A man who lived on the banks of the Niger should not wash his hands with spittle.

Presidents do not go off on leave without telling the country.

I think Africa is slowly learning - and painfully - that importance of insisting on responsible leadership. It will come eventually, and we may be impatient and rightly so, because it is not coming fast enough. But that is the way to go.

Oh, the most important thing about myself is that my life has been full of changes. Therefore, when I observe the world, I don't expect to see it just like I was seeing the fellow who lives in the next room.

Among the Igbo the art of conversation is regarded very highly, and proverbs are the palm-oil with which words are eaten.

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.

If you don't like someone's story, write your own. If you don't like what somebody says, say what it is you don't like.