Day 2. The Obiaruku Doctrine (#31DaysOfDecember)
Today’s photograph was taken as I first drove through the sleepy Ndokwa town of Obiaruku. It will mean nothing to you – unless you were born in soulless Lagos or don’t stop now… read on!
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Day 1, Anthill On Oil (#31DaysOfDecember)
Everyday of these #31DaysOfDecember I’ll share a #photo of #TheStreets and how it spoke to me. This is 1st December. Here’s the first photo. I’ll call this #AnthillOnOil. This was don’t stop now… read on!
If I am Plagiarist
A few days ago, my young friend, Chekwube Nwa-Abugu brought the movie, If I am President, to my attention. He had spoken glowingly of the film on his Facebook timeline. don’t stop now… read on!
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!
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!
Hard Borders: The State as Penitentiary
Two writers share their experiences and perspectives on Africa’s borders and the stories that make penitentiaries of states. don’t stop now… read on!
Superstate Africa & the Diaspora, at Queens College, NY
Queens College, CUNY, hosts Chuma Nwokolo in a lecture in its Human Rights Series. don’t stop now… read on!
Authors @ Alden, with Chuma Nwokolo
The Extinction of Menai follows a community affected by a drug trial. This epic for the modern era encompasses bioethics and language extinction. don’t stop now… read on!
The African Literary Hustle at New Orleans
The African Literary Hustle in New Orleans don’t stop now… read on!