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I have come down to tell my story by the same fireside around which my people are gathered… And I must tell my story to nudge and awaken them that sleep among my people.

— Odia Ofeimun

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"Everywhere one looks in this country, you see the hypocrisy of many. But we know those who really paid the price for democracy."

Nigeria is no longer appropriately described as just a geographical expression. It has evolved into a nation over the decades since around the 1960s, despite some Nigerians' reluctance to acknowledge this.

I do not claim to be, I am a writer
guerrilla-happy in unhappy times
pacing the common morality
of truth tougher than fear.

"A nation is defined by its cultural expression and a sense of self that includes all its people. Viewing Nigeria as just a country implies it is only a geographical area with people within its borders."

I let the Lagoon teach me
to forget street names
in order to gulp whole cities
like a glass of kola wine.

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