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Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by Starlett: 10:55am On Jun 19, 2013 |
Nigerians who are old enough will surely recall the source of the above title. For others, I ought to narrate its origin. Fortunately, early this year, I delivered a lecture at the University of Ibadan, where I made a passing reference to the true owners of that copyright. Here is the relevant section:http://saharareporters.com/column/village-mourners-association-wole-soyinka 15 Likes |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by SLIDEwaxie(m): 11:46am On Jun 19, 2013 |
1st That noted, we need to undstnd dt our tribalism and decietful nature won't allow us go near a major development. Like buhari settin up refinery in kaduna and not the east. Like if set in the east, the easterns in turn raising war on other tribes who owns an oil bloc and claiming it as their rights. Like kogi people refusing to sell land to any igbo. Even if wot he is proposing to erect will benefit the lots. Like a tribe won't give another tribe a job even though more qualified dn d post. Like u and i. Like all Nigerians! 3 Likes |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by lawbabs: 12:12pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
Waoh! I can't help but trip for this man. He is too deep and advance for this society called Naija. Really! 1 Like |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by bokohalal(m): 12:30pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
No one in Nigeria spoke up more for Biafra during the Civil war than WS. Yet, the internet and opinions in newspapers by bitter minds would make you sometimes think twice about being altruistic. I personally think tribalism is our biggest problem and not corruption. A fo.ol wrote on the Nigeria vs. Tahiti thread: Biafra 5 Tahiti 0. 19 Likes |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by wellmax(m): 1:34pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
Its worth the time to read 1 Like |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by Nobody: 1:34pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
There is something about WS that interests me - his use of language and construction. It leaves the listener or reader with deep thoughts. And as his collegue, Robert Fox, in the University of Ife in the 1970s and 1980s says, it is deep rooted in the Ifa corpus which are "oro ijinle" (deep words). Moderators, front page. 7 Likes |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by wellmax(m): 1:41pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
You will always be absent. So, this communication is not really meant for you but for those potential almajiri – whose minds you corrupt daily with your jeremiads in that accommodating madrassa known as Internet. As a teacher, I lament your failure to use the opportunity of the passing of a revered writer to turn your younger generation in enlightened directions. You have chosen instead to coarsen their sensibilities and breed in their minds misunderstanding, suspicion and above all – hate! My favorite paragraph, but who's WS referring too na? 2 Likes |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by EkoIle1: 1:44pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
^^^^^^^ That was very deep.. 1 Like |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by Starlett: 1:50pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
wellmax: Methinks he refers to those who for some reason, are giving him "knocks" for not showing up at Achebe's funeral. Gist of some of their unsavoury comments may have reached the ears of WS much the same way it got to him about the White ram gift. lol. We Africans need to grow up in some respects. I wouldn't blame our culture for this one, but rather some "atavistic" worldviews of a bigotted few! 1 Like |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by amakenny: 2:01pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
But has WS any excuse for not attending CA's funeral? |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by lawbabs: 2:04pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
wellmax: Same here but the entire piece got me thinking about Nigeria and how far we are from civility, and how we are living in the delusion that the oyinbos are the racists. What is the difference between a racist and a tribalist? Sectional politics and tribalistic allignment among the youth is proving to be a red signal - Danger to the survival of our national entity. Everyday, some bigots here use the nairaland platform to sow toxic seeds of discord especially between the Igbos and the Yorubas. It is time for them to repent! 7 Likes |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by otokx(m): 2:17pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
WS knows his onions indeed. |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by Nobody: 2:18pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
It is the slim balls who have never stood up or fought for anything noble that Soyinka trained his sights on here. Yes, I am referring to the able-bodied Nigerian - young and old - who defaults to a state of paralysis and mind-atrophy, when the conscience gets exercised a bit. This vocal and at once inept group are easy to recognise, because their peculiar mind-set, like smoke, is difficult to conceal. 3 Likes |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by takedat(m): 2:29pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
eGuerrilla: It is the slim balls who have never stood up or fought for anything noble that Soyinka trained his sights on here. |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by 4Willywilly: 2:34pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
Wole Soyinka should be happy that his friend is called Father of African Literature. |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by Nobody: 2:49pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
I sense WS is refering to those who use bitter words, especially on the internet, to accuse him of having grouse against CA. To them, this made him not attend his funeral. I believe WS, even though he might be in the country, decided not to attend the funeral because if anything bad had happened after it, he would be accused. Don't forget that he mentioned that a professor accused him for using his gift of ram to CA as a Trojan horse during his birthday in 1990 to cause his accident which confirned him to wheel chair till his death. Why are these people so particular about Kongi? By the way, how many renown writers attended the funeral? WS' action reminds of Robert Greene's 48 Laws of Power, where he says that our absence speaks volume of us than our presence. |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by bokohalal(m): 2:51pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
