Sola Osofisan

Sola Osofisan is a writer, screenwriter and filmmaker. His movies include 'Unbreakable' (2018, Screenwriter, Co-Producer), 'Over Her Dead Body' (2020, Screenwriter, Producer, Director). His award-winning radio play, OLD LETTERS, was produced and broadcast by the BBC. A three-time winner of the Association of Nigerian Authors national awards (prose and poetry), he is the author of DarkVisions (Malthouse), Darksongs, The Living & the Dead (Heinemann) and Blood Will Call.

Nice Costume!

You're calling my "bottom portmanteau" a halloween costume?

How The &@#! Did You Get Here?

Want to know where they eat human beings in Africa?

Nigeria: From The Outside Looking In

If you can't convince the ones currently at home to cease seeking for the first opportunity to bail out, how will you assure the ones outside they stand a chance of survival if they return?

The Gates of Heaven

The story is told of a Nigerian who arrived JFK from Lagos and was returned to Lagos via the next outgoing flight... He had valid papers.

Exchanging Ignorance

The news programs in America are doing the American people a disservice by keeping them in the dark about the rest of the world...

Son of the Soil

Lagos is a state under siege, my friends. That's what you call leisurely robbery attacks that go on for hours without any police assistance in sight.

D a r k V i s i o n s

Who is the audience of the immigrant creator of art? Has he exiled himself from relevance by moving away from his country...and all the cultural elements that give his art life?

Major Minority

The Hispanics are suddenly commanding more attention from businesses and politicians because they are about to eclipse the reign of the Blacks in America as the most populous minority in the US...

Don't miss

What Happened To Nigeria’s $20 Billion?

Nigeria is subliminally going through perilous times. Unfortunately, the...

Banks Are Not My Business

Whenever I see any bank and the ill-assorted characters...

Osun election: Between hope and fear

Hope springs eternal, and with elections just days away...

Osun: By this time on August 16

By Dotun Afolayan ​History does not merely happen; it is...

Osun: When words betray the throne

By Akintunde Adewoye ​Power is not just a tool to...