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 […]
Dissonance and Parody: The presidency and ruling party must lead by example, By Ugoji Egbujo
The government has used the surgical blade on the public but has done nothing to trim government profligacy, gluttony and vanity. Tinubu must circumscribe his government.
Mangu and other massacres: The bloody stories must be told, By Ugoji Egbujo
Benue has become accustomed to massacres. Brothers fight brothers to death in communal clashes. Mercenaries and militants come in to mediate between farmers and herders and liquidate entire families and villages
Bokoharamism in ‘Biafra’, By Ugoji Egbujo
The eyes of the wailing children in their purple school uniforms showed an apprehension of the imminence of death. If children see ghosts they might be damaged irreparably. So our ancestors always shielded them from all evil
Subsidy is dead, but politicians are still jamboreeing, By Ugoji Egbujo
If our politicians don’t remove frivolity and prodigality from their lives, the removal of subsidies from the poor will be a curse on our leaders
Arrogant Asari and the National Security, By Ugoji Egbujo
The shamelessness was confounding. The nation was on its knees. So Asari’s smoke wasn’t
without fire
