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.

Bat Out of Hell

The enemies America has created over the years do not think about immigrants when they plot their dark acts. We're all Americans to them, and likely to be targets, especially now that America has decided to fight back.

Coming To America

What is the future of Nigerian presence in this country? Leaving home and coming to America... For you, has it been worth it?

The Many Faces of Africa

The West is in the habit of slapping any convenient mask on Africa whenever it suits their purpose...

Going Home

Some call Nigeria hell. I call it home and I'll gladly go burn in it.

The Last Man Standing: Ken Saro-Wiwa On My Mind

"Cruelty has been in the make up of the black man for a long time..."

Monkey Pepper Soup

Come on, Harry, It's a dog eat dog world. Just as America occasionally feasts on lesser nations, we eat lesser creatures. Try the monkey pepper soup. It's unbeatable.

Fire Is An African God

You're from Africa and you've never seen a lion?

H.A. is not O.K.

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