THE PROTEST LAMB [CNF] | Blessing Omeiza Ojo
Curated by Su' / ESSAYS / SEVHAGE PRIZES 2024

THE PROTEST LAMB [CNF] | Blessing Omeiza Ojo

In partnership with Alinea Initiative, Goethe Institut Nigeria, African & Black Creatives for Development, and SELDI, SEVHAGE presents the winners of the Eugenia Abu/SEVHAGE International Prize for Creative Non-Fiction 2024. Blessing Omeiza Ojo’s piece is the joint-winning entry. “And like sheep to the slaughter, we marched—but not without song.”— Unattributed Lamb as a MetaphorI became … Continue reading

How to Immortalise People in Nigeria: Of Humphrey Nwosu, MKO Abiola, Nnamdi Azikiwe, and Others by Ozii Baba Anieto
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How to Immortalise People in Nigeria: Of Humphrey Nwosu, MKO Abiola, Nnamdi Azikiwe, and Others by Ozii Baba Anieto

To me, staging a walkout from the red chamber because the house turned down the motion to immortalize Prof. Humphrey Nwosu wasn’t a smart move. And as I heard a senator stirring the tribal sentiment, I wondered when we would stop playing the victim. To me, immortalizing a man in Nigeria is as good as … Continue reading