Not The President But The Man
Op-ed, West Africa | 05.06.10 By Kingsley Ewetuya
The reactions have begun to pour in. The politicians armed with their penchant for clichés are “greatly saddened and pray that almighty God grant the family the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss.”
Goodluck Mr. (Acting) President
West Africa | 02.11.10 By Kingsley Ewetuya
Apparently, the National Assembly of Nigeria finally heeded the words of Sir Walter Scott who said, ”Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.”
Time For Africa to Put Away Childish Things
Op-ed, West Africa | 02.03.10 By Kingsley Ewetuya
The biblical Paul in his first epistle to the Corinthians said, “When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.”
Obama Owes Nigerians Nothing
Op-ed, West Africa | 01.09.10 By Kingsley Ewetuya
One of my favourite movies is “The Lion King”, the animated Disney production. In it, Simba lived as an outcast after his evil uncle murdered Simba’s father (King Mufasa) and took the throne that was rightfully his. Simba goes on to live a carefree or “Hakuna Matata” life in the idyllic African savannah until he [...]
Ending Radicalization and Extremism in Nigeria
Op-ed, West Africa | 01.03.10 By Kingsley Ewetuya
In perhaps his most iconic work, Fela Anikulapo Kuti in the song “Coffin for Head of State” irreverently bemoaned the unseemly encroachment of Christianity and Islam in our politics, commerce and national affairs.
Nigeria: Rough Seas, No Captain
Op-ed, West Africa | 12.22.09 By Kingsley Ewetuya
I remember a humorous tale I read some time ago. On the eve of a naval battle, a captain and his aide-de-camp were reviewing strategy. It was obvious to both of them that the battle would be lost since they were outgunned and outflanked.
In Search of an Ideology
Op-ed, West Africa | 12.03.09 By Kingsley Ewetuya
Giuseppe Mazzini, the Italian philosopher and politician once said, “A Country is not a mere territory; the particular territory is only its foundation. The Country is the idea which rises upon that foundation; it is the sentiment of love, the sense of fellowship which binds together all the sons of that territory.” A country is the [...]
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