Nigeria – A Society of Extremes
Nigeria – A Society of Extremes Nigeria is living proof that in the absence of enforceable institutions and the rule of law, extreme social behaviour becomes permissible and commonplace especially…
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The Lure of Collecting Jazz Albums
The Lure of Collecting Jazz Albums I am often asked by newer jazz fans for advice on collecting good or classic jazz records. My answer; “only you can decide what…
What Is Academic Jazz, Does It matter?
What Is Academic Jazz, Does It matter? “Academic jazz” is a phrase that startles me. What does it mean? Today, jazz music, jazz dance and jazz poetry are mainstream academic…
Ayo Odebisi’s Embrace: Words of Henry Miller
Ayo Odebisi’s Embrace: Words of Henry Miller Ayo Odebisi, also known as Paramole, would have turned sixty-five on Wednesday, 28th of April. He was not a man you could forget.…
Where is Nigeria’s Great Middle-Class in 2021?
Where is Nigeria’s Thriving Middle-Class in 2021? The Youth Want to Know. A truism of economies is they thrive when they have a large stable middle-class. In the mid-2010s, one…
Mufugbenous and Mufugbeneity Means?
Mufugbenous and Mufugbeneity Means? Since January 2021, friends, acquaintances and even strangers overwhelmed me with questions about a couple of words I often use in speech and writing. I was…