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Abubakar Rimi’s Graveside and the Travails of a Tendency in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: March 06, 2017In: Policy & GovernanceTags: Bala Usman, Chinua Achebe, Jigawa State, NEPU, NPC, NPN, PRP, Sule Lamido, Wole SoyinkaNo CommentsViews:

Abubakar Rimi’s Graveside and the Travails of a Tendency in Nigeria By Adagbo ONOJA A few days ago, someone circulated an existing picture of the graveside of Alhaji Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi... Read more

So, Who Has Won the Buhari/Obama Debate on Strong Leaders Versus Strong Institutions in Africa?

Posted By: adminon: February 21, 2017In: SpectacleTags: 'Father of the nation', Chinua Achebe, Professor Peter Ekeh, Strong leaders Versus Strong institutions' debate, Structure-agency debateNo CommentsViews:

So, Who Has Won the Buhari/Obama Debate on Strong Leaders Versus Strong Institutions in Africa? Many Nigerians would not have forgotten the sharp exchange on ‘Strong leader Versus Strong Ins... Read more

Ayi Kwei Armah or Meja Mwangi May Win the Nobel Prize Before Ngugi Wa Thiongo?

Posted By: adminon: October 15, 2016In: SpectacleTags: African, Chinua Achebe, Mwangi, Nadine Gordimer, Prof Ibrahim Bello-Kano, Prof Wole SoyinkaNo CommentsViews:

Wole Soyinka won it. That is the Nobel Prize for Literature. That was great for Africa for the very reason that breaking into that cultural brick wall is a... Read more

Chinua Achebe’s Arrow of God for President Buhari?

By Adagbo ONOJA Would President Buhari not benefit from exploring the similarities between his and Ezeulu’s situation as depicted in Chinua Achebe’s Arrow of God? This is the question observ... Read more