Interviews & Profiles

Dan Ocholi – Tribute To My Boss & Brother

The (in)famous ‘Lagos – Ibadan’ press, depending on the side of the divide translates to different strokes for different folks. The appellation is derived...

The Professor Who Gave Me Rehabilitation

A human being can save your life without your knowing it. The way I operated back in time could have led to my utter...

Prof Bart Nnaji As A Sports Superstar

Prof Bart Nnaji is globally renowned for his revolutionary innovations in robotics, e-Design and Artificial Intelligence (AI). He has served as Nigeria’s Power Minister as...

“I’d love to see more Africans writing about Africa”- Segun Afolabi (2)

“African writer” is, I feel, a label for those in the West to lump vastly different people together. “Nigerian writer” is a more useful term, but then again it’s not the same as “Nigerian-born writer”.  - 2005 $15,000 Caine Prize for African Writing Winner, Segun Afolabi.

Nollywood Personifies the Resilience and Ingenuity of the Nigerian, Says Sam Kargbo

Charles Taylor, former Liberian President, was very brutal and ruthless to Nigerians. He marked them out as his number one foes and acted in accordance with that hate mentality. But look at where he is today. Is it not an irony?

The Title Of My Book Is The Opposite Of Things Fall Apart

"Our country, like many others, has a long history of emotional violence and literature exposes this, because unlike the history books and the journals, literature chronicles emotions - Sefi Atta"

The Title Of My Book Is The Opposite Of Things Fall Apart

"Our country, like many others, has a long history of emotional violence and literature exposes this, because unlike the history books and the journals, literature chronicles emotions - Sefi Atta"

Sefi Atta: Something Good Comes to Nigerian literature

Writers are not protected from discrimination. When I worked as an accountant I dealt with discrimination and I’m still dealing with it now. It’s funny, looking back from my first writing class, it feels like I’ve been on one long audition, standing before an audience who is yelling, What have you got? Go on, tell us an African story!

Cyril Nri – Nigerian born star on British TV

Is there a conspiracy to put black actors and writers down?

“I came to America as a Prince” – The Emeka Ike Interview

I must confess I had not seen much of Emeka Ike’s works before this interview. He was also in attendance at the recent Filmmakers’...

America Is Not Like Heaven – The Ramsey Nouah Interview

Ramsey Nouah’s face is better known around the black and African world than the face of the president of Nigeria. Born in July 1973,...

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Atiku Abubakar May Well Be Our Best Choice In 2007

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After The Nations’ Cup

The waiting game continues for Nigerian football. Once, again, the once revered Super Eagles couldn’t even fly in the African Cup of Nations. So much for naming big African teams after powerful animals...

Could this be the End of Tompolo?

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Baba Suwe’s Arrest: the Case for Less Government

A lot has been written and said about the arrest on drug trafficking charges of popular actor and comedian, Omidina Babatunde popular known as Baba Suwe; but little have been said about the uncomfortable reality it exposed of the rights of Nigerians especially in relation to the powers of our government..

Could Orji Kalu Be An Agent Of The CIA?

Are we to understand that Kalu is dearer to the White House than the other former governors arrested along with Kalu for the same offence? If yes, then why?