'Jamin Ohwovoriole

A journalist, Jamin Ohwovoriole has contributed to several of the major newspapers in Nigeria, including The Guardian, Daily Times, Quality and Classique. He has been Assistant or Deputy Editor at Thisday and Editor, ThisdayStyle. He was in South Africa as the Bureau Chief of Thisday before he was moved to the US where he currently resides (as the US Bureau Chief). This self-confessed "scattered poet" is of the opinion theatre, literature, film and music are "instruments of truth which humanity needs to refine its soul." He has an unpublished play and a novel in the works.

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.”

Election in South Africa

“Politics is business. If we vote somebody in today, tomorrow he will be driving a posh car whereas the people are suffering. My one vote can’t make a difference. So, why bother?”

Dilemma of a Texan

What has the new global power structure done to America? The American ego has been deflated despite the fact that the most powerful nation may still profit economically from Bush’s adventures in Iraq...

Chaos Made Sovereign

It is our bestiality that matters to the civilised world, not our determination to overcome. Who is to blame?

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