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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TO SADIQ ABACHA — ON BEHALF OF WOLE SOYINKA | BY AYO SOGUNRO
Dear Sadiq Abacha, I do not know you personally, but I admire your filial bravery—however misguided—in defending the honour of your father, the late General Sani Abacha. This in itself is not a problem; it is an obligation—in this cultural construct of ours—for children to rise to the defence of their parents, no matter what … Continue reading
[___________] | By Ayo Sogunro
[a first flurry of text] [fingers: at rest] [thinking] [thinking] [someone: “What are you doing?”] [ambient noise fills the evening] [listening] [listening] [inspiration stays displayed on a blank face] [blank words gather with the evening’s pace] [spaces] [spaces] [s p a c e s] [ ] Continue reading
Facebook Message To An Old Friend | by Ayo Sogunro
well, i could cross this cyberspace and row over just to see your face and try to see if you recall the days of our infancy and we’ll share the ways we have tried to win this race of life, and plenty more! (But face- book is not physical) so i place my thoughts in … Continue reading
