Niyi Osundare

I come from the country / Of the Happiest People on earth, / Where death sells at ten for one kobo / And the Living envy the peace

“We have a lot of insecurity in Nigeria. By road we are not safe. By train we are not safe”. (From a survivor of the Abuja-Kaduna Train bomb; Mon., March 28, 2022)

For Ayọ̀ Bámgbóṣé at 90

Our dealings are dominated by a disregard for scientific reasoning, and a preference for ostentatious, and often venal religiosity.

So straight, so Ubuntu, steered a troubled nation

Siwo siwo siwo Siwoooooooooooooo