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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Consortium of Presidents Will Save Nigeria

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Nigeria has tried the one-man president formula for far too long, and it has not worked at all. What the country needs is a consortium...
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Nigeria: Beyond Being On Auto-Pilot

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The belief in several quarters that Nigeria is currently on auto-pilot has been given a bad bashing by the Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu...
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Time For The Government To Throw In The Towel

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Any fellow with even the minutest knowledge of boxing knows that when a boxer takes too much punishment in the ring his manager throws...
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Re-Reading the Sacred Suicide of Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu -
Death and the King’s Horseman by Wole Soyinka is an acknowledged classic of world theatre. It has been staged across the continents to wide...
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APC Spells Suffering & Hardship, According To PDP Governors

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu -
The Governors’ Forum of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly criticized the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for unleashing excruciating hardship and suffering...
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Soludo and the Challenge of Change in Anambra State

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu -
A popular mandate always comes with great expectations. The election of Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo as the Governor of Anambra State has elicited overwhelming...
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Juju Oath Of Political Godfathers

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu -
Throwing one’s hat into the political ring in Nigeria is akin to wandering into the coven of witches and wizards. Anything can happen. People disappear....
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Successful People Lead The Way

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu -
A Taste Of Success by Azuh Arinze; Yes International Ventures, Akute, Ogun State; 2022; 298pp One way of making a success of one’s life is...
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