The politicians of Nigeria have gone completely mad. They are now totally beyond control. They have replaced the Nigerian Constitution with just one word: Impunity. Of course, in this matter of impunity there is no difference between the parties. The…
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 which a husband asked the wife to name the gift she would want. “I want something that will last for the whole of the year,”…
The passing on of the rare icon Chief Olayinka Simoyan – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
It is quite common to celebrate Nigerians who are loud on noise but very shallow in sublime achievement. The Nigerians who did groundbreaking work without advertising themselves are hardly ever given pride of place after they are gone. It is…
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 the odds-on favourite to become the next governor of Anambra State, I am in deep fear over a sin I committed against him in the…
Soccer style of Nigeria – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
We played the game. It entailed any number of men or women running about kicking any roundish object. We had no special name for the game. Then the man from overseas came. He brought balls and boots and talked of…
The law is the last hope of a scam – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
What a laugh when it is claimed on high that the law is the last hope of the common man! Law and the common man are very strange bedfellows. Law belongs with the highest bidder. Justice and lawyers are…
Pay attention to this tale of Biafra, Nigeria and kleptocratic kakistocracy – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
This year marks the 50th year of the end of the Biafra war, and I can’t stay quiet on the matter. If the powers-that-be like, let them enact a Hate Speech Decree in a democracy, I make bold to stress…
Boko Haram Gospel according to Bishop Kukah – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The only difference between the Federal Government of Nigeria and Boko Haram is that Boko Haram is holding a bomb. That is the gospel according to Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah. The fiery bishop spoke at a UK non-profit organisation, Aid…
Fascinating tale of Naija and Chan Dum, the Money Deity – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Naija was in a frenzy. This was her date with history, this Christmas one of her sons would fulfil his promise: to turn rustic Naija into a modern wonderland that would make Hollywood look like ancient Ndiorumbe! The maker of…
The Madman on the Rock – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
One benighted afternoon we found a madman atop the rock in the centre of our land, and he was pointing a gun on us. “I tried to climb on this rock three times and now I am here!” screamed the…