Otosirieze

I was 21 years old and preparing for NYSC when Buhari became president. I will be 29 when he leaves next year. I am just realizing that I've spent my 20s in bondage. Many of us became full adults under this man and all we have are tears of frustration, destruction, and death.

@Otosirieze is the man i look up to during his secondary school days in Matar.... My boss ejima dey greet o

My copy of @ChimamandaReal’s new novel, “Dream Count” arrived my house in Enugwu yesterday, courtesy of @Otosirieze and @OpenCountryMag. Now, let’s read and review. Thank you!

Many thanks to my boss, @Otosirieze of @OpenCountryMag, and @NarrativeLscape for this copy of @ChimamandaReal's "Dream Count." #dreamcount #chimamandangoziadichie

“I like films and series that are coherent or, if not, show vision or, where lacking that, ambition or, without those, at least a consciousness.” This came much later than I planned: ⁦@OpenCountryMag⁩’s 10 Best Nollywood Films and TV Series of 2024 opencountrymag.com/the-10-best-no…

"Politicking and ideological clashes take centre stage in Edward Berger’s papal succession drama Conclave... But it is in the arc of its African cardinal that the film sets a damaging narrative." - @Otosirieze opencountrymag.com/in-conclave-a-…

I read the Cardinal Arinze profile because of Conclave and can’t lie, the African narrative in the movie started to feel uncomfortable.

"Fiction need not owe fidelity to history, but when it borrows freely and selectively shirks the responsibility and patterns of factuality" - Otosirieze "Although fiction was undoubtedly fictitious, it could also be true or false, not with the truth or falsehood of... " 1/2

Ok this made me consider this character so differently! It is really interesting that they would choose to put a historically/in the media,european issue (not saying it doesn’t exists in Africa please!) on the 1 black character.

Theatre has not been gracious to Africa and the portrayal of Adeyemi paints this picture vividly but in bad faith—irresponsibility, incompetence, unworthiness, etc. The ‘smoke has cleared’ and it is clear that producers think it is convenient to paint Africa in this manner.

I totally agree with every points of this essay.

i acc thought this while watching, worth the read!

Even though I thoroughly loved Conclave, this was actually a great read that raises important questions.

Finally saw @conclavethefilm yesterday and it was 🤌🏾💋 Now I can go ahead and read @Otosirieze's essay on the movie

My kinda movies, I must look for this one. I like revealing movies👊

Good read!

I don’t really about Catholicism but I enjoyed this read. You raise some valid points and I’m curious to see the actual film now. Well done.

From @Rovingheights and @OpenCountryMag: the third annual compilation of the only bestseller list in Nigerian literature, for 2024. Congratulations to @DeleFarotimi, author of Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System, the No. 1 selling book of the year. opencountrymag.com/the-rovingheig…