His sight was set far ahead, beyond the realm of the room. Silence was the compelling essence as he looked on, his eyes fixated on the dream. Then he ended the quietude with the arresting words: “I can see it…
President Tinubu discovers ice in Macondo — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Let the whole wide world join me in the universal celebration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu who has just repeated the immortal feat of discovering ice. The first time ice was ever discovered in human history was in the novel…
A magical story of love, hate, redemption and forgiveness: A review of Abubakar Adam Ibrahim’s “When We Were Fireflies” — Olukorede S Yishau
The sophomore novel of Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, the author of the 2016 Nigeria Prize for Literature-winning Season of Crimson Blossoms, is otherworldly. Like his first novel, this new one, When We Were Fireflies, has an opening that can compete as…
Sixty Songs for Igwebike Ifeanyi Mbanefo — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Saturday, October 22 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 by traversing – and I am taking the…
Story of My Life: Marrying my own sister and turning 60 – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
I cannot believe that I am the jolly good fellow of the birthday song. Not many blokes gave me any chance at all that I could ever strike the mighty age of 60 given the gung-ho escapades of my life…