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One thing about an anthology of different contributors is the flowing stream of experiences you are provided with. When it comes to a collection of literary materials, you cannot be disappointed by the spring of synergy of creative efforts [...] Read More A Life in Full and other stories Apart from the clips of the film used in Segun Akinlolu’s classic song, Ikoko Akufo, I never had any encounter with the much touted culturally enriching movie until I saw it some weeks ago. Being a lover of cultural [...] Read More The Narrow Path (Film): A Voice for Womanhood (Measuring Time, a book by Helon Habila) It’s Measuring Time. There’s so much controversy on what qualities a classic novel should command. In some quarters it is strongly held that a classic novel should be able to spread its [...] Read More Time Measurer - Update The impression a first reader of this Helon Habila’s work will have of this book is that of a romantic piece. Most especially, when the cover page and the content which is a list of names are considered. However, [...] Read More Habila’s Waiting For An Angel : The Nigeria Story Told Clearly Just like the blurb rightly puts it, Toni Kan’s Nights of the Creaking Bed is full of colourful characters and as well, in my own opinion, interesting issues. These (characters and issues) come alive and die with various themes [...] Read More A Conversation with ‘Nights of the Creaking Bed’ Location: Terra Kulture, Tiamiyu Salvage Street, VI, Lagos. See… Our Celebrities Read. Read More CelebrityRead 2: Independence Edition Though the book written by A. Igoni Barret is a collection of short stories that has the potency to keep the reader glued to every of its pages from the first to the last, what can also not be [...] Read More From Caves Of Rotten Teeth: A Nigeria Story Told With Clarity (A review of Toni Kan’s Nights of the Creaking Bed) In spite of the widely acclaimed offence of immorality that Toni Kan’s Nights of the Creaking Bed purportedly commits, the book indeed reflects the power of confidence [...] Read More Can You ‘Creak’ a Bed Like This? The collection of stories is a good companion any time, any day. Since it is a collection, I chose to start from the last story. Though, warned that the book is a collection of difficult words, I decide to [...] Read More From The Caves of Rotten Teeth: Personal Reflections This story is set in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Detective Tamunoemi Peterside investigates a bombing at the residence of Pius Okpara, who is contesting for governor in the state primaries. No one was killed in the bombing but there is [...] Read More Treachery in the Yard - A review Onaedo - The Blacksmith’s daughter is the first novel by Ngozi Achebe. If you’re a fan of the style of Chinua Achebe, who happens to be Ngozi’s uncle, this book will not disappoint. The main story is that of [...] Read More Onaedo - The Blacksmith’s daughter You will be mistaken if you think Myne Whitman’s literary birthing, A Heart to Mend, is among the charade of romantic novels that could always be predicted with the end of ‘… and they live happy ever after’. The [...] Read More ‘A Heart to Mend’ by MYNE WHITMAN You were a little bit sceptical when you received an invite for a special edition of what usually was usually a monthly event, The Bookjam. This special edition was supposedly in honour of writer John C Maxwell who, according [...] Read More Funky Saturday at the book Jam ______________________________________________________________________ Holding Talks; by Ola Rotimi; University Press Limited, Ibadan; 1979. ______________________________________________________________________ It is realised that drama is a powerful genre of literature in the sense that it has the ability to communicate directly with the entire society, and [...] Read More RELENTLESS TALKS WITH NO RESOLVE By Sheriff Shittu WEBTRENDSNG.COM Talking about intellectual stuffs, Nigerians are not left out even though entertainment seems to be getting young people’s attention these days. With the services offered on naijastories.com, it will definitely address interest in literary stuff [...] Read More A NIGERIAN SOCIAL NETWORK FOR READERS AND WRITERS |
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