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…
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…
This is another scholarly article from an African on Africa that I feel like sharing with you. I just saw the link on the wall of a mentor, on facebook and followed it to the blog and after reading it I thought it is worth sharing. I wish you a nice moment as you digest this precious article. But just a moment before you read it. Be objective and forget every prejudice.…
Of her beginnings as a writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie says: I didn’t ever consciously decide to pursue writing. I’ve been writing since I was old enough to spell, and just sitting down and writing made me feel incredibly fulfilled. (Anya 2003) By the time she was 21, Adichie had already published a collection of poems, Decisions (1997), and a play, For Love of Biafra (1998). In the latter work, she recounts the…
It is normal to swiftly call it a sketch of abnormality as the title captures your glance. It would only be a self-deception to assume that many minds are not casting doubt on rationality of this eccentric equation, perhaps out of expectation of a variable which needs to be joined (with the aid of a necessary arithmetic sign) to the preceding variable “COMMON NONSENSE” to necessitate the succeeding variable “COMMON SENSE” i.e.…
Here comes the summary of one of the books I never feel tired reading; the book of one of those rare autors I never feel bad admiring and almost venerating. I have really come to fall in love with the writing of Ngozi that I feel so sad when I come to understand there are so many young Nigerians who do not know her litterary capacity. I will never stop commending Ngozi’s work…
The fact that Africa is envied by other continents for her numerous Mineral, Animal and Human resources cannot be overemphasized. It is sad however that Africa is disdained by the same continents for being the continent that harbours the worst socio-economic and political ills. This Outrageous Paradox obviously renders Africa as Prey to imperialists’ antics. Disenchantment with Africa’s status-quo takes many forms; varying from current civil insurgence and imperialists’ insurgence against sit-tight…
Oduwale Kehinde Amongst Africans at home and Diaspora, there exists a consciousness, which grew out of Africans’ Socio-economic and political conditions. This mood fully assumed ideological status when it forcefully gained global prominence in the mid 20th century. This collective consciousness is called PAN-AFRICANISM. What is PAN-AFRICANISM? Although Pan-Africanism’s origin cannot be linked to any specific date in history, but its evolution can be traced to an epoch in the history of…
