‘…in spite of producing an endless avalanche of tomes and engaging in innumerable projects and activities, there is nothing frenetic, disconcerting or off-kilter about his presence. Unstintingly calm and composed, …
Sanya Osha
‘It is great that CORA has been able to function for 30 uninterrupted years. After the gongs of celebration have been packed and stored in closets, CORA as a whole …
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Ola Rotimi: The enduring influence of a Nigerian theatre giant
by Sanya Oshaby Sanya OshaTWENTY years after his death, the Nigerian dramatist Ola Rotimi is attracting renewed interest. San Diego State University hosted a webinar in April 2021 where the affection and reverence for the playwright were clear. Another webinar was …
(An excerpt from Ken Saro-Wiwa’s Shadow (expanded edition): Politics, Nationalism and the Ogoni Protest Movement, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2021.) WOLE Soyinka made a serious and disconcerting allegation about General Sani Abacha, possibly …
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Olabiyi Babalola J.Yai: Yoruba studies expert and polymath
by Sanya Oshaby Sanya OshaBy Sanya Osha Yai planted several seeds all around the world, in Benin, Nigeria, Florida, Salvador de Bahia, Paris, Birmingham, Mozambique, and Angola etc. He did so without undue flamboyance …
(For Uzor Maxim Uzoatu, Boroja I, Obi of Ikate, on the occasion of his 60th birthday) “NA poor I poor no bi craze I craze,” the oft-repeated phrase is a defining axiom in Uzor …