Opinions and Facts Opinions are not lacking when it comes to the issue of Biafra and the Nigerian Civil War. There are fictional and non-fictional books themed around it. Personal stories have been passed down. Articles written and papers presented. The Civil War has inspired poetry, produced movies, and it has led to even more … Continue reading
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SOME MORE ADO ON WOLE SOYINKA’S “MORONS” | by Ayo Sogunro
“I have just read a statement attributed to me on a news outlet, evidently one of the Internet infestations. My lecture at the Hutchins Centre, Harvard University, was video recorded. Anyone who believes what I am alleged to have said must be a moron – repeat, a moron. — Wole Soyinka My close acquaintance—and one … Continue reading
ON MURDERED BISHOPS, OBA AKIOLU OF LAGOS, ETC, ETC | by Ayo Sogunro
In the year 1170, the king of England, Henry II, was getting some flak from one Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Archbishop had been very upset that the king had blindsided him at a political event and, in retaliation, the bishop set out to diligently excommunicate political associates of the king. In those … Continue reading
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