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; …
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Ekiti State Governor John Kayode Fayemi has remained an ever-present at every stage of Nigeria’s democratic drive. He was on the frontline in the fight against military rule. Unlike the …
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The Centrist Manifesto by Uchenna Nwankwo; Centrist Books – An Imprint of Centrist Productions Ltd, Ikeja, Lagos; 2022; 202pp Books that change history do not come as heavy tomes. Back …
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The season of jostling to become Nigeria’s next president is on, and many strange characters are already calling themselves front-runners. All shapes of hats have been thrown into the political …
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This year marks the 64th birthday anniversary of the iconic novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. Things Fall Apart was first published on June 17, 1958 by William Heinemann, …
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The sonorous songstress Onyeka Onwenu is 70, and the world is celebrating her, but my duty here is to add the human angle to the story of the goddess. Onyeka …
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Superstitious Nigerians believe ever so vociferously that the crashing out of the Super Eagles from the AFCON tournament in Cameroun was all due to the video call made to the …