Book Review: The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives by Lola Shoneyin
By Pamela Agboga When I saw this book I loved the cover art, and when I was through, I checked it again, identifying the wives by the description given by the author. I read the story with friends, so I was able to get their reactions as well. This is a book that reveals some […]
HOW TO: 8 Steps to Writing a Book on Your Business
Book writing is a booming business now, thanks to the renewed emphasis on reading. Nowadays, it is no longer wise to hide things in a book if you don’t want a black man to find them. Blacks have started reading. However, most of the books we read are on business and self-help topics. So if […]
Lagos Book And Art Festival To Hold In November
The 14th Lagos Book & Art Festival (LABAF) will hold from November 16 to 18, 2012 at Freedom Park, Lagos. The theme is “The Narrative of Conflict”. It will focus on written word and the literacy it engenders. The festival will be dedicated to veteran artist Bruce Onabrakpeya – who recently turned 80 – for […]
The Laziest Book in Africa Has Been Released, Plus a Chance to Win a Blackberry and a Kindle Fire
Last month Connectnigeria.com had an inspiring interview with prolific author and entrepreneur Okechukwu Ofili. This interview was published in two parts (Part 1 and Part 2). We revealed that the mobile version of his books, for the Blackberry, have been approved on the MTN network and his second book would soon be released. The book, […]
Okechukwu Ofili: How Stupidity and Laziness Saved His Life [1/2]
As an author, a motivational speaker, a success coach, an entrepreneur, an artist, a trained engineer – with a full-time job as one – and a blogger, Okechukwu Ofili is a remarkable and unassuming young man, with a passion for life and for impacting people. He is the author of How Stupidity Saved My Life, […]
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun Comes To Life on The Movie Screen!
Half of a Yellow Sun, the epic novel by award-winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is set for screen adaptation. The book, which was originally published in 2006 by Knopf/Anchor, tells the story of two sisters, Olanna and Kainene, during the Nigeria-Biafran war which claim the lives of about 3 million people, and lasted over […]
New Book: Damilola Oluwatoyinbo’s ‘Seize The Moment’
It’s important for you to note that it will be a SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY to connect with other great minds and it promises to be an absolutely unforgetable experience.