AUTHOR: EBI YEIBO (Ph.D.) PUBLIHSHER: MALTHOUSE PRESS LIMITED, LAGOS YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2019 PAGINATION: 125 REVIEWER: …
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First published in 2017 By Kraft under its Kraftgriots series, Ahmed Yerima’s Jakadiya is set in a colonial Hausa State that was still …
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Recent scholarship on contemporary Nigerian poetry has appropriately identified the Nigerian poet as a social commentator. In this regard, Sule Egya contends that …
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Title of Book: Travellers Author: Helon Habila Genre: Fiction – Novel Publication Date: 2019 Publisher: Ouida Books Number of Pages: 295 Reviewer: Iorwuese …
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Poetry
A TRAVELLER’S RIGHT OF PASSAGE TO WORLD CITIES A Review of Yusuf Adamu’s Places: A Poetic Geography By Linda Jummai Mustafa
Being a lover of beautiful places, I have always enjoyed reading travel stories, journals, brochures, pamphlets, and leaflets. The beautiful pictures of places …
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Children's Literature
CHILDREN FICTION PAINTED IN THE PAINFUL COLORS OF ADULT REALITY: A REVIEW OF JUDE IDADA’s “BOOM BOOM” By Martin Ezimano, Esq.
Literature as an art form is held forth as being in the service of two basic functions: education and entertainment. In this light, …
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TITLE: THE FRAGRANCE OF ROSES AUTHOR: KIKE OJO PUBLISHERS: OLYMPIA PUBLISHERS, LONDON YEAR: 2018, Pages282 ISBN: 978-1-78830-121-3 REVIEWER: OMOLOLA A. LADELE(PhD) Generally, African …
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In a short and engrossing narration, Toke Makinwa offers her readers a front row seat to her life experiences. Written with the finesse …
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Introduction This paper discusses the possibility of applying certain language and literature strategies to achieve positive change in Nigeria. By strategies is meant …
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Indigenous Literature
Zama Da Surukai (Living with In-Laws) by Tela, Garba, Rabi. Kano: NP. ND. By Asabe Usman Kabir
Zama da Surukai (Living with In-Laws) is Tela’s second novel. The story is told in the first-person narrative style where Ikram the protagonist …
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The Travails of a First Wife is an insight into the experiences of some women in polygyny. Set in the North Eastern part …
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Non-fiction
I’m Telling the Truth But I’m Lying, Bassey Ikpi (Harper Perennial): A Review by Victor Ugwu
I didn’t know the cost of entering a song—was to lose your way back. So, I entered. So, I lost. I lost it …