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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Corruption Bazaar In Democracy

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Power Trumps Kidnapping Kids and Beheading the Teacher

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Rangers International In 9th Heaven Of Enduring Legacy  

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Fighting With Writing

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Dissecting The Heart Of The Land

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It’s A Miracle That I’m Still Alive

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