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 […]
The Temple Hill Supermarket fire
The Temple Hill Supermarket fire
Our prodigal leaders and the London Jamboree
Dr. Ugoji Egbujo Our politicians are incurable. The Obudu ranch is rotting away. They have made it look like a white elephant with their prodigal foreign appetites. The naira is perishing. They seem unperturbed, flocking to London like geese to hold routine political meetings. If they did these things in secret, we would have believed […]
OBIdiency and the ‘No Shishi’ phenomenon
By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo Peter Obi may be an old politician, but he is a new phenomenon. Almost 20 years ago, he ran for the Anambra governorship; now, he runs like a sanctimonious newcomer leading an angry horde chasing scapegoats. Those swooning over him remember Obi of the Platform series more than the Obi who lived eight […]
2023 Elections: The Three Musketeers
2023 Elections: The Three Musketeers
Buhari’s cold plan
Buhari’s cold plan
