Ike Anya

Ike Anya is a Nigerian public healh physician and writer currently based in the United Kingdom. Founding Secretary of the Abuja Literary Society, he is co-editor of The Weaverbird Collection of New Nigerian Writing to be published by Farafina this year. His poetry, essays, and short fiction have been published in the UK, Nigeria, America, and India.
Arts & Books

My Nigeria: Five Decades of Independence – a review

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There are many thought provoking scenes in the book. There is his visit to the 100 million dollar Mai Deribe mansion in Maiduguri with its Italian marble floors, Gold Room and mechanized doormats and his encounter with Ahmed Sani, the Sharia law proponent Governor of Zamfara State who admits that his wealth was acquired improperly as a central bank official under Abacha...
Arts & Books

Nigeria – Africa’s Superpower at the British Museum

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Nigeria is a country where its best leaders are not in office,  it is a superpower not at home, but abroad and it is a superpower but not as we ordinarily know it...
Health

Restoring Health To The Agenda In Nigeria – Report From A Conference

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On a cold morning last Saturday, over 200 professionals with a commitment to improving the health of Nigerians met at the Gustave Tuck lecture theatre of University College, London...
Interviews & Profiles

I Write To Process The World Gently – Sefi Atta In Conversation With Ike Anya (1)

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"Ethnic stereotypes are absurd to me because I was raised in a part of Lagos that was unusual in the sense that almost all my friends and family had parents who were from different ethnic backgrounds..." - Sefi Atta
Interviews & Profiles

I Write To Process The World Gently – Sefi Atta In Conversation With Ike Anya (2)

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"Ethnic stereotypes are absurd to me because I was raised in a part of Lagos that was unusual in the sense that almost all my friends and family had parents who were from different ethnic backgrounds..." - Sefi Atta
Interviews & Profiles

Some Things Just Cannot Wait…Helon Habila Discusses Measuring Time With Ike Anya (1)

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"Stereotypes are often created out of ignorance, and sometimes malice. The best counter to that is of course education, which is one of the things, my novel does, I think.." Helon Habila
Interviews & Profiles

Some Things Just Cannot Wait…Helon Habila Discusses Measuring Time With Ike Anya (2)

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"Stereotypes are often created out of ignorance, and sometimes malice. The best counter to that is of course education, which is one of the things, my novel does, I think.." Helon Habila
Interviews & Profiles

Dr Umelobi Ihekweazu, Physician and gentleman – 1932-2007

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Last week, the news came of the death of Dr Umelobi Ihekweazu, retired physician and former Deputy Director of Medical Services at the University of Nigeria where I had grown up. The news came as a shock...
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