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By Liberty Bassey The 2nd National Book Clubs Conference held in Uyo September 15-18th has come and gone. But, this was no kindergarten afternoon athletic contest that we’ll walk away from and forget about in a couple of days. This …
Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital will, from Thursday 15th – Saturday 18th September 2022 play host to the 2nd National Conference of Book Clubs and Reading Promoters in Nigeria. The highly anticipated book fiesta will take place at Watbridge …
By Osondu Ahirika It started with one man who dreamt. Today it is getting global acclaim. On September 17, 2021, the pet project of starting a Book Reading Club initiated by Elder Dr Udeme Nnana yielded a big harvest. The …
Several international writers, poets, and book enthusiasts have confirmed their participation at the 2nd National Conference of Book Clubs in Nigeria which kicks off in Uyo next week from 15th – 18th September 2022. The Conference which will hold at …
…as NLNG Long List alumni, award-winning international writers, and scholars confirm participation By Samuel Udoma The founder of Topfaith Schools and University, Dr. Emmanuel Abraham has been unveiled as the Chairman of the 2nd National Book Clubs Conference …
“I’ve raged against heaven in my life,but heaven seems to be curiously deaf in my case.” The novel, A RAGE AGAINST HEAVEN, by Fred Mustard Stewart, has a “sweeping and relentless narrative and a powerful supporting cast…is moving and …
By Ekong Sampson Owners of the earth Let me breath. The penguin warns that you Spare me the luxury of torture In my own sea of plenty. Owners of the earth Your knees are heavy on My neck. Your fingers …
By Justice Ita Mbaba Gold is made by fire To glow and flare like flame It’s glory, thus, is a bye of glaze That shrugs a further blast. The purest form of wealth Is blurred in heaps of mud That …
“Who does not know the evils of war cannot appreciate its benefits.” – Sun Tzu It is wise not to judge a book by its cover. I should also add, not to make a full and final judgment on …
Internationally recognized scholar, Professor Hilary Inyang, has officially joined Uyo Book Club. Inyang is a Duke Energy Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering, Earth Science and a prolific analytical framework researcher. He is widely regarded as one of Nigeria’s finest academic …