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.
Nigeria Matters

All That Jazz In The House Of Nigerian Power

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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...
Arts & Books

The Spirit As The Missing Link Of Evolution  

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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...
Arts & Books

The Coming of Adesuwa Africa Exhibition to Lambeth

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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...
Miscellaneous

Coming To Lagos Back In Time With Madam Tinubu

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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...
Faith & Philosophy

Death of the Poor Pontiff Pope Francis

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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...
Interviews & Profiles

There Was A Poet Called Christopher Okigbo

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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...
Interviews & Profiles

Heavenly Hits of Legendary Musicians for Mama Nwokoye

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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...
Nigeria Matters

Dictatorship of the Progressives

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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...
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