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 literary works, I decided to take more than a passing entertainment interest in it. This brought [...]

The following are the superstitious beliefs I came across in the popular autobiographical piece by Richard Wright: Black Boy. The claims are just a little bit different from those we used to lay claim to in my childhood in a south western town of Osogbo, the now capital city of Osun State. The amazing thing [...]

We are a country that believes in so much words and little action. We love to couch intentions in big words which turn out to be a ruse at the end of the day. We love overusing words to a point of exhaustion. For instance, I am amazed by our love for the word ‘war’. [...]

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, a further probe into the prosaic work will quickly jolt the reader into the grim reality [...]

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 explored by the narratives. The author successfully merges the issues of the day in Nigeria with the [...]

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 use my novel-wise experience to enjoy the stories without the words disturbing me. Indeed, I did. [...]