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Okey Ndibe

Okey Ndibe

Okey Ndibe teaches fiction and African literature at Trinity College in Hartford, CT. He is the author of the novel, Arrows of Rain and co-editor (with Chenjerai Hove) of Writers, Writing on Conflicts and Wars in Africa. After studying business management at the Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu (Nigeria), Ndibe earned an MFA and PhD in English from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Ndibe was the founding editor of African Commentary, a magazine published in the U.S. by novelist Chinua Achebe, author of the classic novel, Things Fall Apart. His lively, witty and intellectually stimulating style has made him a highly sought after speaker on African and African American literature and politics. Ndibe is finishing his second novel titled Foreign Gods, Incorporated and also working on a memoir of his life in the US. His website. Twitter: @ OkeyNdibe

  • Goodluck Jonathan calls on Barack Obama

    by Okey Ndibe April 6, 2010
    by Okey Ndibe

    Goodluck Jonathan gets his first strutting experience as “president” next week when he visits the U.S. at the invitation of President Barack Obama. How Jonathan handles himself, and the image …

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  • Atiku, Ojukwu, Iwu, and the culture of expediency

    by Okey Ndibe March 30, 2010
    by Okey Ndibe

    The time has never been riper for the emergence of a formidable opposition force to dislodge the People’s Democratic Party from power. Yet, there are disturbing signs, once again, that …

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  • The late Lamido and my father

    by Okey Ndibe March 23, 2010
    by Okey Ndibe

    With the death on March 13 of Aliyu Musdafa, the 11th Lamido of Adamawa, Nigeria strikes me as a slightly dimmer space. The death of this extraordinary Nigerian touched me …

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  • Chronicle of innocence murdered

    by Okey Ndibe March 16, 2010
    by Okey Ndibe

    Haiti and Chile are still reeling from the aftermath of devastating earthquakes, a natural disaster. Nigeria continues to be beset by man-manufactured crises and disasters…

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  • Jonathan and the end of a honeymoon

    by Okey Ndibe March 8, 2010
    by Okey Ndibe

    Those handling Goodluck Jonathan better tell him that this week marks the end of the honeymoon phase of his “acting presidency.”

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  • Yar’Adua versus “motor park” touts

    by Okey Ndibe March 2, 2010
    by Okey Ndibe

    A friend of mine, an American who has studied and taught in Nigeria, sent me a terse e-mail yesterday. It read: “The ‘president’ of Nigeria is a perfect icon for …

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  • Is Obama Romancing Babangida?

    by Okey Ndibe February 16, 2010
    by Okey Ndibe

    One hopes that the Obama who went to Accra and spoke eloquently about Nigeria’s leadership crisis has not permitted himself to be led into the contradiction of prescribing IBB as …

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  • Anambra’s “Verdict 2010” as lesson and revenge

    by Okey Ndibe February 9, 2010
    by Okey Ndibe

    Last Saturday, voters in Anambra State came out in impressive numbers to elect a governor. The stakes were extremely high, and the obstacles formidable, but the people of Anambra did …

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  • Yar’Adua to live forever; Nigeria may die

    by Okey Ndibe February 1, 2010
    by Okey Ndibe

    Many of us following the argument that a comatose Umaru Yar’Adua is fit to run Nigeria must have a sense of déjà vu. Nigeria is not the only country that …

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  • Anambra and Nigeria’s burden

    by Okey Ndibe January 25, 2010
    by Okey Ndibe

    In eleven days – February 6 – Anambra voters will (attempt to) go to the polls to elect the state’s governor for the next four years. They have a full …

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  • Obama wrong on Nigerians

    by Okey Ndibe January 11, 2010
    by Okey Ndibe

    President Barack Obama has every reason to be dismayed with the Nigerian state. The Nigerian daily, Next, scooped last week that Umaru Yar’Adua, who has occupied space in Aso Rock …

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  • Nigeria and its hijackers

    by Okey Ndibe January 5, 2010
    by Okey Ndibe

    It’s safe to say that Nigerians have never had it quite as bleak as under the Yar’Adua dispensation. Until now, we’ve had a succession of rotten rulers, but never one …

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