Nigeria has tried the one-man president formula for far too long, and it has not worked at all. What the country needs is a consortium of presidents, and all the …
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 belief in several quarters that Nigeria is currently on auto-pilot has been given a bad bashing by the Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. It’s indeed striking that …
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Any fellow with even the minutest knowledge of boxing knows that when a boxer takes too much punishment in the ring his manager throws in the towel. This ends the …
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Death and the King’s Horseman by Wole Soyinka is an acknowledged classic of world theatre. It has been staged across the continents to wide acclaim. The drama has in the …
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The Governors’ Forum of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly criticized the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for unleashing excruciating hardship and suffering on hapless Nigerians in its 7-year …
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A popular mandate always comes with great expectations. The election of Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo as the Governor of Anambra State has elicited overwhelming support and hope from all sections …
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Throwing one’s hat into the political ring in Nigeria is akin to wandering into the coven of witches and wizards. Anything can happen. People disappear. Ghosts appear to cast votes. …
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A Taste Of Success by Azuh Arinze; Yes International Ventures, Akute, Ogun State; 2022; 298pp One way of making a success of one’s life is to follow the lead of …
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Conversations With Showbiz Stars by Azuh Arinze; YES International Ventures, Akute, Ogun State; 2022; 294pp The 1954 American film There Is No Business Like Show Business, directed by the legendary …
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It takes a playfully mischievous magician to conjure heavy rain to beat on his audience once he takes the stage. Mischief sits well in the Majek Fashek magic. Majek was …
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It is crucial to state from the very beginning that Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo is a man of destiny. He did not hide it from anybody that he wanted to …
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Many Nigerians will gladly sell themselves to travel out of Nigeria for keeps. Back in time, there were plenteous noises against the capturing of Nigerians – and sundry Africans – …
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Rendering public service in any capacity needs to be documented in a book so that posterity can have a handle on the affairs of the homeland. The book Ebelechukwu Obiano …
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It is 52 long years since the much-ballyhooed end of the Nigeria-Biafra war, yet nobody from the losing end of the war has served as the president of the country. …
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Democracy and the African chief are mortal enemies. The chief in Africa sees himself as a permanent fixture who must never be disturbed by such matters as elections that democracy …
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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 Books Ltd, Enugu, Nri, Abuja, Connecticut; …