His grass to wealth story was known to almost everybody then. Many a parent prayed his kind of fortune for their wards. He made the difference between being rich and being wealthy clear. It was rumoured in those days that if he wanted to travel by air and he was yet to board the flight,…

Is it not interesting that MKO Abiola’s death was three days after July 4? July 4 happens to be the anniversary of the independence of the United States. Another thing of interest is the fact that two great Americans -Thomas Pickering and Susan Rice –witnessed the last minutes of the fat cat. It could therefore…

I wouldn’t know where the abnormal culture came from. We had enough of cleavages in those days. I mean when ladies couldn’t wait to show their mammary glands off. Then, the sad thing was that many of those twins were even sagging! It got to a stage where respectable churches refused to join ladies who…

Romancing depression,Living’s a failure!Death comes with hope,Of release from life; Courage needs he,Life rope to cut,Bull’s enduring,Neck and knife,Aren’t friends! Depression is invasive,Death welcoming,Consoles and pets you,Till almost zero hour,Point of no return! Late it is!Too, too late!! Between death, andLast breath-Comes regret! Lady breaks my heart!Hubby jilts me!Dad leaves us!JAMB fails me! Depression’s grimy,Cold…

It was on this day in 1998 that the man in most of us died. Yes, I say most of us because we know some people were ready, even before that day, to defend what remained of our democracy with their very blood. But most of us were instead of defending our democracy asking what…

Yasus Afari Yasus Afari stands among the defining voices of modern Jamaican cultural expression. A dub poet, author, performer, philosopher, reggae artiste, and Rastafari ambassador, he has used words not merely as art, but as instrument, witness, and awakening. Through poetry, music, books, festivals, performances, and cultural education, Yasus Afari has advanced a vision of…