Ify cried! She cried as she watched the film! She shed tears not because the film was too sentimental or emotional. No! Ify cried because the story line of the movie was a replica of a story she had written a few years ago which an “expert” told her wasn’t good enough! That it was […]
“If I am young and right, what does my age matter? -Sophocles, “Antigone” In Nigeria, especially in Nigerian Politics, age does matter. Experience does matter! And experience, we believe, comes with age! In some sense, age is seen as an accomplishment! Little wonder that the usual admonition for young people is “Wait for your turn!” […]
Sometimes when you embark on a journey or a task, you cannot help but ask your self: “Na Who send me?” Who asked me to attempt to review a 646-page book? It is not even a novel but a collection of articles written by a grammar-loving journalist Eddy Odivwri- Someone who believes that “adherence to […]
It takes courage to write a book! It takes greater courage to write a literary work especially now that it’s no more fashionable to read! It takes more than courage to write a poem when people cannot understand prose! Yet people still write! They write Codes! After all, aren’t we in the technology age!? Why […]
In December 2011 Israel’s government finalised an agreement for the release of its captured soldier, Gilad Shalit in exchange for 1,027 Palestinian prisoners!! For them one Israeli life was worth more than 1 thousand Palestinian lives. Why won’t an Israeli die for his country! How much is a Nigerian life worth? Ummmm, obviously not […]
A few Years ago, I attempted to embark on what I called “My New-Age Voyage”,-an attempt at starting a blog and this was what I wrote: “As I embark on this voyage into the world of New Media… A voyage that has no destination! A voyage that can end as quickly as it began!” How […]