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The iconic publisher of Vanguard newspapers, Sam Amuka-Pemu, is 90! He remains as ever a self-effacing Nigerian patriot of uncommon class and carriage. Call him “Sad Sam” or “Uncle Sam” …

The book is a standout phenomenon as one of the most influential novels in world literature. Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart ranks as one of the rare books that had …

Fellow countrymen and women, let’s take a trip to a party. Biko, I don’t mean a party like the alphabet soup you have in Nigeria known as APC or PDP …

Africa has just welcomed the path-finding Ngugi wa Thiong’o into the pantheon of ancestors. It was on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 the news broke that the revolutionary Kenyan novelist, playwright, …

The well-written thriller is the mainstay of popular literature. It’s such an enlightening discovery for me reading the debut novel In The Name Of Murder by Derek Somto Nwokoye published …

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 that can turn normal human …

Oasis In The Desert Of Time – Critical Perspectives on the Nature of GOD for Cosmic-Consciousness & Spiritual Growth by Godson Onochie Amechi; Ezu Books Ltd, Enugu, Nri, Abuja, Connecticut; …

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 Lambeth Archives on Monday, May …

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 celebration of modern gizmos such …

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 native of Argentina, was the …

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 to take a recourse to …

The best way to send a sweet mother home to the angels in paradise is through the vehicle of iconic music being played by legendary musicians. It shall stay with …

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 the Proletariat!” These ill-assorted characters later …

The only thing that unites all Nigerians is the beautiful game of football. These are very sad times in Nigerian history and politics, and the most aching dimension is that …

It’s such a sad matter seeing supposedly sane Nigerians taking pride in abject stupidity. Nigeria has become the laughing-stock of the world in our warped practice of what ought to …

It was an outlandish showcasing of knavery by the ruling class of Nigeria when former Military President General Ibrahim Babangida launched his autobiography entitled A Journey in Service.  There was …