Nothing excites and unifies Nigerians like football, especially when the national team, the Super Eagles, can claim a continental or world title. It was the typical Nigerian night of high …
Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Uzor Maxim Uzoatu is the author of God of Poetry, Satan's Story, A Play of Ghosts and The Missing Link. A 2008 Caine Prize for African Writing nominee, he wrote the text for Scottish photographer Owen Logan's caricature of Michael Jackson's visit to Nigeria entitled Masquerade. He lives in Lagos and is married with children.
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Some diabolical male chauvinists out there are making bad noises that because this year’s Valentine’s Day falls on Ash Wednesday women should not be romanced. These evil men go further …
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It’s only one vehicle bearing the legend “One Nigeria” that plies the badly maintained roads to the turf of this benighted country. That long-suffering vehicle is called football or soccer …
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When the Nigeria-Biafra war ended in January 1970, there was gloom in Igboland. Even as the then Head of State General Yakubu Gowon made the famous announcement of “No Victor, …
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They no longer make creative masters like the personable wonder simply called El Anatsui. El Anatsui came from Ghana to Nigeria and then conquered the world. It is no mean …
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It does appear to me that Nigerians are yet to grasp the deep meaning of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebrated on Monday, January 15. Nothing better calls for sober …
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It’s cool by me to stay out of the urban scene in the festive season in order to soak in the sweet breeze of village life. People who complain that …
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Most Nigerians are koboless – I mean, they have no kobo coins in their pockets, let alone naira notes, and they must perforce celebrate Christmas. When a kobo is so …
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Former Edo State Governor who graduated to become the chairman of the country’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), ex-Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, always manufactures good copy for journalists. The …
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My birthday is about to happen, which means that Nigeria is older than me by about three months, but I feel very ancient because of the way the country has …
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Political stakeholders in Anambra State have made a call for the conducting of Local Government elections in the state that prides itself as “The Light of the Nation”. The African …
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Chief Obafemi Awolowo famously described his wife as “the jewel of inestimable value.” In the political evolution of Nigeria Awo was the great lion that made things happen. Mama HID …
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Anything can happen on the spur of the moment to shake up the earth in this age of the social media and its so-called influencers. I was just minding my …
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The overarching consensus amongst his compatriots is that Emeka Ozumba is unassuming but quietly effective. Cool, calm, calculated and compassionate, the personable go-getter clocks 60 years of age on December …
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It’s quite easy to be misunderstood once any bloke talks about forging something in this country called Nigeria. There are so many accusations of forgeries all over the place such …
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The message can straight out of the blues that I had been appointed a chief judge. Please I was not made an electoral political judge, but rather I was made …