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It takes enormous hard work behind the scenes for the superstars to shine in front of the cameras and under the klieg lights. In politics, the workaholics at the engine-room …

This Christmas is the last that Governor Kayode Fayemi will spend as the helmsman of Ekiti State. He happens to be term-limited and cannot seek further re-election as governor. Some …

Aah, It’s The Young Nigerian Boy! Memoirs by Caesar Kagho; CHP and Talkback Publishers, Warri, Delta State; 2019; 206pp  ——– Good books are written in Nigeria but you hardly ever …

Writers of thrillers are the richest authors all over the world. They may not almost always have high critical acclaim on the literary front, but the publishers do not joke …

It makes for history when a reverend father appears in bowler hat and offers revolutionary music that rivals Bob Marley’s offerings for class. Reverend Father Emmanuel C. Umezinwa, aka Fada …

It’s the first night of our honeymoon but I hardly thought of my wife and me as I spent the hours thinking of another man, Chike, kissing Victoria and soulfully …

All the demented facets of Nigerian life today, from brazen kidnappings and robberies to rampant prostitution and political heists, are like the many wonderful tales of Cyprian Odiatu Duaka (COD) …

The 2023 presidential election is a make-or-mar moment through which Nigeria can either die permanently or enjoy a magical resurrection. Nigeria cannot afford to lag behind in the age of …

“Shock your wife!” I am only reiterating the law handed down to me by Borojah, a rambunctious neighbour of mine who claims to be a poet though I’ve never come …

Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, Nigeria’s foremost nationalist and first president, deserves his birthday, November 16, to be slated as a national holiday. It is deserving honour for the pivotal leader who …

My studies at Great Ife under Prof Wole Soyinka got off on a beery note. I was with my classmates in Soyinka’s house for practical lessons on television production when …

The grotesque Nigerian twins called democracy and military rule are crucially joined at the stomach. The military politicos and the civilian politicians eat into the same fat stomach like Siamese …

The trailblazing minstrel, folk music collector and performer, Gerald Eze Mmaduabuchi, recreated the archetypal Igbo lore of Egwu Onwa (moonlit games) with his youthful Ichoku Academy in Awka, the capital …

It was a sight to behold as the folk music maestro Gerald Eze took his rootsy Uwa Mgbede concert from Awka, Anambra State to the celebrated Bubbles Cubana Pool Bar …

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 with a gavel changed …

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 by the powers-that-be did not …