Dearest Linda Ikeji, Re: To the Guys That Want To Take Down LIB Permit me the indulgence of a few lines to your eminent personality. I have been a constant fan of your work, although from afar. To be honest, I rarely open your blog volitionally, never scrolled through the news items on a slow day, … Continue reading
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THE ILIAD OF THE GREAT NIGERIAN POLITICIAN | BY AYO SOGUNRO
An Oxymoronic Impossibility Wait, before you dismiss this topic as an oxymoronic impossibility, try—difficult as it is when politicians are involved—to be open-minded. There are great Nigerian politicians—and they don’t necessarily make the news headlines. Of course, I understand the fact that politics and politicians are not exactly the best sort of intellectual discourse, and … Continue reading
WHY I AM CORRUPT | In Defense of Nigerians by Ayo Sogunro
Nigerians are corrupt, they say. I am a Nigerian and I know why I am corrupt. I am corrupt because I am hungry. Because I need the food, the whole food and nothing but the food. Because I have to “hustle” if I want to see the food. Because without food I am useless, to … Continue reading