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...

Ojukwu: Exile, Diplomacy and Survival

(A Book Review) Volumes have been said and written about the Nigeria/Biafra War: the pre-war hostilities that degenerated into the pogroms that eventually provoked the...

The Latest Singing Sensation Called ANE

There was the time when all the vibes belonged to the cherished Sade Adu, but the new kid on the block happens to be...

Inside The Budding Jungle City of Stars

The road to Ajegunle is rough. On this hot Lagos noonday the rickety, overcrowded kombi bus takes almost an eternity to get to Boundary Bus-Stop,...

Surviving Domestic Violence: A Book Review

By DeMoat Hub Nigeria Book Title: Surviving Domestic Violence (My Story) Author: Oduware Asemota Publisher: Real Choice Consults, Nigeria Date of Publication: 2024 Reviewer: DeMoat Hub Nigeria Number of Pages: 120 Very...

This Fiction Called Nigeria  

There is a new hard-hitting book on my desk entitled This Fiction Called Nigeria: The Struggle for Democracy by Adewale Maja-Pearce. It has just been...

UNN Performs the Docudrama ‘Fela: The Man and His Music’ for Founder’s Day

The docudrama Fela: The Man and His Music is a fact-driven story of Fela Anikulakpo-Kuti that focuses on the legendary musician’s defiant crusade against...

Kongilatulations!

A Triple Dobale To Wole Soyinka @90 1.Enigmata. You hated fruitless journeys abroad, yetAligned into a wasted generation at home: Preferred Kafka quaffed in straight draughtsYet stooped...

Cries of Biafra and Woes of Nigeria

We take so much pride in telling lies to ourselves as Nigerians. The Nigeria-Biafra war officially ended back in 1970, but so-called Nigerian leaders have...

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Nigeria and the lottery of life

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A Collage of Discussion on Corruption in Nigeria

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Goodluck Jonathan calls on Barack Obama

Goodluck Jonathan gets his first strutting experience as “president” next week when he visits the U.S. at the invitation of President Barack Obama. How Jonathan handles himself, and the image he projects, will determine how seriously his American host takes him and the country he runs...

Branding, Re-branding, Teleprompting and Managing Nigeria's Image or Reputation

There is raging debate between Nigerians as to whether or not Nigeria indeed requires branding or re-branding, and if so, whether such effort ought to be Nigeria's priority...

It Is Up To You To Fix It

The media purposely made most of the anti-third term legislators’ sound better than they really did on the floor while speaking live. Most of them could not even marshal two sentences without stammering...

Uncanny Coincidences: Of U.S. Presidents and Nigerian Politicians

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The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF)

An Attorney is a person designated to transact business...