Biodun Jeyifo (1946-2026), by Obi Nwakanma
There are these times when uttering words feel too overwhelming, because words sometimes weigh like stones. Such moments are like now, when we must make offerings to the memory of a man like Biodun Jeyifo – BJ for short. At his death, I was too tongue-tied to make appropriate tribute. In these times, when vulgar […]
Again, The “Samanja” Governor In Imo
Mr. Anayo Okorocha’s activities in Imo State makes the saying that “elections have consequences” very true and immediate. Elections do indeed have consequence; and the election of the man called Rochas as governor of Imo State, who sold the snake oil of “philanthropy” to Imo people as his most significant quality, has come with great consequence to that state.
The right to bear arms
Societies that are unable to produce their own means of self-defence often become slaves to those who can
Of Cow Colonies And Sheep Empires
The armed, trans-border, and trans-national Fulani seems to be fighting an intense war of colonization right at the very noses of Nigeria’s modern national state, and are given the coverage of Nigeria’s own national security apparatus. This is why the word, “cattle colony” seems profoundly thoughtless
This “shithole” generation….
There is also the simmering tension of a class war beneath the masque of religion. It does not need an Obasanjo to remind Nigerians, and Buhari, that things are not right. However, this generation of young Nigerians are waiting to be spoon-fed with purpose
“Shithole” Nations?
Africans must see Donald Trump’s statement as an insult and a challenge, and begin to complete the task of decolonization; rebuild many parts of Africa and the African world
