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
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AKWA IBOM AND THIS SENSE OF SHAME | A Quick Look by Ayo Sogunro
One of the more significant political events in Nigeria’s democratic evolution—and one which seems to have escaped general commentary—is the recent news from the Akwa Ibom House of Assembly, a news item which would have been amusing if it wasn’t equally alarming. Essentially, that state’s legislature—in full mental capacity, one assumes—okayed a law that, amongst … Continue reading
EVERYTHING IN NIGERIA IS GOING TO KILL YOU | By Ayo Sogunro
There are two things you need to note: first, the title above is not panic propaganda. Of course, it sounds like one, talks like one and smells like one, yet it’s no propaganda, it’s a fact. But even if you disagree with this premise, then let’s call it propaganda, but it is one that has … Continue reading
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