How not to honour the national honour, by Muyiwa Adetiba
We have known each other for more than four decades. Way back to the days when I and his expatriate wife worked for the same newspaper. He was always friendly, always polished. Then it turned out we had some mutual friends and that helped improve our social interactions. We must have exchanged phone numbers along […]
Little acts of kindness
By Muyiwa Adetiba The car screeched to a halt.The driver peered out of thewindow at what caught her eyes. And then she felt the pull to come out of the car. It was not the safest of places – nowhere is these days for a man, let alone a woman – but daylight was just […]
My response to the vice President’s media address
By Muyiwa Adetiba The Nigerian Press Organisation honoured its own last Friday in an afternoon of tributes to some of its veterans who departed in the past year. It was the first of its kind. Hopefully, it will not be the last of such a thoughtful gesture. Journalism has over the years, played such decisive […]
When will we ‘say it loud, I am black and proud’?
By Muyiwa Adetiba Those who came into this world from the 80s upwards and are not into music, may not know who James Brown was. He was the quintessential musician and showman; one of the best performers of his generation. I can almost imagine the nostalgic smiles on the faces of those of my generation […]
50 years on, it’s still ‘what’s 50 years on, it’s still ‘what’s going on?’
CNN did a documentary on one of Marvin Gaye’s iconic songs last weekend – he had three blockbuster songs which transcended age, gender and race. It was the only protest song – if you could call it that – of the three. The other two, ‘Let’s Get It On’ and ‘Sexual Healing’ were love songs. […]
The growing list of Nigerians who are licensed to kill
I will remember the scene untilI die because scars don’t goaway and this was a scar on thesoul. The soul of a young boy. It wasshortly before the Civil War
