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REVIEW: NWODIBO’S POEMS IN ‘ECHOES FROM NIGERIA’ ARE HIGHLY READABLE, RELEVANT TO INDIVIDUALS AND THE NIGERIAN NATION

Eugene YakubuOctober 13, 2018August 3, 2020

TITLE: ECHOES FROM NIGERIA AUTHORS: NWODIBO EKECHUKWU GENRE: POETRY PUBLISHER: WORDS RHYMES AND RHYTHMS LTD YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2018 ISBN: 978-978-55613-7-1 NO. OF PAGES: 132 REVIEWER: EUGENE YAKUBU Ekechukwu’s collection accounts...

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REVISITING BIAFURU: OUR STORY OF MISERY AND SURVIVAL

John Chizoba VincentOctober 9, 2018August 3, 2020

Sometimes the pains of one’s origin become unbearable when the urge to ask what killed your grandfather and grandmother keeps revisiting you over and over without seeking your permission. Sometimes...

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REVIEW: SARAH ALUKO PASSIONATELY PENNED ‘FIRSTBORN’ TO PERFECTION

Oyindamola ShoolaSeptember 28, 2018August 3, 2020

TITLE: FIRSTBORN AUTHOR: SARAH ALUKO GENRE: POETRY NUMBER OF PAGES: 148 PUBLISHERS: CREATESPACE YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2017 ISBN: 978-0995723801 REVIEWER: OYINDAMOLA SHOOLA Sarah Aluko cautiously penned her first book – Firstborn,...

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REVIEW: PREPARE TO BE “AROUSED AND ENTHRALLED” WITH SIGNIFICANTLY “SUBLIME AND GRACEFUL EXPRESSIONS” IN OGAR’S ‘FIRST LIGHT’

Eugene YakubuSeptember 2, 2018August 3, 2020

TITLE: FIRST LIGHT: 50 SELECTED POEMS AUTHOR: LUKE OGAR GENRE: POETRY PUBLISHER: WORDS RHYMES AND RHYTHMS LTD YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2018 ISBN: 978-978-967-585-2 NO. OF PAGES: 70 REVIEWER: EUGENE YAKUBU...

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REVIEW: ‘A WALK IN HER SHOES’ IS UNPRETENTIOUS, “EMINENTLY READABLE AND RELATABLE” WITH DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES

Eugene YakubuSeptember 2, 2018August 3, 2020

TITLE: A WALK IN HER SHOES AUTHORS: YEWANDE OGUNNUBI & TOMISIN OGUNNUBI GENRE: PROSE (NON-FICTION) PUBLISHER: WORDS RHYMES AND RHYTHMS LTD YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2018 ISBN: 978-978-55613-9-5 NO. OF PAGES: 102 REVIEWER:...

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REVIEW: ‘LET ME RUN MAD TODAY’ WILL NEVER BE A BORING READ FOR ANY LOVER OF POETRY, ART AND LITERATURE

Eugene YakubuJuly 30, 2018August 3, 2020

TITLE: LET ME RUN MAD TODAY AUTHOR: OPE DARA GENRE: POETRY PUBLISHER: WORDS RHYMES AND RHYTHMS LTD YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2018 ISBN: 978-978-966-923-3 NO. OF PAGES: 62 REVIEWER: EUGENE YAKUBU Buried in...

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REVIEW: IN ‘HEELS ON STEEL’ DARA PORTRAYS THE DIFFERENT FACETS OF GENDER IN THE SOCIETY

Eugene YakubuJuly 30, 2018August 3, 2020

TITLE: HEELS ON STEEL AUTHOR: OPE DARA GENRE: DRAMA PUBLISHER: WORDS RHYMES AND RHYTHMS LTD YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2018 ISBN: 978-978-966-924-0 NO. OF PAGES: 78 REVIEWER: EUGENE YAKUBU Heels on Steel is a...

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REVIEW: ‘EVEN THE RICH BEG’ IS A MOVING STORY OF PAIN AND PASSION, POVERTY AND WEALTH…

Eugene YakubuJuly 30, 2018August 3, 2020

TITLE: EVEN THE RICH BEG AUTHOR: ONYEBUCHI OBIDIMARU GENRE: PROSE FICTION PUBLISHER: WORDS RHYMES AND RHYTHMS LTD YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2018 ISBN: 978-978-965-581-6 NO. OF PAGES: 122 REVIEWER: EUGENE YAKUBU Even...

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REVIEW: ‘WHEN GOD FALL’S IN LOVE’ IS RECOMMENDED FOR PEOPLE TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF THEIR PLACE IN THE WORLD AND UNDERSTAND GOD

Eugene YakubuJuly 30, 2018August 3, 2020

TITLE: WHEN GOD FALLS IN LOVE AUTHOR: OLUWATOSIN OLABODE GENRE: POETRY PUBLISHER: WORDS RHYMES AND RHYTHMS LTD YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2018 ISBN: 978-978-965-994-4 NO. OF PAGES: 66 REVIEWER: EUGENE YAKUBU...

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REVIEW: ‘BLACK ROSE IS A SOULFUL MEDITATION OF LOVE AND ROMANCE, A FEMINIST MUSING’

Eugene YakubuJune 18, 2018August 3, 2020

TITLE: BLACK ROSE AUTHOR: SHEEFAH ZARMA GENRE: POETRY PUBLISHER: WORDS RHYMES AND RHYTHMS LTD YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2018 ISBN: 978-978-965-580-9 NO. OF PAGES: 116 REVIEWER: EUGENE YAKUBU Black Rose is...

Category: BOOK REVIEWS

REVIEW: NWODIBO’S POEMS IN ‘ECHOES FROM NIGERIA’ ARE HIGHLY READABLE, RELEVANT TO INDIVIDUALS AND THE NIGERIAN NATION

REVISITING BIAFURU: OUR STORY OF MISERY AND SURVIVAL

REVIEW: SARAH ALUKO PASSIONATELY PENNED ‘FIRSTBORN’ TO PERFECTION

REVIEW: PREPARE TO BE “AROUSED AND ENTHRALLED” WITH SIGNIFICANTLY “SUBLIME AND GRACEFUL EXPRESSIONS” IN OGAR’S ‘FIRST LIGHT’

REVIEW: ‘A WALK IN HER SHOES’ IS UNPRETENTIOUS, “EMINENTLY READABLE AND RELATABLE” WITH DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES

REVIEW: ‘LET ME RUN MAD TODAY’ WILL NEVER BE A BORING READ FOR ANY LOVER OF POETRY, ART AND LITERATURE

REVIEW: IN ‘HEELS ON STEEL’ DARA PORTRAYS THE DIFFERENT FACETS OF GENDER IN THE SOCIETY

REVIEW: ‘EVEN THE RICH BEG’ IS A MOVING STORY OF PAIN AND PASSION, POVERTY AND WEALTH…

REVIEW: ‘WHEN GOD FALL’S IN LOVE’ IS RECOMMENDED FOR PEOPLE TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF THEIR PLACE IN THE WORLD AND UNDERSTAND GOD

REVIEW: ‘BLACK ROSE IS A SOULFUL MEDITATION OF LOVE AND ROMANCE, A FEMINIST MUSING’

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