Wakaman

Wakaman

Nigeria – Dead or dying?

Here is conventional wisdom out there.Northerners it is usually claimed, are still smarting from the somnolence that cost them the presidency that the

Of Cars and CAR

– What?– Destruction.– Oh no, don’t tell me you too have become a prophet of doom. They speculate on who is likely to die in a count

Naija and the jostling for Mandela’s big shoes

I never thought that Naija people would carry their fight for inheritance several thousands of kilometres away from Qunu. But here they are, strugglin

Mandela, a tribute

As the judges read from the script written with the bilious ink of hate and pronounced the verdict of guilt for crimes no worse than breathing, the ac

The beer tales

He taught the Kanawa to take pride in red caps. Red is not a colour you identify with the northern hemisphere, but if the Ibos can do it, the Kanawa c