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...

Black Stars Shine On A White Sky

Halle Berry…She can wear my father’s farm clothes and still look astonishing...If your wife or girlfriend caught you cheating with her in Colorado, she will give you a medal of honor. I think any man that wants to keep Halle Berry to himself is selfish and does not wish humanity well...

Osuofia In London: A Philosophical Perspective

There is a danger to argue that the message of a movie does not really matter if the movie is a fiction. True fiction is based on some reality. The fictional comedy “Osuofia in London” is unpatriotic to Africa...

Ben Okri: A Rousing Bard

Ben Okri is one of those extant writers who aim to and do rouse social consciousness, impart knowledge; one of those writers whose work is of cosmic proportion...

Remembering Ray…Again

From the rural south, Ray Charles conquered the stigma of blindness, racism, drugs and an insatiable thirst for female companionship to become the father of modern soul music...

Where Is The Placenta?

Foluke was alone in the family’s sparsely furnished parlor this afternoon. This was the day the doctor had projected for the expulsion of the fetus in line with the injection she had taken earlier...

I Have Nothing to Hide – Lagbaja

“The sax happens to be the instrument that is nearest to the human voice in that you can intone as the human voice will sing. You can growl, you can moan, you can sigh, you can express things that will be difficult to express on the piano, just with notes. That is why it seems to communicate the human feelings in a way in people faster than several other instruments.”

An Evening With Rageh Omaar, the BBC’s Scud Stud

The Iraqis knew, unlike many in the West that capturing Saddam was not the end, that more lay ahead...

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Me no Vote! Comprehende?

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