Uyo Book Club’s Founder Address at the 2022 Colloquium to Mark The 84th Birthday Of His Excellency Arc Obong Attah

Dr Udeme Nana

Protocol This event has become fixed in the calendar of this book club and I thank all of you for your kind solidarity with the vision. I couldn’t have done it all by myself. I thank the Guest Speaker who …

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Emotions as Uyo Book Club Holds Colloquium to Celebrate Obong Attah at 84, X-rays Fmr Gov’s Vision for A’Ibom

By Theophilus Akpan “Under the watch of Obong Attah, the first term provided a case study in how to manage poverty in a state. Obong Attah rose creditably to the occasion. What did he do? He assembled a good team…a …

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A community of Book Lovers: The Fire of Reading is Burning Brighter!

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 …

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Ini Ite Ubong’s Ekọñ Ñke – Our Stories: A Review

Ini Ite Ubong’s Ekọñ Ñke - Our Stories

Reviewer: Prof Solomon Obotetukudo In the beginning of Ibibiolands, the worlds were made by words, and the people lived and thrived in words. By their words in proverbs, riddles, axioms, puns, nsibidis, songs, dances, praise songs, cries, funeral dirges, eulogies, …

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The Uncommon Housewife by Uboho Liberty Bassey: A Review by Solomon Obotetukudo

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 …

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Nothingness by Dr Martin Akpan: A Review

Dr Martin Akpan

By Prof Solomon Williams Obotetukudo Themes of nothingness are plenty in philosophy, religion, mental health, arts,  psychiatry, science, technology, literature, law, among many other academic and non-academic areas of interest. In fact, there can be nothingness in every aspect of …

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Ifowodo, DianaAbasi, Dzukogi, Ikheloa speak on African stories, how they fare globally

Network of Book Clubs and Reading Culture Promoters in Nigeria

‘…A writer has to be involved in the process of making positive impact in society ‘ ‘…We give too much credit to writers’ By Godwin Okondo THE Network of Book Clubs and Reading Culture Promoters in Nigeria (NBRP) held its second …

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A Tale of Uyo 2022

By Mary Jonas The city of Uyo, through the UYO BOOK CLUB initiative in Akwa Ibom state, ably pioneered by Dr Udeme Nana played host to the literary community in Nigeria as they trooped into the city from across the …

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The Glitz, Glamour and Impact of The 2nd National Book Clubs Conference in Uyo

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 …

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Uyo Book Club Conference 2022: Yet Another Story

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By Liberty Bassey We had come to the conclusion after previous reviews, I hope, that the just ended 2nd National Book Clubs Conference held in Uyo was an event worthy of many stories. We will keep telling these stories – …

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