Breaking News E-Book

Jude Swing Udueni

• Herausgeber: WS
• Kategorie: Gesellschafts- und Liebesromane
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 45

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2023

Beschreibung

There are many positions believed to be impossible in Nigeria. Among them are that the youth will never be president. Most of all, a woman will never be president in Nigeria.
However, there are no limitations in the creative world. Hence, "Breaking News" is a satirical exploration of the possibility of young Nigerians suddenly becoming aware and refusing to make the same mistakes their parents made. A young girl Miss Sonoyan Mauyon-Jones caused Breaking News as the first female youth president in Nigeria.

Leseprobe

BREAKING NEWS

Jude Swing Udueni

Published by Juedfactor International.

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© Jude Swing Udueni 2023

ISBN:978-978-60079-0-8 

This is a dramatic creation from historic and political facts by Jude Swing Udueni.

Graphic design: Ebby Udueni-Drenthe8

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FOREWORD

Politics is a broad phenomenon that affects man in all spheres of his life endeavour; family, business, culture, religion, academics etc. 

   The theme of politics is always on the front burner of global and social discourses and has instigated writers all over the world to document in the different genres of creative writing; poetry, prose and drama, personal, regional (local), national and international experiences and consequences. 

   The theme of politics has also inspired artist of other creative genres: Visual arts; painting, ceramics, sculpture, metal scrap etc., as well as the performing arts; dance, music, comedy, storytelling etc., to extensively express themselves in their chosen media.

   Humanity is constantly faced with one problem type or the other thus leaving man with no option but to always seek solutions to the myriad problems emanating from different sectors. Consequently, everyone in every society craves for good governance, better living conditions, stable economy, security etc.

   Here lies the thread of Jude Udueni's  "Breaking News" woven through other silent but salient sub themes as thuggery, kidnap, assault, morality, freedom of speech, women and politics, and many more as can be deduced from the story.

   The play basically set in familiar family setting and ghetto scenes,  juxtaposes the consciousness of the emerging generation, represented Dada, Amao and Tani all children of Hajji Bello, against the archaic and analog ideology of the old generation painted in the character of Hajji Bello father of Dada, Amao, Tani and husband to Mishellia mother of the three children. 

   The central ingenuity of this tragic political satire runs through a complex plot of interest that finds Hajji Bello killing his son through the engagement of a political thug hired to kill his political opponent due to his die hard political ambition. The play ends on a note of " vanity upon vanity is vanity " as Hajji Bello lost on both ends , losing the election to a young female contender, Sonoyan.

   "Breaking News"  is  must read for everyone because examines current national and international political experiences as well as social issues with lots of lessons to be learned

 Dr. Adikiba Gbobo Boyle

 Department of Theatre and Film Studies, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

CHARACTERS

Sonoyan: Young female presidential candidate.

Adamu: A wanted journalist Sonoyon’s fiancé.

Haji Bello: A politician.

Mishelia Bello: His wife.

Dada Bello: His first Son schooling abroad.

Amao: Their second son.

Tani: His Daughter.

Boniface: Their house help.

Obi Wani: A broadcaster.

Cboy: University cult boys Area’s associate

Area: Armed street boys.

Phboy: Kidnapped, mistaken for a white man.

Gmoney: Wild street boy, associate of Area.

Kasali: Haji Bello’s driver.

Mopol: A mobile police.

Inspector: An officer of the law.

ACT I SCENE 1

 At the close of school, TANI and AMAO are involved in a discussion while waiting to be picked up by their parents.

AMAO

Do you think everything we learn in that class is for our good?

TANI

What do you mean?

AMAO

Don’t you think they are teaching us civic education so that we can go and die for their own mistakes?

TANI

How is patriotism a trick to make us die for other people’s mistakes? It is not Christian Religious Knowledge or Islamic Religious Studies where…

AMAO

(Cuts in) No one is patriotic in this country, and if you try to be a better Nigerian than others you will be termed foolish.

TANI

Meaning? (Pause) If you can’t beat them join them?

AMAO

Where are you from, Pluto? Okay let’s continue this talk with some vivid examples. Let us go to the Yaba bus stop and queue to get on a bus going anywhere, Island or Maryland, for instance. You will be there all day. That is if you don’t get knocked down by people who think you are sick in the head.

TANI

You mean when in Rome, behave like the Romans right?

AMAO

This country is like a jungle, (stress) survival of the fittest. People are grabbing all they can and our teachers are here teaching us virtues (mimics) patriotism, discipline, Integrity, dignity in labour, social justice and religious tolerance. (Rhetorically to the audience) can they give us what they do not have? (With emphasis) no.

TANI

(Softly) Amao, people have been patriotic in this country.

AMAO

People like who? All they keep singing is Herbert Macaulay the father of nationalism who resisted colonial rule. What else?

TANI

(Chips in) Dr Alvan Ikoku is a forerunner in the development of education in Nigeria.

AMAO

Rubbish! (With a wave of his hand) The past glory of people dead and long gone with their labours all in vain because no one is building on what they fought and died for. Someone struggled for education but (counting