Damola Awoyokun

Damola Awoyokun is an essayist and historian. He lives in London.

Still on the Cartoon Riots

The virulent strain of Islamic fanaticism is growing deadlier, recognizing no brother or sister, and this is partly because we are conceding a lot to it. Concession fertilizes fanaticism...

Jesus Christ Superstar: A Review

A religion, to stay alive, does not only need pious adherents, it also needs enemies. It is in its response to its enemies and non-adherents that its true worth is revealed...

Notes On Adedibu's Brigandage

Adedibu was more honest about his mission of embezzlement: "Ladoja is too greedy. He was collecting N65 million as security vote every month. You know that governors don't account for security vote. He was to give me N15 million of that every month. He reneged. Later it was reduced to N10 million, yet he did not give me..."

Why AIDS is Winning

Recently there was a debate about the high rate of unwanted pregnancies among teenagers and the need to 'charitably' adjust Nigerian abortion laws. The fact that there are unwanted pregnancies confirms that they are not using condoms...

Why Zuma Monument Must Stay

In Manhattan, New York, a man was juggling barefoot along the street when curiously, a woman asked why. His reply: I want to know how it feels because I am writing a play set in Africa!

Visiting Silverbird Cinema

The Silverbird cinema illustrates the beautiful generosity of the Bruce family’s progressive interest in conquering entertainment in Nigeria after night clubbing, beauty pageantry, concerts etc...

Edward Said And Madagascar

There is a broad alliance between culture, scholarship and imperial physics.  Before the West begins their slave merchandise or colonial robbery, or invasion, they start with scholarly misrepresentation of the natives...

The Perils of IVF and Surrogate Motherhood

Attention to IVF must not be allowed to foreclose other options open to combat infertility that would not turn the human origin to subject of vulgar determinism. Human life is still sacred. The basis of IVF, surrogate motherhood and sundry practices is allergic to morality...

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