Tweet She dies and… ‘Oh! Take heart’ ‘May God comfort you’ ‘It’s one of those things’ He dies and it’s… ‘Aahh!!!’ ‘She has done her worst!’ ‘Ajoo Nwanyi!’ ‘Amuusu!’ On sick bed, On wheels, Beneath the sea, In the air, ‘She was the cause!!!’ They always say. The other people lament [...]
Female Deities in Pre-colonial Igboland
November 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
With the abolition of the international slave trade in 1805, some Igbo people created new deities and mystical forces that were to help them fight the internal slavery that continued on after the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, as well as to protect those who were left behind. These prim
Fleeing in the time of Biafra
August 31, 2009 By 1 Comment
Controlling the oil rivers from King Jaja to Ken Saro-Wiwa
April 26, 2009 By 5 Comments
Tweet In “The Jaja Saga: The West Indian End (1888-1891)” Professor Gabriel Olusanya makes the connection between the exile of King Jaja of Opobo by the British colonial government because the King wanted to have control of his resources and with the present struggle in the Niger Delta again over control of resources. In King [...]
Chinua Achebe comes home
March 26, 2009 By 1 Comment
Tweet Chinua Achebe recently returned to Nigeria for only the second time in 20 years. Achebe who is now 79 visited his home town Ogidi and Owerri where he gave a lecture to the people. You can watch the journey home here and also listen to an interview with Achebe during his visit here. Links: [...]
Time out
January 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Tweet Farafina Magazine is a Nigerian literary magazine that just gets better with each publication. They have recently revamped their website to include an online version of the printed magazine which has three viewing options, magazine, paper and presentation. Like all great websites, there is a blog – The Farafinist and there is some pretty [...]
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