Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Scrap Aso Villa Now! By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

June 11, 2013

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu “Except Aso Villa is scrapped for good there may be no light at the end of a very dark Nigerian tunnel.” …... read more

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The Compelling Vision of Governor Fashola, By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

May 20, 2013

“The slumming of a big city such as Lagos took quite some time…” …... read more

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Tony Akudinobi Awakens Africa in Designs of Beauty

May 3, 2013

Hammerhead collection “The works of art presented here are coded in furniture of utilitarian types that are simply alluring.” The ambience at Shell Club in... read more

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Humanizing Governance According to Governor Fayemi, By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

April 21, 2013

Maxim Uzoatu Back in recent time, when gubernatorial mandates were brazenly stolen in broad daylight under the watch of the imperial presidency of Olusegun Obasanjo,... read more

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Tribute to Ashikiwe Adione-Egom: The Motor-Park Economist

April 9, 2013

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu Ours was a meeting of minds on the OP-ED pages of The Guardian in the 1980s. …... read more

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Tribute to Ashikiwe Adione-Egom: The Motor-Park Economist

April 2, 2013

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu Ashikiwe died of prostate cancer. …... read more

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There Is No Country: Achebe’s Apocalyptic Valediction, By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

April 2, 2013

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu “Never explain, never retract, never apologize. Just get the thing done and let them howl.” – Nellie L. McClung …... read more

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The Example of Owei Lakemfa, By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

December 24, 2012

Maxim Uzoatu The news caught me in the web of the post-okada-ban heavy Lagos traffic jam: Owei Lakemfa has been elected the Secretary-General of the... read more

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Nigeria’s Pita Okute wins the 2012 Tuscany Prize for Catholic Fiction

December 4, 2012

“Wild Spirits is sumptuously well-written, and it deservedly won the 2012 Tuscany Prize for Catholic Fiction.” …... read more

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INTERVIEW: Nollywood will soar to unimaginable heights — Asharifa Johka, African-American film producer

December 4, 2012

How were you introduced to the Nollywood film culture? My introduction to Nollywood was sparked by a few things. First, I’ve worked in the film industry... read more

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The transition of Onitsha market literature to home movies, By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

December 4, 2012

The market town of Onitsha earned worldwide renown when market literature was all the rage. Now that home movies have taken over, Onitsha has shot... read more

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