“Escravos”: Elite Anti-Colonialists? If you have the privilege to visit Warri, the former “oil city” of Nigeria in Delta State coastal Southern part and ask about the organisation that calls…
Wole Soyinka and Traditional Forgiveness? After innumerable citizens indigenous to Lagos and the South-West region in Nigeria roundly criticised traditional ruler Rilwan Akiolu, the Oba of Lagos. For his unfortunate…
Wole Soyinka and Democratic Forgiveness? In a very revealing and dramatic recent Guardian interview conducted by correspondent David Smith http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/mar/29/wole-soyinka-interview-nigeria-corruption-goodluck-jonathan. Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka lamented the process of the ongoing…
Wole Soyinka and Military Forgiveness? 2 I must confess I have been keenly waiting for the next Wole Soyinka “moment.” Well, no matter how long it would take. Somehow, it…
Wole Soyinka and Military Forgiveness? Wole Soyinka is not only a genius but also indeed an enigma even to the most discerning of minds. What is certain is that he…
Nuclear Power in Nigeria? Another Crazy ‘Pole Vault’ For many years the Government of Nigeria seems to be managed by a class of “capability pole vaulters”. Government officials tend ‘pole…