amakenny: But has WS any excuse for not attending CA's funeral? amakenny: But has WS any excuse for not attending CA's funeral?Read the piece and get the reason(ing). 2 Likes |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by Nobody: 2:52pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
4Willywilly: Wole Soyinka should be happy that his friend is called Father of African Literature.Don't cause a scene you won't be fit to play in, young man. Be warned. |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by 4Willywilly: 3:02pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
Ola Johnson:Ola Johnson this is last time am warning you, don't you have respect for your Elders. 1 Like |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by nku5: 3:40pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
Cap n Blood ooo! These titans don dey go. Who is going to replace men like these. Soyinka is too much. I thank God he has spoken his mind about people who have made it their life's duty to disseminate their bigot poison on the Internet 3 Likes |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by masu: 4:09pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
Abstention from a colleague's funeral, is it a sign that one is generating LOVE among the living; or a sign that one is generating HATRED among the living? anyway I love WS but he should be man enuf to speak direct words to whomever he talks to next time. |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by Nobody: 4:13pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
4Willywilly:Agbala/Mazi (Elder), I'm sorry. Let's not derail this thread. |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by Nobody: 4:15pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
Front page. |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by Nobody: 4:19pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
Ola Johnson:Methinks these are the most sensible words you've ever typed on NL. . I tot you were gonna flow wit dat guy, really thinking about bringing out my olive branch....but let's see. 1 Like |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by lawbabs: 4:20pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
masu: Abstention from a colleague's funeral, is it a sign that one is generating LOVE among the living; or a sign that one is generating HATRED among the living? When the elders talk, they don't talk in full. A smart chap would understand though! 1 Like |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by Awake9ja(m): 4:27pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
With all this bile and bad blood being disseminated by Wole Soyinka since the death of the man who regarded him as a friend till he closed his eyes in death, it has become necessary to question Wole motive. Obviously, he did not learn discretion from his departed "friend". Somebody should please tell him that he belittles himself the more with each Achebe-related explosion. Why bother to explain why he did not attend Chinua Achebe's funeral? How can anyone expect him to be able to attend after the most saddening interview he gave on the eve of Achebe's funeral? Somebody should please, tell Wole Soyinka to shield his sword. Achebe has departed in a blaze of glory leaving him behind to wonder how it all happened. Moreover, this kind of bitterness is injurious to the health. 11 Likes |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by Awake9ja(m): 4:32pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
But I wonder if it makes much sense for him to use the medium of the Internet, which he called "accomodating madrassa" to express his anger. Prof, if you choose to share what sounds like a private rebuttal to an adversary with us, go ahead and tell us the person's name. Or do you expect us to know all those who hate you? Or is the essay a kind of "TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN?" 4 Likes |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by Nobody: 4:47pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
dozzybaba: Methinks these are the most sensible words you've ever typed on NL. . I tot you were gonna flow wit dat guy, really thinking about bringing out my olive branch....but let's see.I know where this will continue, and even end. I'm ready. Just wait for it to make front page when your people would know of it. I have MB. |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by naptu2: 4:49pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
I think I can understand how he feels (I've been there before). You have a friend whom you've known for decades. Both of you discuss all the time. You collaborate. You know his mind. One day he dies and people who have never spoken to him before start claiming all sorts of things on his behalf. For the record, Achebe always rejected the title of father of African literature. Soyinka knows this because he knows Achebe personally. Thursday 12 November 2009 14.53 GMT http://m.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/nov/12/achebe-rejects-father-modern-african-literature 8 Likes |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by Nobody: 4:49pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
lawbabs:Abo oro la n so fun omoluabi, to ba de inu e a di odindin. |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by Awake9ja(m): 5:46pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
by Ola Johnson(m): 4:49pm Abo oro la n so fun omoluabi, to ba de inu e a di odindin. SO THEN WHY ARE YOU GUYS ANGRY WITH ACHEBE SINCE HE TOO TALKS IN RIDDLES IN HIS BOOK "THERE WAS A COUNTRY" hahaha hehehe a snake can only begot a snake , but a lion always begots his likes. |
Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by Awake9ja(m): 5:51pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
am OUT I don't wana join you guys in your fight of bitterness against ibos, how I wish Fulani and hausas are fighting like this we MB would have been freed from them long time ago. 6 Likes |
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