UBC Desk 
By Ray Ekpu There is a revolution, a silent, noiseless revolution, that is going on in Akwa Ibom State now. And because it is not cacophonous or ear-splitting many people within the state may not have noticed its birth or …
On March 12, Mukoma wa Ngugi, the Kenyan American poet and author, who is the son of Ngugi wa Thiong’o, the famed writer widely seen as a giant of African literature, took to X, formerly Twitter, to allege that his …
By Anie Sunny Udoh ‘There is nothing more powerful than providing people with a mission.’ This book is about generating wacky responses to the very energetic, frequently frightening, and unsettled times. It advocates, strongly, for people to let go of …
By Aniekpeno Mkpanang I am in my Village. It’s a Saturday evening and a coterie of enthusiasts and aficionados have converged to root for the Arsenal Football Club of London at another of their hebdomadal Premier League obligations in the …
Uyo Book Club reading session for 2024 began in January after the 2023 reading session had ended in November. The first reading session for the year, which was held on Saturday, the 27th of January, 2024, at Shakespeare Hall, Watbridge …
By Aniekpeno Mkpanang We cruised a leisurely two hours from Abidjan into the Ivorien city of Yamoussoukro with my eyes hovering on the skyline for good reason. All I needed to see immediately in this city was a brick and …
Culled from Hindustan Times Michelle Obama triumphs at the Grammys, clinching her second win for best audiobook with ‘The Light We Carry.’ The 60-year-old former first lady recorded the voiceover for her third book, which was published in November 2022. …
The Akwa Ibom State social reading circuit started on Saturday, 13th January with a session at Abak Book Club. The Coordinator, Mary Jonas presented a review of Atomic Habits by James Clear. On Saturday, 20th January, Raffia City Book Club …
By UnyimeAbasi Odong My sons are overcoming a speech impediment I caused them in the early stages of their development. Today, my son said to me, ‘eka mmi, abo die?’. My heart swelled with pride. Much more than if he …
By Dara-Abasi Akpan On Saturday, 25th November 2023, the Uyo Book Club brought to a close the 2023 reading sessions. It was an honour to have one of our members, Mrs Elizabeth Oku James, the Vice principal of Cornelia Cornelly …