Arts & Books

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) …

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; …

The trailblazing minstrel, folk music collector and performer, Gerald Eze Mmaduabuchi, recreated the archetypal Igbo lore of Egwu Onwa (moonlit games) with his youthful Ichoku Academy in Awka, the capital …

It was a sight to behold as the folk music maestro Gerald Eze took his rootsy Uwa Mgbede concert from Awka, Anambra State to the celebrated Bubbles Cubana Pool Bar …

Standing Strong: Legislative Reforms, Third Term and Other Issues of the 5th Senate by Ken Nnamani; InterPares Media Ltd, Lagos, Nigeria; 2021; 491pp   One man with a gavel changed …

To become recognized as a highly exalted owner of knowledge you must acquire the highly coveted PhD. People are dead ready to cross the valley of the shadow of death …

Fear and superstition have taken over Nigeria, and church pastors are having a ball preaching occult miracles of emptiness. I have a book here with me entitled God, Faith and …

The music was more arresting than a lover’s summons. Call it the music of the spirits that intervolves the ancient and the modern. It was revolutionary music being dished out …

Review of ‘Joy Cut Short, But Dreams Fulfilled’ By Odili Ujubuonu Chikere A. Agbo’s debut novel Joy Cut Short, But Dreams Fulfilled welcomes you with open arms of innocence. The …

Big Brother Naija, BBNaija for short, is one television show that no Nigerian can ever escape from. Whether you like to watch it or not, it is always there in …

By Odili Ujubuoñu African poets will stir the quiet and rustic Ojoto village in Anambra state between 19th and 21st August, 2021, for the triennial Poetry Festival in honour of …

Awka, the capital of Anambra State, takes pride of place as a pivotal home of art and culture, but art exhibitions are few and far between currently. It was therefore …

Let’s just begin by stating that Fela the Spirit transformed into a higher spirit on this day 24 years ago. There can be nobody else like Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. The icon …

The Journey: Pursuit of Purpose Storified by Stanley Ohanugo; BrandZilla Technologies Limited, Nigeria; 2021; 188pp The best way a man can arrest the world is through the story he tells. …

A seemingly innocuous spark in an otherwise isolated part of a nation can change the course of history. Nigerian history as we have it today owes its shape to the …

By Yusiff Nanah Charm Kamara   I stumbled on Odili Ujubuonu’s “Crows of the Yellow Stream” on Amazon. I was instantly drawn to the word “Crows” in its title. These birds have …