Nigeria

Nigerians are not without hope or agenda. This story is far from finished; we cannot now tire of telling it. This is not to disallow for opinion or dissent – with a population of over 140 million, every man and woman is a political party unto themselves.

Two recent news items caught my attention: 'Desperate to go abroad' (Vanguard, 25 October 2009) and

I first became aware of the politics of titles when the Guardian newspaper ran into a hiccup over its refusal to use titles for certain Nigerian personalities. This was some twenty-five or so years ago. Until then, it wasn’t something I had thought about.