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Photographer Israel Ophori believes he's seen some of the best
sights of Nigeria through the lens of his camera and has decided to
share some with us. Here we see a group of maidens in full plume.
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sights of Nigeria through the lens of his camera and has decided to
share some with us. Here we see a group of maidens in full plume.
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Tribute to Ibrahim ben
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Peter Alexander (Ashikiwe) Egom has a vivid
recall of his first encounter with Ibrahim Tahir,
politician, scholar and author of The Last
Imam, who died recently.
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Congo and Sudan:
Lessons for Nigeria
Mahmood Mamdani's keynote delivery at the
Odia Ofeimun Lecture, to mark the poet's 60
years, is full of lessons and invocations for
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Miano cries foul over
treatment of her book by
U.S. publisher
Cameroonian writer Leonora Miano signed a
deal with the University of Nebraska Press to
publish her novel, Dark Side of the Night, but
found the by Terese Svoboda rather
demeaning. She protests.
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The scorpion that refused
to sting
A short story by
Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema
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Vote with stones
A poem by Uzor Maxim Uzoatu gives voice to
opponents of former Nigerian military dictator
Ibrahim Babangida's bid for the presidency.
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Tribute to Ibrahim ben
Tahir: Mallam of Mallams
Peter Alexander (Ashikiwe) Egom has a vivid
recall of his first encounter with Ibrahim Tahir,
politician, scholar and author of The Last
Imam, who died recently.
Read...
Congo and Sudan:
Lessons for Nigeria
Mahmood Mamdani's keynote delivery at the
Odia Ofeimun Lecture, to mark the poet's 60
years, is full of lessons and invocations for
Nigeria from other African examples.
Read...
Miano cries foul over
treatment of her book by
U.S. publisher
Cameroonian writer Leonora Miano signed a
deal with the University of Nebraska Press to
publish her novel, Dark Side of the Night, but
found the by Terese Svoboda rather
demeaning. She protests.
Read...
The scorpion that refused
to sting
A short story by
Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema
Read...
Vote with stones
A poem by Uzor Maxim Uzoatu gives voice to
opponents of former Nigerian military dictator
Ibrahim Babangida's bid for the presidency.
Read...
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| We Shall Vote With Stones (To General Babangida) We shall vote with stones Now that ballot paper stands annulled. The comeback mutant courts A hail of stones cast as votes. It is incumbent on stones To vote for our evil genius, The power incarnate That turned sap to stone. Stoned, he engineered Nomadic transition and annulment. Stone naked, he fled From war and history. - Uzor Maxim Uzoatu |