Conversations With Showbiz Stars by Azuh Arinze; YES International Ventures, Akute, Ogun State; 2022; 294pp The 1954 American film There Is No Business Like Show Business, directed by the legendary …
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It takes a playfully mischievous magician to conjure heavy rain to beat on his audience once he takes the stage. Mischief sits well in the Majek Fashek magic. Majek was …
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Rendering public service in any capacity needs to be documented in a book so that posterity can have a handle on the affairs of the homeland. The book Ebelechukwu Obiano …
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Oasis In The Desert Of Time – Critical Perspectives on the Nature of GOD for Cosmic-Consciousness & Spiritual Growth by Godson Onochie Amechi; Ezu Books Ltd, Enugu, Nri, Abuja, Connecticut; …
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Ekiti State Governor John Kayode Fayemi has remained an ever-present at every stage of Nigeria’s democratic drive. He was on the frontline in the fight against military rule. Unlike the …
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The Centrist Manifesto by Uchenna Nwankwo; Centrist Books – An Imprint of Centrist Productions Ltd, Ikeja, Lagos; 2022; 202pp Books that change history do not come as heavy tomes. Back …
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This year marks the 64th birthday anniversary of the iconic novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. Things Fall Apart was first published on June 17, 1958 by William Heinemann, …
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By Nkanu Egbe purple robes adorn our bodies as stench from decaying limbs signal turbulence. we wine and dine in this room where cadavers are laid like logs, pulling the …
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Obi Cubana is not just a patron of the arts, but an artiste in his own right. Take the message from the master minstrel, Gerald Eze, the genius of the …
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The impact of Nollywood on Nigerian youths has been a thing of concern and uneasiness to me, especially with the recent news of a 23-year- old young man arrested for …
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Aah, It’s The Young Nigerian Boy! Memoirs by Caesar Kagho; CHP and Talkback Publishers, Warri, Delta State; 2019; 206pp ——– Good books are written in Nigeria but you hardly ever …
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Writers of thrillers are the richest authors all over the world. They may not almost always have high critical acclaim on the literary front, but the publishers do not joke …
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It makes for history when a reverend father appears in bowler hat and offers revolutionary music that rivals Bob Marley’s offerings for class. Reverend Father Emmanuel C. Umezinwa, aka Fada …
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Whenever I encounter a creative work of art imbued with much beauty, I feel an immense sense of gratitude towards such artist who could open up the deepest and innermost …
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All the demented facets of Nigerian life today, from brazen kidnappings and robberies to rampant prostitution and political heists, are like the many wonderful tales of Cyprian Odiatu Duaka (COD) …
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A Review of There Was A Man – Chinua Achebe Poetry/Essay Anthology (Sixth Edition); A Publication Of The Society Of Young Nigerian Writers, Anambra State Chapter; Edited By Izunna Okafor; …