a picture of Àkòdì Òrìṣà at sunset, Ile Ife, Nigeria.

Àkòdì Òrìṣà at sunset, Ile Ife, Nigeria.

ByMoyo Okediji

Àkòdì Òrìṣà at sunset, Ile Ife, Nigeria.

This is the location of the Àkòdì Òrìṣà, the home of the ancestral orisa in Yoruba country.

The curator of the Àkòdì Òrìṣà sent me this picture to inform me of the treat that awaits me when I return to Ile Ife. I’ll be there soon. Soon.

A land without hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes.

No earthquake, no flooding, no landslide.

The land is so fertile, you can farm all year round.

Drop a coin on the ground, and it sprouts gold.

Oh. my home.

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ENGLISHMAN IN BENIN CITY 1981 (Part Thirty)

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ByMoyo Okediji

“My he—he—he=aler at the psychi-psychi-atric hos—hos—hos–pital made me sw-sw-sw-ear never to have a con—con—con—con—con-fron-front-tation again with Miiiiiiiiisster Ru—ru-rufus,” Obaseki was whispering to me, from under the table. “Says he-he-he will bring me back back in.”

“It’s okay, Obaseki,” I said. “You come out and sit here at the table. I will go and see what’s happening.”

“Don’t, don’t, don’t leave me, Mo-Mo-Moyo,” Obaseki pleaded. “Please- plea-se-stay-stay-stay-don’t—don’t go….”

“It’s alright, Obaseki,” I assured him. “Whatever the matter is, we will get to the very bottom of it today. This is really ridiculous!”

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INNER VISION: OJÚ INÚ

ByMoyo Okediji

About 50 villages, mostly located in Ogun States, have been abandoned by Yoruba farmers and their families, but now occupied by Fulani invaders who drove out these villagers.

This morning I saw videos of the officers of the Nigerian Customs and Excises raiding the shops of poor market women, removing items that these women bought for sale to their customers.

This is a two-prong attack: the villagers driven out of their villages are unable to farm and provide food supplies for the people in towns and cities.

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GOOD FAKE NEWS

ByMoyo Okediji

Photo: still in solitary confinement at home.

I’m not taking the vaccine.

Not yet.

Waiting to see what happens.

The lack of sunlight is depleting the melanin shield of my skin.

But I take Vitamin D supplements to compensate for a lack of access to sunlight.

Last night I was looking for my pet elephant and discovered it was hiding inside my beard.

That’s fake news.

Good fake news.

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