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Indeed there was a country
I have tried so much in the past few weeks to get a copy of Chinua Achebe’s troublesome book, ‘There was a…
Not a selfishly rich and powerful life
I am a sucker for powerful and successful women – women who have broken the proverbial glass ceiling and are…
The madman of Ogidi
I enjoyed school a great deal and was a hardworking pupil. I remember looking forward excitedly to new lessons and…
Government of criminals, by criminals, for criminals!
My fellow indulgees! My fellow indulgees! My fellow indulgees!” How many times did I holler you? It’s three times,…
Eliminating desire
Some days ago, I was going through my blackberry when I came across an article on Time Magazine website. In the…
Stopping, arresting anything and everything in sight!
My fellow indulgees, for a very long time now I have been meaning to bring this matter before this our august…
For Kofi Awoonor
I was devastated as I watched the breaking news on CNN. It was the news on the attack on Westgate Mall in Nairobi,…
Justice at last for Lagos Eko Project volunteers?
There are two ways I could possibly start this meeting this weekend, as chief indulgee at this our Square Table…
The pronunciation game
The diversity of languages spoken across the continent has never ceased to amaze me. Even within a particular…
Overindulging South Africans’ bad behaviour!
There appears to be more odious stories coming out of Nelson Mandela’s country. I am sure if the Madiba were to get…
Laughter of the African man
Some years back, I was lucky to be at a literary conference at the University of Lagos where the late Funsho Alabi…
One man’s campaign against bank withholding tax…
I can assure you that I am not the only newspaper editor that must have been bombarded with a particular protest…