PinnedEx Soyinka semper aliquid noviWole Soyinka, historian of the Nigerian presentDec 20, 2024Dec 20, 2024
The first in my three-part series on the fiction and politics of Wole SoyinkaDec 20, 2024Dec 20, 2024
The Nigerian Presidency and its DiscontentsPart 1. Azikiwe: The Commander in Chief Has No Army.Feb 12, 2023Feb 12, 2023
Big Trouble With Cross River TimberOne of the major claims to renown of Nigeria’s Cross River State is that it is home to one of Africa’s largest and most biodiverse…Jun 4, 2022Jun 4, 2022
What Tinubu Learnt In Chicago.The public record of Bola Ahmed Tinubu's controversial life and times tells us that in 1975 he went to America and enrolled at the William…Apr 21, 2022Apr 21, 2022
Young Nigger, Old EtonianWhen the late Matthew Tawo Mbu was interviewed by Newsbreed magazine in February 1974, he took particular pride in being questioned about…Apr 7, 20221Apr 7, 20221
The Long Afterlife of Naipaul’s BiswasTrinidadian by accident of birth, Indian by family tree, English by choice of domicile, V S Naipaul was a Darwinian by instinct. He was…Mar 14, 2022Mar 14, 2022
Nigerian Chiefs and Anglo-Saxon Deities“We’re not looking for an English teacher right now” , Chief F.B. said to me, neatly holding the letter I had just handed over. This…Jul 31, 20211Jul 31, 20211
