Nigeria Politics
Tea Chat: Tosin Gbogi on Politics, Arts and Sapiosexualism
I had played with the idea of interviewing Tosin Gbogi for a while but hadn’t been able to get to it. When I heard of Kofi Awoonor’s death and listened to his last recorded speech, I thought of discussing writers’ fascination with death with a literary mind. Easily, Mr. Gbogi came to mind. So, I…
Hell-dorado by Jide Ojedokun
A land where night knows no rest and day longs for freedom A land where tears beams with joy and laughter cries of pain where progress resides in the annals of history and corruption rejoice in his tales of victory Our ecclesiastical prince sits majestically upon his throne of turbulence in his palace of…
Where Do I Start?
Where do I start from? I was asked by a friend, a brother; “where is your bile?” Honestly, I feel numbed but the ultimate question is “where do I start from?” Towards the end of last year I was really looking forward to a good start…
…Ain’t I ‘Goodluck”?
(This was earlier posted on Mar. 29, 2011 but still relevant to the present situation of the nation.) Dear GEJ, Apparently, you have been very busy lately; all these campaigns, night out with Dbanj, intriguing adverts,etc,many more I yet know. Days past, there had been down pours of political rains and I'm yet…
Patience,Goodluck or Merit?
I am Dis(u) Fortune my Father, Ill(i) Fortune we've always been poor and fear we always will but Father says if we have Patience, we will get Goodluck I struggled for an education and struggled till graduation but still I have no job I'm still waiting on Patience maybe I can have Goodluck I tried starting a…
I, too, reek of this smell
The odour here is strong I wear it around Like a lip-stick On the shoulder of an unfaithful spouse … To be sane here is hard Everywhere reeks of marijuana of mad-ness And frank-incense of licentious sins … The odour here is strong I wear it around Like a sultry scent worn on the dangerous…
Nigeria – The Movie
Only a very select few will agree that they found the series ‘Spartacus’ distasteful, particularly people who abhor nudity onscreen and uninhibited violence. However, very few will dish the plot of the series the same treatment for it tells the story of long-suffering and hopelessness, of freedom in chains and want, amidst plenty (Nigerians can…
Lore with Yomi Edward
Hi, How islife treating you over there? I got this tale for you; let's share… Aaalooooooooooo!!!!!!!!! The story is told of an old man who was being chased around the village bylittle children for allegedly stealing a chicken and hiding it inside hisgoat-skin bag. Fortunately, for the old man, another old man appeared on…