I like to think of myself as a Chimamandian. So imagine the sadness that overwhelmed me when I heard that her father had passed on. It felt so personal. Chimamanda has always talked about her father with a fondness that…
Today marks the 6th year since Dora Akunyili passed. We remember her today and all her outstanding achievements. Dora Akunyili was an internationally renowned pharmacist, pharmacologist, scholar, seasoned administrator and a visionary leader. Prior to her appointment as the minister…
When Paperworth publishers sent me a copy of Piece&Pieces, I didn’t know what to expect from the book as I had never read any work written by the author. Reading this book was quite an experience. I enjoyed reading it….
From her bedroom in Onitsha, Ada Chioma Ezeano sends out an email of questions to Chimee Adioha, who has written a children’s book called AMARA. She asks about his venture into writing, about the feminist undertones in the book, about…
…fresh, riveting and dynamic… The Blurb A young lady’s illness and death is attributed to diabolism as her family ignore medical diagnosis… A youth corper posted to a rural community adapts to his environment by reporting to his basest instincts….
…perfect stories about imperfect people… The Blurb Religious fervour culminates in an exorcism for one unfortunate maid. A harrowing encounter on a train haunts Anuli. A mother abandons her child in search of personal freedom. A wife joins her husband,…
Of Love, Letters and Feedback to Ngozi “Engee” Ukweni “We cannot tell the precise moment when friendship is formed. As in filling a vessel drop by drop, there is, at last, a drop which makes it run over; so in…
Fela always simplified complex issues, and the Nigerian dilemma is unquestionably a complex one, which I myself have attempted to simplify to understand it better. – Sefi Atta (I enjoyed listening to Sefi Atta give this speech at the FELABRATION…
The late Toni Morrison once suggested that contemporary literature would be spared a good number of novels if authors would only write letters home once in a while. This one is long overdue. I used to think it was enough…
…An intriguing insight into the lottery of life and lust in Lagos… The Blurb Nights of the Creaking Bed is full of colourful characters involved in affecting dramas: a middle-aged housewife who finds love again but has an impossible decision…
