First, an Introduction As a whole lot of you may have forgotten—and this is a fact which begs forgetting—dear President Jonathan of Nigeria has an active Facebook page. Indeed, this singular fact of his candidacy was enough to catapult him into the Presidency. Of course, that election was an outcome that showcased the eagerness of … 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
IDLEMINDSET |THROWBACKS, COCK-UPS AND SOME LUPITA TOO!
Frankly, we don’t care much about the political skulduggery that parades up on down the pages of Nigerian newspapers because, fuck politics, that’s why. Most of what you see is the same old news: ass licking, back stabbing and fifty shades of public masturbation. Even more importantly, there are world-shaking current events that requires our … Continue reading