Imminent River by Anaele Ihuoma; Prima – Narrative Landscape Press, Lagos, Nigeria; 2018; 347pp There is the compelling need for me to go back to the publishing of Alex Haley’s Roots in 1976 to find a book that bears comparison…
The consecration of Tony Akudinobi’s designs – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
It is consecration time. The manifold designs of Tony George Chidi Akudinobi is always capped with deep words that somewhat consecrate the works. It is akin to verbalising magic in the manner that George Thomson writes in his 1946 classic…
Me and my friend, the football mogul, Jasper – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Football, is without question, the one subject that unites all Nigerians. When the Super Eagles win, Nigerians do not recognize the different geo-political zones in their rejoicing. It annoys me no end that football is placed in the back pages.…
Let me tell you a Nigerian story before and after the civil war – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
I am not as daft as this country. I grew up with books while Nigeria fattened into stupor with oil money. Anything very oily can be quite dangerous to good health. I am very poor but I can stand on…
Gani Must Come Back – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
It was President Buhari’s wife who asked the question: “Are there no longer men in Nigeria?” She was wailing about the shadowy characters that had, allegedly, hijacked her husband’s regime. We need one particular man to come back from death…
Ikeogu Oke: Family to announce new burial date
The burial arrangements for late Ikeogu Oke, earlier announced for February 23 by the family have been shelved, owing to the postponement of the general elections. The family, through a statement released by John Oke, said that “due to adjustment…
The significance of the Zik Mausoleum – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Certain issues in Nigeria must tower above partisan politics. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, the only black Governor-General of Nigeria, the first President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, the only Nigerian whose name appeared in a Constitution of Nigeria, among many…
Nduka Obaigbena and the miracle called ThisDay -Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
I have seen many miracles happen before my very eyes. Back in 1986, the guru who brought me into journalism, Sonala Olumhense, resigned from his job as the Editorial Page Editor of The Guardian to take up the almost unfathomable…
Chidi Okoye: Uncommon enterprise and breakthrough of dogged artist – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Artists do not come of a harder hue than light-skinned sculptor, painter and poet Chidi A. Okoye. A firm believer in the creative enterprise, Okoye has applied his art diligently in Nigeria, Canada and the United States, surmounting all kinds…
Boosting Igbo Language Via Igboekulie – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The drive to reinvigorate the Igbo language gets much fillip from Igboekulie Association led by its charming President Prince Ben Chidi Onuora. On Saturday, November 17, at the Main Hall of St John of God Secondary School, Awka, Anambra State,…