Tag: opinion
Chinua Achebe: A Writer And A Half And More
By Akin Adesokan He sits there in the front row, looking baffled by the effusion of encomiums falling all around…
Achebe And I
By Nduka Otiono No one who met the venerable Chinua Achebe–in flesh and blood or in his writings–would ever forget…
Chinua Achebe: Death, Where Are Thy Claws?
By Niyi Osundare Chinua Achebe is one of those epically unique individuals whose lives have been so full, so purposive…
Achebe’s Apocalyptic Valediction
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu Chinua Achebe appeared on the world stage in grand style by way of the epochal novel,…
Paying For Achebe’s Snub
By Onukaba Adinoyi-Ojo Like everyone else, I am saddened by the death of Chinua Achebe, one of Africa’s greatest minds.…
Achebe Is Africa’s Shakespeare
By Festus Ayayi I knew Chinua Achebe in the early 80s when he was President of Association of Nigerian Authors…
Curtain-Call For The Eagle
By Tunde Olusunle Over the years, Onukaba Adinoyi-Ojo and I have had the good fortune of regularly hosting a good…
The Passing Of A Literary Troubadour
By Wale Okediran Like many Nigerian students, who offered Literature in secondary school, I first met Achebe on the pages…
Chinua Achebe – The Icon, The Legacy
By Akuna Ejim “Things fall apart and the center cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,…” This refrain…
Tinubu: Celebrating A Consummate Bridge Builder
By Wahab Alawiye-King On Friday 29th March, the National Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and two time…
Amosun, A Daniel Comes To Judgement!
By Grace Igbokwe Most often, we hear the elders say ‘in those good old days ’. The younger generation might…
Is PDP Armada Sinking?
By Taiwo Lawrence Adeyemi There is this Yoruba idiom that says ‘Akuko Ko; which literally translates to: ‘a cock has…
Bola Ahmed Tinubu @ 61: Your Task Is Not Done Yet
By Joe Igbokwe I remember a few years back when a prominent American citizen was speaking to a graduating class…
Chinua Achebe- Death, Where Are Thy Claws?
By Niyi Osundare Chinua Achebe is one of those epically unique individuals whose lives have been so full, so purposive…
Ekiti On The E-Governance Train
By Dimeji Daniels When the United Nations e-government survey for 2010 was released, Nigeria was nowhere on it. Also in…
A Trip To Rochas Okorocha’s Imo
By Stephen Nwahiri For a very long time, I have refrained from commenting on issues that arise from my dear…
Pray, Where Is Imo PDP’s N26b?
By Peter Claver Oparah Imo PDP, that rustic club of free loaders is angry. The members are weeping and gnashing…
Ensuring Good Oral Hygiene
By Bilkis Bakare If there are any parts of the body that people normally treat with lesser attention and care,…
Kenya: The Challenge Of External Interventions
By Osuolale Alalade It was expected that Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Muiga Kenyatta, 51, of the Jubilee Coalition would win…
Boko Haram: Between Amnesty And Dialogue For The Ghosts Of Terror
By Theophilus Ilevbare The call by the Sultan of Sokoto and National leader of the Muslim faith, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar…
There Was A Man: Tribute To Professor Chinua Achebe
By Tayo Ogunbiyi In his book ‘What is History?’ famous historian, E.H. Carr, attempted to put in perspective the role…
IBB’s Two Party Solution
By Chido Onumah Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, also known as IBB, must be a deeply-troubled man; a retired general haunted by…
Kano Massacre: The Height Of Provocation
By Joy Igbokwe “I have lost my nose. There is a deep gorge in my stomach, I am placed on…
Lagos And The Coming Rains
By Tayo Ogunbiyi While some parts of the country experienced flooding of greater dimension last year, the situation in Lagos…
Ghost Missions On The Gravy Train
By Wole Soyinka I had thought to leave this subject strictly to the discretionary powers of the nation’s Women’s Organisations,…
Exploring Public-Private Partnership For Development
By Sola Ogunmosunle When Nigeria returned to democracy in 1999, one of the very first issues that characterised the polity…
Abolish Political Party System
By Oluwole Sholanke It is a general perception that politicians are corrupt and that they use political parties to loot…
What Exactly Is Happening In Imo State?
By Kanayo Esinulo My cousin, Godfrey – Goddy for short – is not particularly unknown in political circles in Imo…
Boko Haram: A People’s Alternative To Peace
By Adewale Adeoye Recently, tear-soaked Mrs Deborah Shetima from Borno state gave a gory account of how her husband was…
Eko Atlantic City: Turning Adversity To Prosperity
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The story of the Eko Atlantic City is that of the unending efforts of man to turn…