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.
Arts & Books

Rootsy Uwa Mgbede Concert Goes To Abuja

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu -
It was a sight to behold as the folk music maestro Gerald Eze took his rootsy Uwa Mgbede concert from Awka, Anambra State to...
Arts & Books

Ken Nnamani: The Man Who Changed History

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu -
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...
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Repetition of Theatre of the Absurd in Anambra Elections

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu -
Let’s play politics, because as they say, all politics is local. The absurd theatre of trying mightily to turn Anambra State into a private fiefdom...
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A Tropical Scam Made by Britain

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu -
A scam that lasts for all of 61 years is no ordinary scam. Call it a mega scam, and Nigeria will take a tropical...
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You Gotta Die To Get a PhD

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu -
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...
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Alhaji Abdulaziz Ude (1940-2021): A Tribute

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu -
Fate was at work to ensure that my last meeting with Alhaji Abdulaziz Chivuzor Ude happened after he had been to an art exhibition. The...
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Onemanocracy is Government of One Man, by One Man, for One Man

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu -
Let’s take a trip to a very strange country, a way-out country faraway from Nigeria, because I am sick and tired of being sick...
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Ghana-Must-Go Bags of Mass Destruction

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu -
The bag named Ghana-Must-Go is at the very root of all the evils afflicting our dear country Nigeria. All the funds voted for the cure...
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