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 …
Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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It was an audacious move when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu transmitted four tax reform bills to the National Assembly on October 3, 2024. The Tax Reform Bills include: Nigeria Tax …
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If This Giant Must Rise: Interventions on Leadership and Governance in Africa, by Kayode Fayemi; Makere, a trademark of Masobe Books and Logistics Ltd, Lagos; 2025; 216pp It is rare …
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It’s with much shock that I met somebody the other day trying to discuss the author named T. (for Tuesday) Lobsang Rampa as a serious subject, despite my past disclosures …
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There was the time when all the vibes belonged to the cherished Sade Adu, but the new kid on the block happens to be ANE. ANE was born in Nigeria …
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In my domain of ungovernable irreverence, a politician is defined as someone with no visible means of livelihood! The archetypal Nigerian politician may start out as a political thug with …
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I have been in more deadly dangers in my journalistic travails than a suicide bomber. When I look back, I can only wonder and laugh that I am still here …
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I had the great opportunity of reading in manuscript Adventures Of A Guerrilla Journalist by Babafemi Ojudu. This is definitely not a review of that remarkable book which is beyond …
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The road to Ajegunle is rough. On this hot Lagos noonday the rickety, overcrowded kombi bus takes almost an eternity to get to Boundary Bus-Stop, the bustling gateway into Nigeria’s …
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A boon companion has just taken me to Onitsha, the city on the bank of the River Niger in Anambra State, and the only matter on my mind is the …
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Even in the darkest of days and nights in Nigeria, there are adorable persons to celebrate in fine fettle. Kunle Ajibade, the Executive Editor/Director of PMNEWS and TheNEWS Magazine, Mr Kunle Ajibade, belongs to …
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It takes uncanny courage and conviction to write a book on the controversial subjects of Christianity and Colonialism. When Eme E. Egwuonwu’s Liberating the African Mind: Who We Were Before …
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It’s not for nothing that she is fondly referred to as Ngozi Wahala in many enlightened quarters. Truth is they no longer make women like her anywhere on Planet Earth. …