancy and uncouthness, idleness could be gleaned. Senator Akpabio received a letter from Ganduje, APC […]
Tinubu’s Ministry of Cow and Chicken Affairs, by Ugoji Egbujo
It’s haphazard. One moment, the Federal Government is pursuing the Orasanye reforms; the next, it’s churning out fresh ministries to serve political expediency. We took away the petrol subsidy to save the economy, only to become obsessed with distributing money and food to the public as if we can’t sit to think. Now, we have […]
The Emperor and his Expired Lawmakers, by Ugoji Egbujo
Sometime in December 2023, a bunch of Rivers State legislators woke up from sleep and decided to defect to another party. On the floor of the state legislature, before TV cameras, they gleefully announced their defection to the APC. Speaker Amaewhule, the megaphone for the giddy and pulsating others, prattled to justify the defection. He was conversant […]
The renewed hope promises: A soft reminder to President Tinubu, by Ugoji Egbujo
Once again, political promises have proven to be gifts that must be stored in perforated bags
