Book Review

Corruption

August 29, 2018

Fighting Corruption is Dangerous is an interesting retelling of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s legacy

2018 173 pages MIT Press According to Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the global average tenure for a finance minister is two years. In Nigeria, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala served in this capacity for seven, three of them (2003-2006) during the Olusegun Obasanjo second term administration, and four under the leadership of Goodluck... Read More

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December 4, 2017

Book Review: Valentine Ogunaka’s ‘Dreams Wake Me’ echoes Maya Angelou and W.B Yeats

by Reginald C. Ofodile Valentine Onyeka Ogunaka, the author of Dreams Wake Me, a collection comprising of both conventional poetry and contemporary ‘spoken word’, is widely known as ‘Brainbox.’ This book appears a box unlocked. It is a suitcase crammed with sparkling and scented items, contents now bestowed on humanity. The collection opens with a... Read More

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September 8, 2017

“Serena beats her ass and Sharapova ascends to another level of hateration” | Twitter gives Sharapova a good beating

Grand slam winner, Maria Sharapova has released a memoir titled Unstoppable: My Life so far. From the excerpts released, via Daily Mail it appears Sharapova was more concerned with G.O.A.T Serena Williams life than hers- or her doping issues. Take a look: “I don’t think she’s ever forgiven me for it’ – witnessing this ‘low... Read More

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Book review: Lie to me, Dan: A tale of emotional adventure

by Adaugo Okoli If you would enjoy a refreshing romantic thriller steered by a pair of young adult protagonists, take your chances and settle in with Lie to Me, Dan. The novel is a contemporary romantic action-thriller written by Longrin Wetten. From the first page, he captures the reader’s attention with a wounded protagonist on... Read More

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February 8, 2017

Opinion: Why Protests Fail In Nigeria

by Anthony Ademiluyi I did my NYSC in the Shell Development Company, Warri as a human resources executive. This was my initiation into the practicalities of what I read in Robert Greene’s 48 laws of power. It was my duty to influence the posting of corpers as well as industrial attaches to the Dutch... Read More

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December 24, 2016

Demola Olarewaju: The life of the great fixer, Tony Anenih

by Demola Olarewaju When in July 2016 I met Chief Tony Anenih briefly at his residence in Abuja, I expressed to the facilitator of the meeting that I hoped one day to be able to sit down with him and hear from him the full details of 1993 especially the primaries that produced Chief MKO... Read More

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November 30, 2016

Review: Toke Makinwa’s book ‘On Becoming’ is the first sound in a world of silence

by Afam Ade-Odiachi I worked in entertainment news for six months. I enjoyed a certain proximity to the people many call stars. I cannot say that it did much for me or my ego. Their resume’s weren’t so impressive that their names dropped from my lips at the first opportunity. In spite of my snobbery,... Read More

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November 6, 2014

Book Review: ‘Under The Bridge’ – The Story of a People Living in Bondage

by Obinna Edeh “The Society which scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a very humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in Philosophy because Philosophy is an exalted activity will neither have good plumbing or good philosophy. Therefore, neither its pipes, nor its theories would hold water’. John Gardiner (1912-2002)” At the outset, I would confess that... Read More

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“So what went wrong?” – Ayo Sogunro reviews Chude Jideonwo’s ‘Are We The Turning Point Generation?’

by Ayo Sogunro Book Title: Are We the Turning Point Generation? Author: Chude Jideonwo Publisher: Kamsi Year of Publication: 2014 Pages: 187 But there can be no change without government, the author argues. For change to occur, the government has to be part of it. “We cannot, cannot change Nigeria without its government.” This is... Read More

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September 11, 2013

Book Review: Nigeria and the legacy of the military

by Jibrin Ibrahim The author narrates in detail the war against the media and press freedom by the Buhari/Idiagbon regime. Decree 4 on Public Officers Protection Against False Accusation is a good reminder about the despotic nature of military rule… Decree no. 2 was also used for summary arrest and detention of all those who... Read More

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Book review: Romance amidst bloodletting – Andrew Eseimokumo Oki’s Bonfires of the Gods

by Echezonachukwu Nduka In recent times, African literature and story-telling in particular is witnessing a fruitful harvest of certain crops of voices which tell the African story in unique ways. For me, each time I decide to read any novel, I am left with one out of two options. It is either I am... Read More

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“Nasir el-Rufai lied and showed lack of grasp of issues,” Ex-governor Ikedi Ohakim reviews TAPS

by Ihedi Ohakim “Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents and everyone is writing a book” – Cicero It is on record that since I left office, I have refused to join issues with anybody in spite of several falsehood peddled about me. Honestly, I never wanted to react to issues raised by... Read More

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Book review: Righteous man in power – Hope for morally upright leadership

by Samuel O. Adeyemi Among the morally uprights and sincere men and women in our clime, Politics is a dreaded word. It is regarded as a game of the crooked and the morally bankrupt. Even books on power and politics have not made things rosy for these set of people as books on power and politics... Read More

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Review: The thing about ‘Fine Boys’

by Stanley Azuakola Title: Fine Boys Author: Eghosa Imasuen Publisher: Kachifo Limited (2012) Pages: 379 Eghosa Imasuen had quite a few doubters after the release of his début novel, To Saint Patrick. For the most part, the doubts were not a criticism of his art, but an instinctive reluctance by many to accept the audacity of the book. The book demanded far... Read More

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Book Review: Adebowale Adekunbi’s ‘Next Nehemiah’ looks into the norms and wrongs of Africans and Europeans

by Uwaoma Eizu, an officer of Potters Lounge, Ikoyi. Title: Next Nehemiah Genre: Nonfiction and multicultural book Author: Adebowale Adekunbi Publisher: Exòrma- published in Rome, Italy in May 2011. A book for the perfect beginning for sober reflection. The book, The Next Nehemiah, is a voyage of insightful thoughts, excellently delivered with a literal prowess flown through... Read More

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November 11, 2011

From the Magazine: Book Review – Teju Cole's 'Open City'

By Tolu Ogunlesi Title: Open City Author: Teju Cole Publisher: Faber and Faber Ltd, UK (2011) Pages: 259 Category: Fiction “AND SO when I began to go on evening walks last fall, I found Morningside Heights an easy place from which to set out into the city,” declares Julius, a young German-Nigerian psychiatrist, and... Read More

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Body Water – A review of ‘The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives’

by Feyi Fawehinmi I only just got round to reading Lola Shoneyin’s novel; The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives and I thought I’d try my hand at a review. The story of the normalisation of madness in Nigeria has not yet been fully told but Ms Shoneyin’s effort with this novel is a cool... Read More

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