Chika Unigwe’s The Middle Daughter Fails to Hit The MarkIn writing fiction, especially when the story is born from imagination, the writer is tasked to write as though by creating characters…Jun 3, 20233Jun 3, 20233
Ukamaka Olisakwe’s “Do Not Answer When They Call Your Name” Weds Myth with FantasyWhile reading Ukamaka Olisakwe’s “Do Not Answer When They Call Your Name,” I was reminded of the title of Jennifer Makumbi’s masterful…May 23, 20231May 23, 20231
Yes, Nigerian Literature is Dying. Here is Why.Whenever young Nigerian Writers are criticized for either not writing well enough or for the obviously excessive influence of American lit…May 11, 202323May 11, 202323
Book Review: Obinna Udenwe's The Widow Who Died With Flowers in Her MouthSurrealistic Depictions of The Human Condition in Obinna Udenwe’s The Widow Who Died With Flowers in Her MouthMay 6, 2023May 6, 2023
Jeriq’s Ogbe music Takes A Life of Its Own in Nigerian Hip hop.Nigerian hip hop, has since the 90s, undergone different eras, seen various emcees, and as one of the genres of music in which it is…May 2, 2023May 2, 2023
Book Review: Odafe Atogun’s The CabalOdafe Atogun’s Third novel, “The Cabal” is a story about a young man, Bako Thomas, struggling to get his life together as he is plagued by…Mar 27, 2023Mar 27, 2023
Úgwú Nwasike: History and Culture Revisited In the Story of a Remarkable ManI have always thought that we have not given the art of biography the worthwhile attention it deserves. A biography, aside from being the…Feb 17, 2023Feb 17, 2023
For My Father, Chukwudera, on His Birthday.As I grew older, I came to understand my father better. But of course, not before the great misunderstanding of the age of rebellion, a…Sep 3, 20221Sep 3, 20221
Dopamine Rush: Reading Could be Exciting as PornSometime in 2019, a close friend of mine who was my classmate in the university asked me how I managed to read so many books. She is a…Oct 21, 20211Oct 21, 20211
Dreaming of Ways To Understand You: Bachelorhood, The Search for Love and Lagos Working Class…If you want a good collection of short stories to surprise you, engage you, one from which a collection of music from Nigeria could be…Mar 4, 2021Mar 4, 2021