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.
Interviews & Profiles

May Is The Month Of Bob Marley

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May is the month of memory - of the death of the legendary master, Bob Marley.   Robert Nesta Marley, universally known and adored as Bob...
Nigeria Matters

It’s A Miracle That I’m Still Alive

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I have been living in the trenches ever since I was born in this country called Nigeria. The comfort zone has never been my portion,...
Arts & Books

EU Ambassador Mignot Visits Awka Museum

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The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Mr  Gautier Mignot paid an august to the...
Nigeria Matters

Lunacy Of Hanging On To Power Called Onemanocracy

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It takes pathetic lunacy to aspire to practice Onemanocracy, that is: Government Of One Man, By One Man And For One Man. I guess we...
Arts & Books

Recalling The Wild, Wild West Days

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It is very obvious that our politicians have learnt nothing and forgotten nothing from the sordid past of the country. Given the controversies being promoted...
Nigeria Matters

Never Succumb to Mind Games

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Mind games can be defined as psychological tactics used to manipulate others for an advantage. It is boldly written in history and current affairs that...
Arts & Books

The Soludo Template

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The Audacity To Transform: A First Row Testimony On The Ongoing Development In Anambra By Gov. Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s Administration by Anselm C. Onuorah,...
Nigeria Matters

Government Approved Billionaires (GAB)

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The publication of Forbes magazine’s list of richest billionaires almost always excites many Nigerians, but for me it is a highly comical matter, a...
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