Archive: Politics
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Apr 02, 2010
No CommentsChude Jideonwo on the Enough is Enough Rally, youth organizing, others…
I recently caught up with Chude Jideonwo and asked him a few questions about his activism via the Enough is Enough Nigeria Coalition/The Future Nigeria Project. He had some very insightful answers as well as some noteworthy quotes… One of my favorite quotes from the interview: Complacency is no longer cool. Nonchalance is so 1990....
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Mar 25, 2010
2 Comments“Rich man, poor man…”
It was an all too familiar scene, not from personal experience but from constant bombardment by the Nigerian print media: the stylish damasks, the flawless make-up and the over-flowing agbadas – symbols of the proverbial lifestyle of the rich and famous, but also, most importantly, the silent hums of the sleek, expensive sleek cars as...
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Mar 17, 2010
No CommentsEnough is Enough Rally
I was really pumped up about the Enough is Enough Nigeria rally and I am glad things turned out well. It is unfortunate though that the Nigerian law makers chose to sneak out through the back door instead of addressing the needs of the Nigerian youths. I tried my best to cover the march extensively...
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Mar 08, 2010
No CommentsInterview with Asukwo E.B.
Per my recent post, Ode to Asukwo, I recently caught up with Asukwo, E.B to get a sneak peek into his mindset and the motivation behind his work. Feel free to share Interview N.J. – Your cartoons are often blatantly honest and quite caustic. Interestingly, in one of your cartoons, you include a blurb from...
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Mar 03, 2010
1 CommentOde to Asukwo
For a long time, I have been in utmost awe of the artistic brilliance of a certain political cartoonist in Nigeria – Mike Asukwo. Until recently, I only knew him by his signature on his works, “Asukwo, E.B.” You can imagine how delighted I was to bump into his body of work online… Asukwo has...
