Femi Olugbile
Society
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Death on Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue
On Tuesday, March 4, at a little past 10pm, a young Nigerian…
The Nigerian national question – Again
A few days ago, yet another effort to define the boundaries between…
The South African Ambassador in Washington
Diplomats are supposed to be self-effacing men and women who go around…
Gene Hackman and the frightful underbelly of Alzheimer’s Disease
Eugene Allen Hackman has been considered as one of the greatest American…
Of presidential memoirs and presidential libraries
The news media were awash recently with coverage of the massive launch…
From Duke Ellington to ‘Abami Eda’, and to ‘Portable’ – talented musicians and their wiles
For a Jazz lover, one precious recollection you cherish is a snippet…
An Ode to my baby sister
The story begins with the name. ‘Olufunșo’ translates, roughly as ‘a precious…
An African War in the Congo
The news out of the Democratic Republic of Congo is grim. For…