People in Action
Dead people do not come back. That was Obi Oknkwo’s father in Chinua Achebe’s No Longer At Ease, protesting loudly when the elders said the returnee was a reincarnation of his grandfather or... Read more
It is turning out to be a wise saying that can probably not be over-used. That is the wisdom that the dead does not weep at his/her own funeral, popularised by the Tiv soloist on the air wav... Read more
Africa is mourning again and at the same time contemplating the future along Professor Ben Turok’s all time significant poser he raised more than 30 years ago in a book form: Africa: What Ca... Read more
We would not know now what he would do if and when he controls budget, police, INEC, etc as a governor, local government chairman or minister in the future. For now, however, he has passed t... Read more
For a combination of reasons, nearly all social scientists have gone into empirical research, leaving theorizing fallow. For one, empirical research brings more money than theorizing. To mov... Read more
It is a lenghty stuff but an interesting enough read to hold the reader from the beginning to the end. It is our yesterday with implications for our tomorrow. It is, therefore, published her... Read more
It would not be a terrible thing to say that no such text has come out in recent times. At 10, 143 words in length, it is a massive narrative which would look too long for a popular site suc... Read more
The cover picture here is that of Erelu Bisi-Fayemi, wife of the governor of Ekiti State signing the condolence register at the home of Mrs Salome Abuh, PDP leader killed in the wake of the... Read more
He is Solomon Sylvester Boyi but he is also known and called Swanta, Kagoro language for something like ‘welcome to the world’. In case the name doesn’t strike you quickly, think back to Ahm... Read more
The glossy packaging of the book tends to trigger an element of intellectual contempt for it on the surface but the content or the message inside invites reflections on the political economy... Read more
