Books
The drive to save Nigeria
October 4, 2022
The drive to save Nigeria
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu Reversing the rot in Nigeria by Olusegun O. Oyegbami; Delsego Books, Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos; 2016;…
Movers and Shakers of the Nigerian movie industry
September 26, 2022
Movers and Shakers of the Nigerian movie industry
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu Reflections on Nigerian Movie Industry: Salute to Pioneering Creativity and Perseverance by Femi Akintunde-Johnson; Basic Skills…
See Lagos and die
September 19, 2022
See Lagos and die
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu The Carnivorous City by Toni Kan; Cassava Republic Press, Abuja – London; 2016; 241pp The statement,…
Nollywood lights up Aso Villa
September 12, 2022
Nollywood lights up Aso Villa
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu The Stars Are Ageless by Omoni Oboli; Narrative Landscape Press (Prima), Lagos; 2018; 136pp Nigeria is…
TM Aluko: His last novel
September 5, 2022
TM Aluko: His last novel
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu Our Born Again President by T.M. Aluko; HEBN Publishers Plc Ibadan, 2009 The power…
Day Chinua Achebe could not answer his name
August 31, 2022
Day Chinua Achebe could not answer his name
My phone could not stop ringing. It was the same message from far and near: “Please confirm if Chinua…
Lobsang Rampa: The crooked writer Nigerians loved
August 28, 2022
Lobsang Rampa: The crooked writer Nigerians loved
The foreign writer called T. Lobsang Rampa used to be quite popular in Nigeria especially in the 1970s and…
Bandits and Beggars of the Empire
August 22, 2022
Bandits and Beggars of the Empire
Bandits and Beggars by Kunle Adebajo; Lantern Books – Literamed Publications Ltd, Lagos; 2008; 111pp When brothers and sisters…
A Lifetime of Friendships
August 15, 2022
A Lifetime of Friendships
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu A Lifetime of Friendships: And a Career in Television and Nollywood by Muritala Sule; MS Global…
James Hadley Chase: most popular writer ever read in Nigeria
August 8, 2022
James Hadley Chase: most popular writer ever read in Nigeria
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu Forget about Chinua Achebe and his classic Things Fall Apart, the most popular author ever read…
Book review: The Menace of oil to Nigeria
August 1, 2022
Book review: The Menace of oil to Nigeria
This book review features wealth coming from oil that was billed to take Nigeria from Third World status to…
Astonishing times of Mr. Radio, Ben Egbuna
July 25, 2022
Astonishing times of Mr. Radio, Ben Egbuna
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu A Destiny Fulfilled by Ben Egbuna; Diamond Publications Ltd, Lagos; 2021; 387pp It reads stranger than…