Akogun Akomolafe
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12 May 2012 at 09 : 00 AM
Political Consultancy (a satire)
(a satire) Do you know what is wrong with the French people? Did the French people tell you that something is wrong with them? Ah, anyone with eyes can see that something terribly is wrong with them. What exactly do you mean? And why the concern about the French people, don’t you have enough wahala […]
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11 May 2012 at 16 : 00 PM
No Easter for me, please
Hello, my brother, happy Easter to you. I beg, no Easter for me, please. Do you mean to tell me that you don’t celebrate Easter? No, this True Born African doesn’t waste his time on such nonsense. Serious, you are saying that Easter is nonsense? Precisely, it is sheer nonsense and the only surprise […]
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11 May 2012 at 15 : 00 PM
Retracing our steps from the abyss
Recent events in the country should give every Ghanaians and friends of Ghana reason to be very anxious indeed. We all should be worried, very worried without a doubt. Although many of us like to mouth the (now largely discredited mantra) that we are a peaceful people, recent happenings in the land suggest that […]
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31 March 2012 at 08 : 00 AM
Independence, what independence?
How come you never celebrate Ghana’s Independence Day, my brother. Every year I watch you as you go about your business as though it does not concern you. I have never seen you raised the flag or make a toast on the glorious day? Glorious, you say, what is glorious about it? Blasphemy! Do you […]
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31 March 2012 at 08 : 00 AM
Interview with new Malian strongman
Hello sir, or should I call you Your Excellency Call me Captain Sanogo. My name is Amadou Sanogo. But, sir, you are the new president… Me no President, me Captain Sanogo. I am head of the Committee for the Re-establishment of Democracy and the Restoration of the State. I am no president. But are […]
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13 January 2012 at 17 : 00 PM
Africa, o Africa!
“My father laid on you a heavy yoke; I will make it even heavier. My father scourged you with whips; I will scourge you with scorpions.” – 1Kings 12:11 For a writer, Africa is both immensely fascinating and infuriatingly repelling. The hugely blessed and beautiful continent that could enthrall so magically is equally capable […]
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17 December 2011 at 11 : 00 AM
Foreign Minister’s unpardonable gaffe
“The illiterate and shallow minded Negro, who can see no further than his nose is now the greatest stumbling block, in the way of the race. He tells us that we must be satisfied with our condition, and that we must not think of building up a nation of our own. He will say […]
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6 December 2011 at 11 : 00 AM
Nigeria: Siasia as a metaphor
The recent hullabaloo surrounding the position of Nigeria’s (now ex) national football coach, Samson Siasia, vividly showcases a stunning metaphor of a nation that cannot seem to get anything right. For those who do not know the story, here is the lowdown: Samson Siasia was hired by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) as the national […]
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6 December 2011 at 11 : 00 AM
Thinking outside the box
As a writer who is also a keen observer of happenstances in Africa, it is quite distressing to see how those that are in charge continue to throw up their hands in despair and continually lament the sorry state of our affairs. Rather than sit, think and put in place policies and structures to […]
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25 November 2011 at 16 : 00 PM
A reply to Cameron
Our president, John Atta Mills, is really a very polite guy. Even as he tried to give a reply to the imbecilic statement credited to the current leader of that blood-letting and blood-thirsty Isle of Iniquities that still calls itself the United (?) Kingdom, our president couched his statements in diplomatic-speak. The shameless leader of […]
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