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December 29, 2012

Oria Iyayi: Was this a country?

by Oria Iyayi We do not teach the War in our schools, most times we act like it never happened. I never witnessed events of the Civil War having been born…

December 23, 2012

For The Records: The Ojukwu Will that is causing commotion

Emeka Ojukwu by Akan Ido The controversial Will left by the Late Ikemba of Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu which was prepared by the firm of Sir Emeka Onyemelukwe &…

December 23, 2012

“I’ve not forgiven Obasanjo and I will not forget what IBB did to me…” – Gen. Buhari opens up like never before

by Isi Esene General Muhammadu Buhari has been known to be taciturn, always keeping his feeling to himself except on few occasions when his bottled-up emotions took over him and…

December 16, 2012

Wow! 1882 $5 note called Brown Back sells for $101,790 (PHOTO)

Talk about inflation. A $5 "brown back" national bank note from 1882 just sold for an eye-popping $101,790, according to Bonhams. The bill barely resembles the kind of money that is…

December 16, 2012

I had never written a book review, until I read ‘There Was A Country’

by C. Nwaonu Maybe we can grudgingly learn to love the other members of the harem or file for an amicable divorce or maybe we can just achieve acceptance.…

December 10, 2012

My generation has moved beyond civil war – Fashola

resolved to ensure that the union of various ethnic groups in the country live in harmony. The governor said this in his speech at the 2012 Achebe Colloquium on…

November 27, 2012

Adewale Sogunro reviews Chinua Achebe’s ‘There was a country’

by Adewale Sogunro Chinua Achebe I was hoping that he would look beyond the ethnic divisions, while rendering language to heal the wounds between ethnic groups in Nigeria from the…

November 23, 2012

“Highly irresponsible”: Gowon lets off on Obasanjo over the latter’s criticism of Jonathan

by Isi Esene Weeks after verbally slamming the renowned writer, Chinua Achebe, over his account of events during the Nigerian Civil War, former president and founder of the Nigeria Prays…

November 17, 2012

Ken Wiwa reviews Chinua Achebe’s ‘There was a country’

by Ken Wiwa "...I had to be careful about the way I handled someone else’s words or opinions… Even when there was strong disagreement, one had to remember to be…

October 31, 2012

Achebe’s book is propaganda, I did not starve Igbos to death – Gowon keeps talking

by Isi Esene Nigeria's war-time military president, Yakubu Gowon, has been unequivocal in his reaction to the book titled, 'There was a country,' published by renowned author, Chinua Achebe. In…

October 28, 2012

Simon Kolawole: Achebe and the future of Nigeria

Actually, I used to expect so much from our leaders. But I have grown frustrated. After closely observing Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan in the last…

October 28, 2012

Gowon on Achebe, “He is talking from a position of ignorance”

by Isi Esene Nigeria's Civil War president, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd.), has hit renowned writer, Chinua Achebe, very hard over the content of his recently released book on the Nigerian…

October 11, 2012

Akintunde Oyebode: This might never be a country (YNaija Frontpage)

This is the power of folklore, especially on young and developing minds; and the difference between the truth and a notorious fact will only get smaller. We moved to the…

October 8, 2012

“The war is still very personal”: Uzodinma Iweala (also) reviews Achebe’s book

by Uzodinma Iweala I met Chinua Achebe for the first time when I was in high school, but I knew him through his works long before that. “Uncle,” as my…

October 7, 2012

In his own words: How Awolowo defended himself from Achebe’s accusations when he was alive

by Reuben Daba Since Achebe released his book, 'There was a country', in the United Kingdom a week ago, lots of Nigerians have stated their stands on the touchy issue…

March 23, 2012

Was Ojukwu really a patriot? – Ola Balogun writes in The Punch

Could an independent Igbo homeland have actually thrived as a landlocked entity, cut off from the oil-rich riverine areas inhabited by hostile minority tribes? In the course of his life…

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