Arts & Books

The Fortress of Delusion: Satire, Power and Self-Deception

By Enam Obiosio Uzor Maxim Uzoatu’s ‘White Men Can’t Write’ is not merely a short story. It is a political fable disguised as absurdist comedy,...

June 17 Is Achebe Day Because Of ‘Things Fall Apart’

On Tuesday, June 17, 1958, Things Fall Apart was published in England. The book has over the years become a standout phenomenon as one of...

Fighting With Writing

Viral Poems by Sunny Ayewanu; Bookdoctors Ventures Publishing, Lagos, Nigeria; 2025; 109pp Some people fight with guns, some others fight with the bomb, but the...

Heart-song To The Iroko: Tackling The Designs Of Tony Akudinobi

The iroko stands tall and mighty, stretching its boughs across the firmament. The song of the heart is in arresting dialogue with the iroko,...

Ojukwu: Nigeria’s Most Controversial Patriot

Ojukwu: The ‘Rebel’ I Served by Uche Ezechukwu; ThoniMartins Ltd, Abuja, Benin, Lagos; 2012 Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu almost always dominated all discourse in the course of...

Music, Social Commentary and Generational Gaps: Appreciating Sonny Okosun and Chimaobi Owoh

Everyone even the consumers of the biggest heap of pounded cassava were proved wrong by the Indomie-Generation in the events of October, 2020 in...

Waterman by Echezonachukwu Nduka: The Poet Goes the Distance

Waterman by Echezonachukwu Nduka; Griots Lounge Publishing Winnipeg, MB, Canada; 2020; 96pp  Devotion to poetry is a life sentence. Echezonachukwu Nduka is a lifer. In...

Bongos Ikwue Searches for True Love in Igbo Homeland

The lionized singer Bongos Ikwue was the star attraction at the event tagged “A Plethora of Creative Minds: An Evening with Peter Umeadi and...

D.O. Fagunwa’s Translators: Burdens Or Assets?

Whenever the full history of Nigerian literature is written, Daniel Olorunfemi Fagunwa (popularly known as D.O. Fagunwa), the Yoruba language novelist, would certainly occupy his rightful...

Wole Soyinka Publishes New Novel

It is cool by me to let out this news item as a World Exclusive: Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka will publish his long-awaited third...

My Darling Sunshine: A Love Letter

My Darling Sunshine: I hope you are swimming in the ocean of good health. If so, doxology! You are the only sugar in my tea, the...

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Before You Judge Them…

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The Existential Threat of Britain’s Exit of the European Union

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Rejuvenating Nigeria’s Collapsed Educational System: The Roles Of Alumni And Old Students’ Associations

It has long been recognised that the survival of the Nigerian state as a viable, progressive and democratic society will depend on the state or health of her educational systems...

Can Malaria Be Eradicated In Africa?

Recent developments in the global health show that more resources are being allocated to the fight against malaria...

Towards Effective Policing in Nigeria

The Nigerian Police Force is an outdated, inefficient and...

Can you beat Edison the great inventor-entrepreneur?

As soon as he could talk, he began to ask his parents and everyone else all interminable whats, whys, whens, and wheres. His strangely inquisitive, inattentive, and rebellious character also meant growing up and doing things his own way...

The Hypocrisy of Raising Money for the Haiti Disaster

It is, unfortunately, that time in the world again. A disaster happened and the rich people of the UK and America are trying to outdo each other in being proclaimed heroes and philanthropists. Only it is all self-serving hypocrisy and vain...

For Jonathan, Obasanjo as Parable

Unless the equivalent of a judicial earthquake happens, it is safe to assume that Goodluck Jonathan is going to spend the next four years at the helm of Nigerian affairs. What manner of leader does he plan to be?