By Solomon Obotetukudo The Uncommon Housewife is Uboho Liberty Bassey’s debut collection of poems, published in 2015. The book is divided into five parts—- The Amethyst Series, The Emerald Series, The Ruby Series, The Peridot Series, and lastly, The Topaz …
by Uboho Bassey The Uyo Book Club monthly reading session has come and gone, but its echoes will reverberate for much longer. Held Saturday, May 25th at the Shakespeare Hall of Watbridge Hotel, the event started at 4:00pm. The anticipation …
By Uboho Bassey THE CALL TO SERVICE : °====°====°====°====° “PLEASE, HOLD ON FOR THE PRESIDENT.” Aso Rock. Located in the Three Arms Zone Asokoro. A sprawling estate of labyrinthine corridors and opulent chambers: a neoclassical and palladian architectural wonder. There …
By Uboho Bassey The Uyo Book Club on Monday, 20th November, 2023, honoured former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Arc. (Obong) Victor Attah, with a Colloquium coinciding with his 85th birthday. The event left no one in doubt that Uyo …
By Uboho Bassey Our youths think it was way easier years ago. They see the elders standing on a pedestal of glory, accomplished, embellished with laurels, adorned in their garment of honour and feel intimidated and shortchanged by the realities …
By Uboho Bassey Talk about high culture. Did anyone feel the pulse of Uyo last night? You must have! Throbbing. Pulsing. Vibing. Racing! Last night was a jolt of electrifying creativity! It was the first outing of a co-ordinated high …
By Uboho Bassey What do you call a feast of Poetry? Mix a powerful imagination with a rich dose of culture, a tinge of logic, and a flair for words, and the result may just be a spectacular array of …
📝📝📝📝📝📝📝 ✍️ Written by Uboho Bassey It never ceases to amaze me, how many times our paths have crossed with other people, and how, within that space of time, history is made. These are the rare moments we have discovered …
By Uboho Bassey 📚📙📚📗📚📘📚📓📚📕📚📔📚📒📚 The fact of life is that there’ll always be Books to be read. Books about life, philosophy, inventions, fiction, facts, dramas, poetry, plays, and whatever ideas the Author seeks to share with the world in the …
By Aluu Vincent ✓✓It was all fun, glitz and glamour at the second National Book Conference of Book Clubs and Reading Promoters in Nigeria, held at the prestigious Mandela Hall of Watbridge Hotels, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The event was …