Nigeria, Aug. 17 -- When the weight of words spoken is weightier than whatever response it may attract, my people say Oro p'esi je. The English say such wordless period is an ineffable moment. In its ... Read More
Nigeria, Aug. 10 -- At the risk of being labeled thanatophobic - a preoccupation with death or its anxiety - the grim reality is that, last Tuesday, Nigeria's music world would have lost veteran Yorub... Read More
Nigeria, July 28 -- Praise and dispraise are two usages for which the tongue of a Nigerian politician can be put. This is a common perception among politicians themselves. In Nigerian politics, back-t... Read More
Nigeria, June 15 -- Antjie Krog is a South African writer, academic and broadcaster. As a radio journalist with the South African Broadcasting Corporation, (SABC) Krog reported the Truth and Reconcili... Read More
Nigeria, June 8 -- On Thursday this week, it will be 32 years of that June 12 phenomenon. On 9 July, 1998, the lifeless body of a young man adorned the front page of the Nigerian Tribune. The tear-jer... Read More