I had just wanted to post this on my blog space at www.dirtyhiphophead.blogspot.com when the thought of putting here struck and sorry I can’t scan the cover of the book so you can see. Let me state this upfront: I have mixed feelings about this book. And I would be inclined to believe that I […]
That place called Nollywood
As I watched ‘Hotel Rwanda’ a few days ago, I saw Sophie Okonedo’s tears fall and thought of how I’d like to dry them. ‘Beautiful woman, superb acting’, were the thoughts that crossed my mind about this lady with a Nigerian name but who was raised in Britain. After the movie and as I contemplated […]
Lagos: A city under siege
This piece cost me three thousand naira to write and a lecture from the street school of experience. My car had displayed a niggling problem for a while, deciding to flat-line in the most unbelievable places for no reason at all, so my mechanic, Martin (in Lagos, they make house calls) and I decided […]
Gather the Women and Save the World!
Gather the Women and Save the World! There are certainly mixed blessings that come with being a woman. Some of the incredible gifts we have include giving birth, nurturing, managing and making sacrifices at all levels. On the other hand, women usually have difficulties believing in ourselves, standing up for what we […]
Matter Of Honor Or Convenience?
Well, here comes another cheating scandal from one of those federal military academies where honor codes periodically belch out post-pubescent youngsters who are unrealistically expected to operate on a higher plain than those who attend the average college or university. Is anyone really surprised? The Air Force Academy is investigating whether 28 freshmen have been […]
Signals From Tehran
The title of the two-page Iranian document is "Gentlemen’s Agreement." In convoluted English, it lists 11 points of understanding supposedly reached in September between Iranian negotiator Ali Larijani and his European counterpart, Javier Solana, on a temporary, partial, not-quite suspension of uranium enrichment. What’s interesting isn’t the purported agreement — Solana’s spokeswoman, Cristina Gallach, insists […]