Our Nigerian Lives Today

A series of essays looking at where Nigeria is at present, how it got there and where it might be headed.

The Suppressed Sun

it dates back before the civil war in Nigeria. it portrays a life, culture, struggle and conquering spirit of the igbo race

TWO RIVERS AND THE NORTH

TWO RIVERS AND THE NORTH offers a place to start an impelling journey with the ultimate question portrayed by the Y-shaped outline of rivers Niger and Benue - Why (Y) Nigeria? Aja's grinding experiences across the confluence of the two mighty rivers and a politically well positioned far north, powerfully relate to pre...

There is no porridge in the pot

' "This child! You will kill us. SHH!" I don't want to kill us, so I keep quiet. I am very afraid now. What are we running away from? What is the loud noise? Where is the pot? The Pot. Even after I washed it, I know there is no Porridge in the pot. ' Biafra, officially the Republic of Biafra, was a secessionist state...