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Textiles in Nigeria Cultural Expression through Historical Textile and Apparel Collection

Textiles in Nigeria Cultural Expression through Historical Textile and Apparel Collection Author:               Maria Akuejeozi...

Caught in the Storms

Caught in the Storms Caught in the Storms, an enthralling third person narrative, is a 171 page novel in 20 chapters which I prefer to group into four stages of five chapters each,

Ben Nwabueze: His Life, Works and Times-An Autobiography

Ben Nwabueze: His Life, Works and Times-An Autobiography The author is a handsome giant. I am not competent to review his work. The title is appropriate.

The Forest Dames

The Forest Dames The suffering that war elicits has engaged the minds of novelists all over the world. The female aspect of war somehow depicts in its starkness the cruelty that bloody fighting engenders.

They Can Speak English

They Can Speak English Author:                   ...

Nightmares in Paradise

Nightmares in Paradise Nightmares in Paradise comes with a captivating title and an attractive cover design reminiscent of hell on earth.

A War Against the Innocent

A War Against the Innocent One of the most controversial period in the history of banking industry in Nigeria was the two years intervention in the banking sub-sector by Mallam Lamido Sanusi-led Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Herbert Macaulay: Several faces of the man

Herbert Macaulay: Several faces of the           man The book, Herbert Macaulay: Several faces of the man, makes an acceptable departure from existing literature about the man.

As Abuja Forum provides recipe for literary laurels

By Balarabe Oshiafi    “Do not be in a rush...

The end awaits a robber (4)

By Cliff Ogiugo   The strange countenance in her warranted...

When Port Harcourt celebrates World Poetry Day

By Daniella Menezor and Maxwell Masi    On March 21,...

Wedding Bells That Never Ring

Wedding Bells That Never Ring At the recently held Playwrights Confab, convoked by Femi Osofisan, renowned playwright of the radical hue, and hosted by the Institute of Cultural Studies and the Department of Dramatic Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, some of the major submissions at the end of the deliberations...

I prefer Russian Literature – Okediran

FORMER president of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Dr....

When There Is Life

When There Is Life When There Is Life, is a novel that uniquely captures the life of a northern Nigeria woman, Meena. The novel is an antiretroviral prescription for people who are caught up with severe emotional and psychological trauma as faced by the protagonist. First she is faced...

Achebe, like Shakespeare, can never die – Amucheazi

Achebe, like Shakespeare, can never die – Amucheazi Prof. ElochukwuAmucheazi was Director General of National Orientation Agency (NOA). The Professor of Political Science is currently Pro-chancellor of Anambra State University. A Professor Emeritus, he is also currently, Director for Igbo Studies, Abia State University. He spoke with our Correspondent, EMMANUEL NZOMIWU, on the...

Memorial Review

Memorial Review Title:  There Was a Country Author:        ...

NCC, stakeholders’ grouse with pirates

NCC, stakeholders’ grouse with pirates By Yemi Adebisi, Acting Head, Literary/Arts Three months after the launch...

Ekpe, the geo-poet emerges

By Yemi Adebisi, Acting Head, Literary/Arts There are certain people who...

Protect your vision

Protect your vision The youths in the Nigerian society have lost faith in the country due to bad economy, insecurity and other social vices that stare them in the face on daily basis. Many of our youths don’t want to have a vision or dream of ways of...

I found comfort in science, crime fiction – Lansdale

I found comfort in science, crime fiction – Lansdale By Rukayat Atanda, Special Correspondent, Lagos Author of Edge of the...

The Man at the Barrel (2)

By Colleen Lewis   “Thank you,” he replied very quickly,...

The Funeral Did Not End

The Funeral Did Not End On my way home from work that rain-moistened afternoon I popped into Debonair Book stores, Yaba. It was pay day and I was flushed with cash.

I never dated Chika – Mbajiogu

I never dated Chika – Mbajiogu At the public presentation of Chika Unigwe as the winner of 2012 Nigeria Prize for Literature (NPL) held at University of Nigeria, Nsukka recently, Chika’s husband, Jan Vandenhoudt, a Belgian, said he ‘snatched’ her (Chika) from his Nigerian friend, Greg Mbajiogu, when he accompanied him...

God’Fessions

God’Fessions Every once in a while a book comes along and strikes at the very centre of what is held to be norm and therefore commonsense. God’Fessions by Goke Coker is one such book and it is written to touch lives.

Dream & Achieve Greatness- An Inspirational Resource For The Determined!

Dream & Achieve Greatness- An Inspirational Resource For The Determined! Apparently, there is one common thing to most motivational books.