I just read Farooq Kperogi’s latest column on the appointment of Professor Joash Amupitan as INEC Chairman. As always, it’s an engaging read – witty, historically rich and provocative. But I think it also suffers from the very thing it warns against: over-interpretation through the lens of ethnicity. Kperogi argues that Tinubu’s choice of Amupitan,… Continue reading Nigeria, a Country That Turns on the Axis of Ethnic and Religious Identity
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Nigeria’s 2025 Budget: Key Figures and Real Estate Insights
The budget of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for 2025 is 49.7 trillion Naira. At the rate of 1,545 Naira to a dollar, this is roughly 32 billion dollars. There is a nice summary of the budget here. According to ChatGPT, NigeraPropertyCentre.com is a "prominent online real estate platform in Nigeria". Maybe we can use… Continue reading Nigeria’s 2025 Budget: Key Figures and Real Estate Insights
Pentecostalism and Controversy: The Story of Dr Sunday Adelaja
Whenever I wanted to cancel my subscription to the Economist, an article comes up that makes me change my mind. I first became aware of Dr Sunday Adelaja through Charisma Magazine, which covered events in the Pentecostal Movement. Charisma is based in America but its coverage was across the globe. I am no longer sure… Continue reading Pentecostalism and Controversy: The Story of Dr Sunday Adelaja
Weep Not Child by James Nguigi (Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o)
Weep Not Child was written in 1964 by Nguigi Wa Thiong'o (using James Nguigi as pen name). The title comes from a poem called "On the Beach at Night" written by Walt Whitman: ...Weep not, child, Weep not, my darling, With these kisses let me remove your tears, The ravening clouds shall not long be… Continue reading Weep Not Child by James Nguigi (Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o)
Magic/Magical Realism and/or Miracles?
Magic/Magical Realism (henceforth referred to as Magic Realism in this post) is considered to be a subset of literary fiction genre and is ludicrously credited to a 20th century German. It is defined as "what happens when a highly detailed realistic setting is invaded by something too strange to believe" (see source). I wanted to… Continue reading Magic/Magical Realism and/or Miracles?
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