The majesty of one woman’s spirit provides the backdrop for the opening story: a tale of unrelenting domestic abuse, and institutionalized cruelty and injustice in the name of Sharia. A powerful beginning to a collection of stories structured around greater or lesser violations of God’s law or Man’s.
What will Chinedu eat after xmas when im mama don spend all the money for the 11 other months in a celebration? After Chinedu chop chicken finish tomorrow, what about the harrowing days that lie ahead?
Sefi Atta writes like one who has lived the life of each single character in her dazzling collection of short stories…
The Talakawa and their Almajiri can be transformed by the sudden dictates of history. Theoretically, they may not be revolutionary conscious but they are a potential revolutionary force…
The role of individuals, communities and non-governmental organisations as environmental ‘guards’ at local levels should be considered as an important ingredient of our enforcement regime…
The role of individuals, communities and non-governmental organisations as environmental ‘guards’ at local levels should be considered as an important ingredient of our enforcement regime…
Nigeria can be developed successfully and this must be underpinned by tolerance, social cohesion and acceptance of democratic values….
“Where did all my money suddenly go to?” That was a question my friend asked, directed to no one in particular as he looked at the share prices of companies in the stock exchange market published in the day’s newspaper…
I have never, ever been on a date. For someone who can describe a perfect date even while in the middle of REM sleep, it is rather appalling that I have never, ever been on a date…
Truth, when trying to define it, extends from honesty, reality, good faith, and sincerity in general, to agreement with fact or reality in particular. The term has no single definition about which a majority of professional philosophers and scholars agree…
President Umaru Yar’Adua’s efforts to combat corruption in this country have not been sufficient enough to justify receiving an award for anti-graft campaigning…