The Fourth Official Selection of #ChudesBookClub: ‘God’s Children are Little Broken Things’.
This is one of the most beautiful books I ever read. Hands down. Heart out. I am in awe of the gift and the skill it takes to weave such powerful stories of truth and love, and longing. Set mostly in the North
“If I lived half the life Olusegun Obasanjo lived, it would be a great life indeed.” —Chude
I’m an admirer of President Olusegun Obasanjo, that is without question. I consider him to be consequential, historic and transformational. I just think that there are just few figures in Nigeria’s history who have been as important to its evolution as this man.
“I couldn’t help but include a glimpse of light and hope in the book.” — Arinze Ifeakandu
The arrangement of my story was done by my agent. Chude: Please hold on to that agent because she’s good.The first story really hit me and I couldn’t control myself for sometime. Then the last story left me with hope and I’m grateful
“I can’t hurt a fly, yet people seem to be afraid of me.” —Abdulrasheed Bawa sits #WithChude.
A few weeks ago, as part of another project, the charming Abdulrasheed Bawa gave me unprecedented access at the sprawling complex of the EFCC headquarters, Abuja. It turned out to be his last TV interview – before being suspended last week. I asked
“Who was Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Search for State Funding For?” — Olusegun Obasanjo
Chude: President Bola Tinubu said when he was Governor of Lagos state (he has said this many times) that you frustrated his attempt at revenue (generation) and tried to cripple the Lagos (economy). Baba: That’s absolute nonsense, No. I go by constitution. The
“I was highly underpaid and overworked in Florida.” — ARINZE IFEAKANDU
Whenever I feel anxious, I’d always remember the words of my mother; She’d say, “Will they chase you out of your father’s house?”. Before I came back to Nigeria, I was in Florida, and I was schooling there. I had to leave because
“Governors’ selfish interests drove the idea of third term; it’s a political game” —Olusegun Obasanjo
Chude: Third Term. Now the people who believed you when you said you didn’t seek third term and you said it that you’ve never had to fight for anything, that God gives you things. Now the people say okay, if you didn’t seek
“The End SARS movement rekindled a sense of love in me for Nigeria.”—Arinze Ifeakandu
Alobam is actually one of my favorite books. So, the basic description of the story is that there is this character who has lost his brother and is now in a relationship with the brother’s friend with whom they all grew up together.
Arinze Ifeakandu Reads His Favorite Chapter of “God’s Children are Little Broken Things.”
Today, it’s Arinze Ifeakandu! How to watch the FULL episode: Subscribe on watch.withchude.com to watch the full video. Subscribe on listen.withchude.com or Apple Premium to listen to the full podcast.
“Buhari’s actions will always be on record, even if he tries to hide them.”— Olusegun Obasanjo
Today, it’s Olusegun Obasanjo! How to watch the FULL episode: Subscribe on watch.withchude.com to watch the full video. Subscribe on listen.withchude.com or Apple Premium to listen to the full podcast. Or get everything at a discount on all.withchude.com. If you have any issues
