Arts & Books

Day Prof Charles Nnolim Disowned Me

It’s impossible to meet Professor Charles Ekwusiaga Nnolim without getting a surprise or two. He always had a twist in the tail of the...

An Only Child Named Friday

Homage: Return To Familiar Places - The Memoir by Chidi Amuta; Wilson & Weizmann Associates Limited, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria; 2025; 492pp It can indeed be...

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,...

The Great African Survival

Riding The Storm: The Untold Story of Africa’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic by Toni Kan; Narrative Landscape Press, Lagos, Nigeria; 2024; 246pp The unforeseen...

Furious Passage Through West Africa

Some writers take no prisoners with their verbs and nouns. Adewale Maja-Pearce, author of the new book, Shine Your Eye - In Search of...

Fabulous Disintegration Of America

The book on my table is The Igor Plan For The Disintegration Of The United States by Emeka Nnolim. The 362-page novel was published in...

“Igbo Rising” Soars From The Stable Of Gerald Eze

The debut album, “Igbo Rising”, by the phenomenal Gerald Eze, aka Ogbuoja-Eze, is a comprehensive delight to behold and cherish. The compelling 12-tracker released...

Literary Pacesetters From The Home Front

When I once received a letter from Professor Chinua Achebe inviting me to the United States of America for a conference on Nigerian and...

UNN Final-Year Class Revisits Ola Rotimi’s Classics

By Emmanuel Nwibo On November 25 and 26, 2025, the final year students of Theatre and Film Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, will perform Ola...

‘Beauty for Ashes’ Rocks the Stage At UNN 54th Convocation Ceremony

A new experience in theatre is on stage at the esteemed University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). The Senate Ceremonials Committee of UNN is presenting...

Workable Ways to World Peace

(A review of Toward Effective World Security by Uchenna Nwankwo; CentristBooks – the imprint of Centrist Productions Ltd, Lagos, Nigeria; 2025; 187pp) It has to...

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