Flooding In My Hometown
For the past six weeks, I’ve been devouring news of the flooding in Nigeria. My hometown in Nigeria’s Ogbaru Local Government Area (LGA) in Anambra State was one of the […]
Category Archives: Personal
Dearest Fela
I would if I could hike the rungs of the tallest ladder. Heaven bound. There, leaning against the pearly gates, saxophone strapped ‘round his neck, joint smoldering between his fingers, […]
Don’t Call Me ‘Aje Butter,’ Call Me Chikaodinaka Oduah!
I no sabi twist ma lips and tongue to say “ogogoro” or “kakaraka.” Pidgin bin no dey around me where dem born me, when I bin dey grow. So you […]
It’s too good to be here
Since leaving Kenya in September 2010, I’ve been itching to get back on the continent. I’ve been spending countless hours a day browsing on the Web for opportunities to report […]
Afrocentric Confessions 