The Jonestown in Everytown
The words of a cult-leader are the walls of a dungeon, imprisoning his followers in his interpretation of scripture don’t stop now… read on!
Category: blogs
The Bleeding of the Niger; Justice, Bribecode, and the War Next Time
The war next time is upon us now. The fire we refused to quench when it was burning our neighbour’s house is now a wildfire, ravaging our land. The ‘I’ word, impunity. Ordinary citizens find the reins of public office and give the middle finger to nation: I can do what I like, when I like, without consequence. don’t stop now… read on!
Ending the Government of Leaders by Leaders & for Leaders
The bottom line is that the Problem with Nigeria is not a problem for her leaders. It is their Business Plan. don’t stop now… read on!
Bola Tinubu & the Bribecode
A response to the Ashiwaju’s ‘Progressive Economics’ Policy Proposal In recent opinions published in The Vanguard and The Guardian This Opinion was first published in BusinessDay, 24th March,2015 Ashiwaju Bola Tinubu has critiqued the Federal Government’s don’t stop now… read on!
A Garland for Bob (Gukurahundi) Mugabe
an obituary in verse I would have sent flowers, Mugabe, for you broke the white chains of Cecil Rhodes’ Rhodesia. but you moved into your jailors’ quarters, painted the white don’t stop now… read on!
We Need to Talk about You, South Africa
The big-boned country sat sullenly in the rocking chair. For several minutes, nothing was said by client or doctor. The country’s eyes ranged suspiciously over the room as he rocked don’t stop now… read on!
Afam Akeh
One of our best poets, is my old friend and classmate, Afam Akeh. A detailed writer, his lines are stewed and resonant, awaking in the mind of a careful reader, don’t stop now… read on!
An Epitaph for Pius Adesanmi
Pius Adesanmi has shot his final bolt. don’t stop now… read on!
My Friend, Francis
There are many Nigerias. Francis lives in one far from my beaten track. One day, our paths crossed. don’t stop now… read on!
The Remains of the Clan
Culture is ethnic memory, communal memory, ancestral memory. It is what remains of the clan from a thousand years ago don’t stop now… read on!