This is a very strange Easter season of lockdown and social distancing. It is thus…
Me and my Lagos
See why they love Lagos.
Call Corona a Coup – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The lockdown enforced by the coronavirus pandemic reminds me of the many coups that happened…
April Fools’ Day has been postponed by Corona – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Today is April 1, alias “All Fools’ Day” or “April Fools’ Day”, but there is…
Nollywood as handshake across the Niger – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Nigerian politicians always talk of the need for a handshake across the Niger. The politicos…
How not to steal from the Chimamanda brand – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
At the drop of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s name a very unfortunate writer can get quite…
Odia Ofeimun at 70: Let’s toast to the health of the master poet – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
There is no better way of introducing Odia Ofeimun than pointedly stressing that “Odia Ofeimun…
Jumpology as canonisation of political prostitution – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Back in those days, students of Physical and Health Education (PHE) were said to be…
Nigerian politicians: A very important revelation for your ears only – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The politicians of Nigeria have gone completely mad. They are now totally beyond control. They…
Come in and see the calendar on my Valentine wall – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
It’s the season of love – Valentine’s Day beckons. There is this Valentine yarn in…
Dear friend, let me tell you how I oppressed Soludo – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Now that the erudite former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, is…