Buhari and the enemies of Nigeria
By Ikechukwu Amaechi
“We have been sinking into crisis, yet
we hear no clear summons from the center of power.”
William Wordsworth, the father of Romanticism
By Lechi Eke
Romanticism was birthed in England in 1798, in the poetry of Wordsworth,
Coleridge and Southey. With their...
What is the purpose of literature?
The purpose of Literature is the purpose of Language - Communication. Then comes into question what is being communicated? What is being communicated has...
Like an angel 1
Take heed that you leave no area uncovered
They called her ‘madam’ because she was married and had two pre-teen children. However, hunger had driven...
CP Odumosu, Ndigbo are not Nigeria’s problem
By Ikechukwu Amaechi
In his famous 1984 book titled, The Trouble with Nigeria, legendary novelist, Chinua Achebe, made a profound...
Yes, my 79-year-old mother was kidnapped
By Ikechukwu Amaechi
The question I have been asked repeatedly since my mother, Ezinne...
The Blood of a Stranger
Dele Charley’s The Blood of a Stranger (a play) brings a succinct overview of the rape of Africa by colonialists. It was first performed...
Aisha Achimugu and folly of the Nigerian elite
It is sheer foolhardiness for people who had little or nothing before they went into government or became friends to those in...
The ‘Jagabanisation’ of Lagos politics
By Ikechukwu Amaechi
On Wednesday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared
President Muhammadu Buhari winner of the February 23...
Buhari, Aso Rock’s non-essential staff, returns ‘home’
Could it be that appreciating the fact that he has become a non-essential staff at Aso Rock, Buhari heeded the British call...