I am happy to present you one of the latest speeches of my great mentor and literary model, Chimamanda Adiche. Just in her normal way of passing information, she has just done it, in this her speech presented in Nordic African Institute. I would not want to bore you with many words since any time you take in reading them will be a delay. Enjoy the company of this great Nigerian literary…
Nigeria, though, almost over tormented by her ugly and very recent insecurity and corruption, continues to showcase personalities and celebrities. The recent forbes‘ assessment of the most influential personalities in Africa has shown that Nigeria is not just that nation where Boko Haram, corruption and kidnapping characterize the journal headlines, but also a nation of many personalities and celebrities. It is really interesting to see how they range from writers through musicians.…
My point of view This is one of the long waited analysis of what I call, “Chinua Achebe and the Biafran Saga”. Even though I think that this write-up raises many important questions yet to be answered on the Master Piece of Achebe, I am still among those who have always thought that there is a need to have a book of the kind. It was just last month, that I was…
Let’s continue savouring the analysis of this great piece of work. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Chika Unigwe Consider Chinua Achebe’s There Was A Country by Carolyn on Oct 10th, 2012 Nigerian-born writers Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Chika Unigwe differ somewhat in their consideration of Chinua Achebe’s recently released memoir of the Biafran War, There was a country. While Unigwe says in a review in the New Statesman that readers who have waited…
As the debate and discussion goes on, on this recent Master work of Achebe, There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra, I am beginning to think that the best approach could be to, first, lay hand on this book, then go through it, before coming up with critics or appreciations. All the same, I came across this description giving at the Bookdepository.com and wish to share it with those who…
Corrupt, mismanaged, and seemingly hopeless: that’s how the international community viewed Nigeria in the early 2000s. Then Nigeria implemented a sweeping set of economic and political changes and began to reform the unreformable. This book tells the story of how a dedicated and politically committed team of reformers set out to fix a series of broken institutions, and in the process repositioned Nigeria’s economy in ways that helped create a more diversified…
I have always believed that self esteem and determination is a good step to self self-fulfilment. This is exactly the case of this little girl who, at the death of the parents decided to pave a way for herself. It is quite interesting and worthy of reading and reading. Maud Chifamba, middle, started her studies in accounting September 10 at the University of Zimbabwe. Aged 14, she is the country’s youngest ever…
The Aso Rock (1) And seeing the multitudes, corruption went up into Aso Rock; and when he was set, the politicians came unto him; (2) And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying: (3) Blessed are the clueless in wisdom; for theirs is the Presidency of the nation. (4) Blessed are they that rig elections, for they shall be elected. (5) Blessed are the thieves; for they shall inherit the National…
If there is any continent that draw more attention in the World, it should be Africa. From a recent observation, it appears that any International Journal without a topic on Africa lags behind. The most interesting aspect of it all is that it seems the best way to make a website popular is to attribute a column to this black Continent. One only need to have a look at such important journals…
I am proposing you another strong write-up by a strong and influencial Nigerian analyst. I t is a must read as it is an eye opener on some ignored fact about African women. I should have known that ambition and success were not to be expected in an African woman. An African woman should be a good African woman whose qualities should be coyness, shyness, submissiveness, incompetence and crippling dependency. A highly…
