Osun and the Demons of Our Doomed Democracy, by Ugoji Egubjo
We no longer have a sick democracy. We have a counterfeit one. Osun lays it bare. Every pathology is on open display. The capture of institutions. Tthe hunting of opposition. The casual slaughter of ordinary people. And the near-total resignation of the public to the farce. We have lost the capacity for shame. In Osun, […]
Rotten Pardons: The tribalism of politicians
By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo Politicians are politicians. The cleanest amongst them will meddle with filth. They will protect themselves. Once in a while, the good ones will stun their admirers. They will mouth patriotism but won’t forsake crass opportunism entirely. They trade in high falutin slogans and funny compromises. Politicians are a unique tribe. President Buhari […]
Soludo’s Truth Commission
Soludo’s Truth Commission
Gov Buni and His Political Basi and Company
By UGOJI EGBUJO Basi and Company was an entertaining comedy. Mr Basi, or Mr B as he was popularly known, had huge ambitions but couldn’t keep up with small things like rent and food. To the chagrin Madam, his landlady, Basi brought into his humble single room apartment his boisterous sidekick and partner in daydreaming called […]
Of cheap deaths and witches
By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo We love to dump the blames on witches. In the last year, I have lost two friends. Both were young men who lived in my village. I became acquainted with them during the previous four years. They were solid and hard-working. They struggled to create a better future for their children. […]
The textbooks Abracadabra
Agberos have seized textbook writing and publishing.In those days, siblings shared books. Older siblings wrapped their textbooks with brown paper and powdered the pages so that the books could remain clean and fresh, preserved for younger siblings. But that has changed.
