Author: Emeka Onwusorom Publisher: Parresia, Lagos Year: 2018 Pagination: 215 Reviewer: Henry Akubuiro The ending of Emeka Onwusorom’s Smile, My Beloved Country, betokens the ideal Nigerian and political messiah we merely fantasise about –better still, a grand persona in a compelling guerilla soap. A Daniel has come to justice here,...
HENRY AKUBUIRO In the universe of an ambitious journalist, getting to the peak of a mountain or the labyrinth of a cave is something done for a dare. Hunting for news isn’t a job for the fainthearted. It doesn’t matter what it takes; what matters is unfurling...
Title: From the Crevices of Corps Hearts Author: Chinyere Chukwudi-Okeh Publisher: Parrésia Publishers Ltd Number of pages: 148 Year of publication: 2017 Category: Fiction There is nothing quite as refreshing as when a writer creates a new path for fiction to travel, nothing as scintillating as when a writer overcomes the...
Shock was the first feeling I had when I read ‘Abundance of Yellow Paper’ the story from which JT Benson’s collection of short stories ‘We won’t fade into darkness’ got its title. I only began reading the book from the beginning after reading the last...
Caveat: I feel this review won’t do adequate justice to this book. It’s herculean to describe such art. Favourite Quote: ‘When he tumbled down past tree branches to them, he was already dead. They wondered why a man falling to his death would smile and close...
When Alan Paton penned down his novel – Cry, My Beloved Country, in 1948, he was one of the first sets of people that pioneered the anti-Apartheid movement in South Africa. That narrative, among other things, demonstrated the devastation and privation that assaulted the African...
TJ Benson is a chronicler of speculative universes, and yet, his writing pulsates with the urgency of a present moment. His promise as a writer is immense. His stories are written in prose rinsed in empathy, and with an ambition that makes me shudder in...
It is often said that journalism is the first rough draft of history. Perhaps this statement is true, in the sense that journalism records events while they are yet happening. It is a draft because drafts are often subjected to revisions, distortions, additions and subtractions....
THE inability of some writers especially journalists, to document their write ups has been described as one of the major reasons hindering the development of journalism in the country. Cases abound where people will search for stories written by some seasoned journalists who made waves...
Book: My Mind Is No Longer Here Author: Ifedigbo Nze Sylva Number of Pages: 312 Publisher: Paressia Publishers Reviewer: Femi Ayodele “Suddenly, his medical school certificate seemed worthless and his life seemed like a shipwreck. Two thoughts came to his mind; he discarded the first because he knew he was nor...
By Sam Akpe The book is big – a little over 700 pages. But it’s in no way scary. If you love excellent, descriptive, and thrilling prose, you will definitely love this book. Every page and every chapter is filled with daring, investigative reportage – the...
Book: My Mind Is No Longer Here Author: Ifedigbo Nze Sylva Number of Pages: 312 Publisher: Paressia Publishers Reviewer: Ayo Ladipo “Have you not heard the saying that the happiest place to be in this country is at the departure lounge of the International Airport?” The above statement, made by Osahon in...
Audacious Journalism by Anietie Usen “Anietie...
- I first wrote "54 Silhouettes" in January-March of 2011. At the time I was a final year student studying theatre arts at the University of Abuja. *Side note: The play was first titled "53 Silhouettes". If you haven't guessed by now, the number 54 is...