The book is a standout phenomenon as one of the most influential novels in world literature. Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart ranks as one of the rare books that had …
Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Uzor Maxim Uzoatu is the author of God of Poetry, Satan's Story, A Play of Ghosts and The Missing Link. A 2008 Caine Prize for African Writing nominee, he wrote the text for Scottish photographer Owen Logan's caricature of Michael Jackson's visit to Nigeria entitled Masquerade. He lives in Lagos and is married with children.
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Fellow countrymen and women, let’s take a trip to a party. Biko, I don’t mean a party like the alphabet soup you have in Nigeria known as APC or PDP …
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Africa has just welcomed the path-finding Ngugi wa Thiong’o into the pantheon of ancestors. It was on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 the news broke that the revolutionary Kenyan novelist, playwright, …
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The well-written thriller is the mainstay of popular literature. It’s such an enlightening discovery for me reading the debut novel In The Name Of Murder by Derek Somto Nwokoye published …
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Jazz is music but in some spheres jazz is juju. Jazz music with its African roots has the power of magic bordering on the occult that can turn normal human …
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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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Lambeth Archives in London, England, is poised and ready for a vibrant celebration of culture and heritage. The iconic Adesuwa Africa exhibition will hold at Lambeth Archives on Monday, May …
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The old Lagos of the yellow molue bus is the Lagos of my adoration. It’s not in my constitution to make so much mouth in celebration of modern gizmos such …
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The Vatican shocked the world when it issued the statement that Pope Francis had died, aged 88, at 7:35AM on Easter Monday. Pope Fancis, a native of Argentina, was the …
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Writing on what passes for Nigerian politics today is a pathetic attempt at making meaning out of wretched absurdity. To lift the spirit, one has to take a recourse to …
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The best way to send a sweet mother home to the angels in paradise is through the vehicle of iconic music being played by legendary musicians. It shall stay with …
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There was a time in in this country when today’s turncoat activists of Nigeria were mouthing pat phraseologies of Marxism and hollering: “Dictatorship of the Proletariat!” These ill-assorted characters later …
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The only thing that unites all Nigerians is the beautiful game of football. These are very sad times in Nigerian history and politics, and the most aching dimension is that …
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It’s such a sad matter seeing supposedly sane Nigerians taking pride in abject stupidity. Nigeria has become the laughing-stock of the world in our warped practice of what ought to …
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It was an outlandish showcasing of knavery by the ruling class of Nigeria when former Military President General Ibrahim Babangida launched his autobiography entitled A Journey in Service. There was …
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It was an audacious move when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu transmitted four tax reform bills to the National Assembly on October 3, 2024. The Tax Reform Bills include: Nigeria Tax …