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

iNigerian.com -
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,...
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June 17 Is Achebe Day Because Of ‘Things Fall Apart’

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu -
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...
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Fighting With Writing

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu -
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...
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Lingering Issues In Achebe’s Female Characterisation

Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye -
Whatever perceived differences in the various female characters created by Achebe are a function of the prevailing realities in the different settings and periods that produced them, and Achebe’s ability to record those realties so accurately should not be construed to mean that he also “celebrates” them...

Lingering Issues In Achebe’s Female Characterisation

Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye -
Whatever perceived differences in the various female characters created by Achebe are a function of the prevailing realities in the different settings and periods that produced them, and Achebe’s ability to record those realties so accurately should not be construed to mean that he also “celebrates” them...

Iba to Asa

Jibril Sado -
Asa seems to combine elements in the vocal technique of the likes of Anita Baker, Tracy Chapman and Eric Donaldson with the lyrical depth and consistency of an Aretha Franklin, a Christie Essien Igbokwe or Whitney Houston to such devastating effect...

In the name of our sisters: Everything Good Will Come

Ikhide R. Ikheloa (Nnamdi) -
Sister Atta, you speak to me in your book. You speak to me from deep in the bowels of my ancestors’ coven. You speak to me howling, bawling, and soaking me in the song of our mothers’ grief...

Burma Boys and Strange Wars

Ikhide R. Ikheloa (Nnamdi) -
Have you ever read a book that you could never put down because you feel this weird obligation to finish it? To relive that experience, buy Biyi Bandele’s book Burma Boy...

Every Day Is For The Thief

Ikhide R. Ikheloa (Nnamdi) -
There are many things to like about this little book that purrs gently, ever so gently. The book exudes the quiet confidence of a writer properly centered in the beauty and challenges of his being...

Heritage – Jahdiel

Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku -
Certain songs are hostage-takers. They hold their victims in captivity and let them go only briefly when the song comes to an end...

Highlife: Fallacy Of Self Projection Of Benson Idonije On Rolling Dollar And Titi Oguntoyinbo

Damola Awoyokun -
Benson Idonije really loves highlife. At times his love becomes obsessive and begins to tamper with his aesthetic assessments...
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