Arts & Books

The Fortress of Delusion: Satire, Power and Self-Deception

By Enam Obiosio Uzor Maxim Uzoatu’s ‘White Men Can’t Write’ is not merely a short story. It is a political fable disguised as absurdist comedy,...

June 17 Is Achebe Day Because Of ‘Things Fall Apart’

On Tuesday, June 17, 1958, Things Fall Apart was published in England. The book has over the years become a standout phenomenon as one of...

Fighting With Writing

Viral Poems by Sunny Ayewanu; Bookdoctors Ventures Publishing, Lagos, Nigeria; 2025; 109pp Some people fight with guns, some others fight with the bomb, but the...

Babangida And His NLNG Show

Babangida craves any opportunity to shout out and holler about his negative genius and perverted wisdom as if nothing else matters in a country of over 140million people...

Of Ene Oloja, Hollywood And Jungle Justice

Ene Oloja. Remember her? In the 80’s and 90’s she was the buxom beauty who starred as Zamaye in Cock Crow at Dawn and later played the sister to the late MacArthur Fom in Behind the Clouds...

On, The Strong Breed

Soyinka is Africa’s legendary intellectual but never before has he himself documented such large claims for his moral pre-eminence, his exemplary fulfilment of the intellectual’s mission in the African society as its representative, its curator of memory, its specialist of consciousness, and its looming conscience...

Promoting Internet Fraud through Music!

Ordinarily, one should not be concerned when a musician is exhibiting his God given talent for humanity, more so when he can earn a living from his creative talent. However, questions must be asked when such talent is used negatively to corrupt the audience...

Nollywood… New Talents Wanted Please!

I think that if Nollywood wants to attract the needed synergy, it must put its house in order. I am looking forward to the days when Nigeria will take the centre stage at every film festival...

The Green Passport Reality TV Show

Every Nigerian is a critic.  We love to criticize others for every problem in the world.  We especially love to criticize leadership in every stratum...

In the Shadows of Unbridled Change

If Dibia’s book does not spark debate in Africa it is probably because that continent has a crushing burden of challenges that make the issue of homosexuality look trivial...

Tribal Stereotypes In Nigerian Comedy: The Calabar Example

While I am not a great fan of political correctness or censorship, I think the Calabar jokes have been pushed too far...

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Puny Men, Vendors of Impunity

Bankole appears to be an expert in matters of pugilism. Last June, he presided over a session of the House that degenerated into an all-out brawl. That shoving, clawing, knuckle-throwing and clothe-tearing spectacle has since become a top draw on youtube...

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Sovereignty, Economic Security, Barrack Obama's Visit, Jonathan, 2011 Election And The Development Of Nigeria

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Improper Abandonement Of Oil (5)

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The Powerful Truth About The Power Paralysis

Nigeria is a Giant in Africa with the feet of a clay because of the prevalence of darkness in our national space. This persistent conundrum has robbed the nation of achieving its full potentials as destined for her by sheer providence...

Ademiluyi’s 40th memorial

On Saturday, September 20, 2025, family and friends celebrated...

Nigerian Governors & Buhari: Is this the dawn of Theocracy in Nigeria?

One of the reasons why Muhammadu Buhari was said...