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 …
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Poetry
Treading through the Memory Lane to Eighteen: A Review of David Ishaya’s Poetry Chapbook by Ojo Olumide Emmanuel
Reviewer: Ojo Olumide Emmanuel Title: When I’m Eighteen Author: David IshayaOsu Year of Publication: 2020 Number of Pages: 26 Publisher: WRR Words Rhyme …
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TITLE: Hatching Hopes AUTHOR: Bukar Usman REVIEWER: Khalid Imam PUBLISHER: Bookcraft &Klamidas EDITION: Second YEAR: 2018 PAGES: 287 Not all nonfictional accounts are …
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Fiction
The Invocative Repertoire of Half-Being: A Review of Chukwudi Eze’s “The Return of Half-Something” By Prof. Anthony C. Oha
Chukwudi Eze. The Return of Half-Something. Makurdi: Sevhage Publishers, 2018. P: 304 ————————————————————————————————————– One striking thing about this novel is the title, The …
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Title: When Day Breaks Author: Adamu Usman Garko Publisher: Words Rhythm and Rhymes Pages: 52 Adamu Usman Garko’s thought-provoking poetry volume has already …
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Reviewed by Aisha Umar M. Department of European Languages, Federal University Birnin Kebbi Year of Publication: 2019 Publisher:Malthouse Press, Zaria, Nigeria Pages: 184 …