Akogun Akomolafe
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7 April 2011 at 00 : 00 AM
In Poll We Trust
(one of the first satires I penned for the defunct Accra-based New Horizon magazine) The humbled, almost pathetic, picture cut by President Clinton, was unlike anything I’ve associated the President of the United States of America – the world’s most powerful figure. His hair was disheveled, his eyes bloated as though from lack […]
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7 April 2011 at 00 : 00 AM
Live and Let’s Die
(a short story by Femi Akomolafe) Did you ask if I believe in miracles? I don’t need to believe in miracles; I am a miracle. I epitomize, encapsulate and synopsize miracles. I am THE miracle. I have been nothing but a miracle all my life. I am on the wrong side of fifty and […]
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7 April 2011 at 00 : 00 AM
For OIL we fight
Note: This is an old satire written during the military rule in Nigeria. Perturbed by the lack of support for the democratic movement in Nigeria by the Western nations, I called the United States Information Service in Accra to find out the reason for the apathy. I am, well, eh, acquainted with the Information […]
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1 April 2011 at 05 : 00 AM
The Imperialist Prayer
[Feather_share skin=”wheel”] Our Dear Lord and Father in Heaven; Our Creator, Guide, and Protector; Our Alpha and our Omega who reside in the sacred places high above. Our all-loving, all-knowing, omniscient and immanent Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. We gather here today to give thanks; praises and glory to your name. We […]
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28 March 2011 at 21 : 00 PM
2nd Letter to Dutch Deputy Minister of Justice
From the archives: The second letter I wrote to Dutch Deputy Minister of Justice in 1992 Dear Mr. Kosto, I thank you for the letter sent in your behalf (ref. DV-001) as a reply to my letter of 17-11-92. I also thank you for the copies of the speeches you sent. I think that […]
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28 March 2011 at 21 : 00 PM
1st Letter to Dutch Minister Kosto
From the archives: Hereunder is the first of two letters I wrote to the then Dutch Deputy Minister Kosto in 1992 Dear Minister, I am writing this letter in reaction to your recent pronouncements on ‘illegal immigrants‘ in your country. But for the office you are holding, I would […]
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26 March 2011 at 08 : 00 AM
We don’t need a god as president
“The God of Hell should be held in loathing, contempt and scorn. A God who threatens eternal pain should be hated, not loved — cursed, not worshiped. A heaven presided over by such a God must be below the lowest hell. I want no part in any heaven in which the saved, the […]
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14 March 2011 at 17 : 00 PM
Reflections On The Tunisian Revolution And Other Arising Matters
“If you push a goat to the wall, it will bite you.” – African proverb “The limits of tyrants are prescribed by those whom they oppress.” – Frederick Douglass These are definitely among the most exciting times we have had on the continent of Africa for a long while. Even for a continent that […]
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13 March 2011 at 07 : 00 AM
PRESS STATEMENT ON THE LIBYAN POLITICAL SITUATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE LIBYAN AMBASSADOR TO GHANA, DR. ALI GHADBAN
PRESS STATEMENT ON THE LIBYAN POLITICAL SITUATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE LIBYAN AMBASSADOR TO GHANA, DR. ALI GHADBAN-11/03/201 Ladies and gentlemen of the media, I welcome you on behalf of the gallant people of the Great Socialist People of Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to this very crucial press conference where I am seeking to tell through […]
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2 March 2011 at 14 : 00 PM
Ghana MPs Clamor For Higher Pay!
That there is even a debate about increasing the pay and allowances of our members of parliament (MPs) shows how totally unserious we are as a people. It also betrays a total disconnect between those ruling us and hoi poloi. We face so many challenges as a people and as a nation that any […]
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