“Our country, like many others, has a long history of emotional violence and literature exposes this, because unlike the history books and the journals, literature chronicles emotions – Sefi Atta”

Ben Okri is one of those extant writers who aim to and do rouse social consciousness, impart knowledge; one of those writers whose work is of cosmic proportion…

I have lost hope in the generation that controls the affairs of Nigeria. A bright future for our country therefore resides in the formation and careful upbringing of a new …

Why are Nigerians only at their eloquent best, when they are anti-Nigeria? When are Nigerians going to use their talents in praise, celebration and jubilation of their Nigerian-ness and of …

“First you say you are doctor, now you say you are writer, my friend, which one are you? This is very suspicious o. In fact you have to come and …

The potential of Nigeria is in its human resources, its youths eager for knowledge and education, its industrious farmers and labourers, its emigrants working hard in their adoptive countries to …

OPEC and NNPC keep agonizing over world economic growth or stability and the possible negative impact of high petroleum prices on the world, but America and Europe are happily oblivious …

The current administration of Mr. Obasanjo may not be well disposed to the idea, but I believe that someday, a more reasonable and progressive government will see the need for …

There is a danger to argue that the message of a movie does not really matter if the movie is a fiction. True fiction is based on some reality. The …

Nigeria apparently operates what may be termed a Constitutional Democracy, but to what extent we approximate to a Democracy is a question best answered by the rulers. Nor indeed can …