Life is nothing without you. People may run away from you, despise you, but in their hearts they know, they need you. You are the one who saves the day: the woman stranded with an overheated car in a hold up, the lover whose car threatens to truncate his hustle, the transporter who needs his … Continue reading »
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REPARATIONS: WHAT NIGERIA OWES THE TORTOISE [3] (by Pius Adesanmi)
(Part 1) (Part 2-3) (PART FOUR) So we formed a federal nationhood in 1966 – or, to state it more correctly, it was rammed down our throats. As is the case with all beginnings, we had to name the new beast and give it an identity in the province of the symbolic. We had to … Continue reading »
REPARATIONS: WHAT NIGERIA OWES THE TORTOISE [2] by (Pius Adesanmi)
See Part 1 (PART TWO) It is no secret that we love foreign things in Nigeria. Our encounter with modernity, especially the version of it associated with the material trajectory of Western Europe after the Enlightenment and the rise of the culture of late capitalism in the United States after the World Wars, has been … Continue reading »
How to worship the Nigerian god – ElNathan John
How to worship the Nigerian god | Daily Times Nigeria. The Nigerian god is one. It may have many different manifestations, but it is essentially different sides of the same coin. Sometimes, adherents of the different sides may fight and kill each other. But Nigerians essentially follow the Nigerian god. This article is for all … Continue reading »
DAMN YOU (LETTER TO NIGERIAN LITERATURE AND ALL INVOLVED)
(SMALL NOTE TO NIGERIAN LITERATURE AND ALL INVOLVED: DAMN YOU!) __________________________________________________________________________ Yup, damn you! I am usually conservative but even for that, damn me! Nigerian writers and its literature is largely uncelebrated in the country – for most of that, damn Nigeria! Nigerians prefer to read foreign books – damn Nigerians! Readers would rather read … Continue reading »
THE VULTURES WOULD WAIT
Is it to your elegance that our inks dance in this tirade of misfortune? What filth oozes forth from your imperial sore of misruled rulership? Wouldn’t your eardrums be tickled by the drumming sicknesses that grow? When the feathers of your nest begin to prick and fall, remember: The vultures would wait. … Continue reading »
LITERARY ASSOCIATIONS, ADMINISTRATION AND WRITING
Now, what really is the difference between the two? You might not have paid attention to it but trust me, there is a big one. Ever been in charge of any literary organisation anywhere? I have. That is literary administration. The thing about literary administration especially when you are truly committed to the cause of … Continue reading »
FUEL SUBSIDY PROTESTS: BENUE VIEWS FROM THE FRONT
Austin Agada, a former student activist and North Central Coordinator of National Frontier, a Civil Society Organisation said that President Goodluck Jonathan is a product of masses who went to the streets to ensure he got into power. He noted with regret that the President had allowed the masses to go to the street once … Continue reading »
NLC RALLY: OCCUPY NIGERIA: BENUE STATE – DAY FIVE
Not a few people had to just wonder: ‘Day Five?’ We are out on the streets once more? Well, yes. Against the hopes of the people of Benue, the protests moved on to Day Five. On Day Five, Comrade Simon Anchaver assumed the unofficial office ‘Governor for the Day’ and was given the right to … Continue reading »
NLC RALLY: OCCUPY NIGERIA: BENUE STATE – DAY FOUR
Generally, the protest rally on Day Four was not dissimilar from those of the previous days. The major difference was that the people converged at High Level Roundabout (the convergence points for the rally have been shifting from day to day). The numbers kept increasing as the movements continued. True vehicles and bikes kept moving … Continue reading »
