Arts & Books

The celebrated season of the Nigeria Prize for Literature always ends on the note of winner-takes-all. It is incumbent on me to plead now that the longlisted and shortlisted authors …

Zik’s Avenue is arguably the most hurly-burly road in Awka, the capital city of Anambra State, but tucked inside Number 261 is seminal serenity. Here is the home of Awka …

Politics, Economics & the Nigerian Petroleum Industry (3rd Edition) Essays by Austin Avuru; RADI8 Ltd, Lagos; 2022; 474pp Let’s start with a confession. This book, Politics, Economics & the Nigerian …

One of the current trends which have gained traction in the information age, apart from the emergence of Artificial Intelligence is the establishment of a paradigm shift in telling African …

Sun Ra: Space. Music. Myth by Tam Fiofori; Published by SUN ARTS: BEP, Lagos, Nigeria; 2022; 416pp The American jazz musician Sun Ra was larger than life and death in …

God Has Done Me Well: Sunday Osarumwense Iyahen (A Renowned Mathematics Professor and Senator); Published by West Africa Resources Management Global, Lagos, Nigeria; 2022; 285pp Let me start with this …

A Diary of God’s Grace: Autobiography of an Academic by Uka Iwuchukwu Ezenwe; Tamaza Publishing Company Ltd, Zaria, Nigeria; 2022; 246pp Prof Uka Iwuchukwu Ezenwe excelled as the dean of …

Billy Bisa’s Secrets and Other Stories by Dulue Mbachu; The New Gong Publishers, Lagos; 2022; 143pp The art of the short story is a very delicate form to master. The …

Even after the 2023 presidential elections scheduled for next Saturday (February 25, 2023) in which Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party has received widespread acclamation as the candidate to …

Quietude sits well with Professor Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo, and calmness is the word for her, but the music was so compelling that she had to stand up and dance. The mellifluous …

I can never get tired of celebrating Nigerian literature, arguably Nigeria’s greatest gift to the world. The politics of Nigeria is a disaster that makes the whole wide world laugh …

By CBN Ogbogbo Title: Take Back Nigeria: A Call To Civil Duty Author Jude O. Obuseh Genre: Political Essay Format: Paperback Publisher: JOVAB Publishers, Benin City PP: 170 Nigeria is …

The Riddle of the Oil Thief by HRM King Bubaraye Dakolo; Purple Shelves Publishers, Lagos; 2021; 528pp A clear and present danger that can lead to the economic ruination of …

The rafters are afire and the roof is aglow. Good sound burns with sweetness as Gerald Eze, the master performer of Oja, the air-blown instrument of the Igbo, releases his …

The Christmas season in Awka, the capital city of Anambra State, is being kicked into focus by a momentous art exhibition tagged “Clean Slate”. The ever-innovative Awka Museum Foundation situated …

Dear Teacher & Pagan (To Wole Soyinka) Dear teacher and pagan, With prim fronds I thee wed. Is there palmwine in Paradise? The homy spirit unbinds, And the grotto of …