It is in my constitution to make very powerful enemies. It’s as though I cannot stop myself from fighting diabolical principalities and powers. There is this friend of mine who …
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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There was an invasion of Awka, the capital of Anambra State, by a troika of Nigeria’s savviest journalists, and another guru served as a supporting voice from the United States …
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Today belongs to the song of solitude. The date belongs to Ifeanyi Igwebike Mbanefo, a son of Obosi town in present-day Anambra State, who came to Lagos to make good …
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A lot of characters make so much noise about fleeing Nigeria and going abroad in search of the so-called greener pastures. Me, I am totally different from the Japa crew. …
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The soft, gentlemanly features of Dr. Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme belie the heart of steel inside the late first ever Vice-President of Nigeria. Back in 1998, Nigeria’s Head of State, General …
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The inimitable Peter Enahoro, aka Peter Pan, wrote in his classic book, How To Be A Nigerian: “Next to God, there is nothing that fills the heart of the Nigerian …
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They no longer make politicians like Kingsley Ozuomba Mbadiwe, otherwise known as KO, the man of timber and calibre. The bombastic man from Arondizuogu in present-day Imo State had more …
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No Nigerian leader thus far has been able to breast the unity tape. Forget all the fine words and promises and boasts, most Nigerian leaders have been victims of false …
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Nigerian politicians of the present day are so boring that no high-tension stories can be written about them. These politicians of nowadays cannot brew myths around their escapades as we …
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The Nigerian Revolution and the Biafran War…The Aftermath by Alexander A. Madiebo; ArtRelated Limited, Lagos; 2022; 495pp When this book, The Nigerian Revolution and the Biafra War, was first published …
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I am yet to learn Queen’s English and now they have changed to King’s English. The Queen is dead; long live the King! The burial of the Queen was brought …
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The celebrated season of the Nigeria Prize for Literature always ends on the note of winner-takes-all. It is incumbent on me to plead now that the longlisted and shortlisted authors …
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Nigeria is celebrated in the world because Nollywood ranks as the third largest moviemaking enterprise after America’s Hollywood and India’s Bollywood. It’s indeed remarkable that one of the elite movies …
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It Is A Goal! No! – The Necessity of Biafra by Hanum Mary Chioke; ISBN: 978-978-977-670-2; 2018; 259pp Man’s existence on earth can be understood like a football match …
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The two generals are seen as the best of friends across the political spectrum of the Nigerian nation. In many informed circles, General Matthew Okikiola Aremu Olusegun Obasanjo and General …
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It was a day to cherish as the esteemed actor, Bob-Manuel Udokwu, was honoured with a Doctorate Degree in Arts and Culture by Institut Superieur De Communication Et De Gestion …