NICON TOWN ESTATE LEKKI LAGOS JANUARY 24 3 p.m LUKE I am back before the mirrors, in my usual place of solace. All around me is a deep silence. A man stands staring back at me, his surroundings the same mishmash of white, blue and gray that is behind me. Our expressions are identical, his... Read More

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Book review: Will Ferguson’s novel, ‘419’ is a journey into the Nigerian psyche

by Taofeek Ramat 419: a novel is a Nigerian metaphor, a realistic one. I am amazed that the current governments, particularly at the federal level picked no fight with Ferguson on this tell it all rendition of the Nigerian tragicomedy story. Scampering through the cyberspace, at a wastes dump junction along the social media boulevard... Read More

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May 30, 2014

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“It’s ‘unputdownable'”: Immanuel James’ novel, Under Bridge, now out in stores

by Oge Okonkwo Nigerians have severally been described as been resilient. Immanuel James’s debut novel, Under Bridge is a book that aptly captures this never-say-never spirit. The protagonist, Victor Ekwueme is left to his devices after his parents’ marriage packs up, leaving him to father his three siblings. He journeys to Lagos from his village in Eastern... Read More

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May 9, 2014

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The stars come out to play with Kingsley Iweka’s novel, Dappled Things

by Zara Mustapha Looking for the right book to pass time with? Then Dappled Things written by Kingsley Iweka should ease the boredom. The novel which is in bookstores nationwide is fast gaining popularity among leading pop-culture personalities and celebrities including Temi Dollface, Ade Bantu and Badoo himself, artiste, Olamide (who would have thought he takes time... Read More

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September 16, 2012

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Suzanne Ushie: Finding writing (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Then my mother gave me Chike and the River as a birthday gift, and I began to slide the glass door of the bookshelf open again and again, to read Things Fall Apart, The Concubine, Weep Not, Child, books I had dismissed as boring. I was eight the first time I heard it. I had... Read More

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July 1, 2012

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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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