Life in the prison yard is same in every part of the world though with a slight difference from the experience in developed countries. Here in Nigeria, it is usually nothing to write home about as few lucky ones who leave alive on completion of their terms, end up becoming worse than they were and worst of it all, face societal prejudices meted to them by society. These are basically some of the issues Inyang E. Ekwo sets out to address in his latest literary offering, Beyond The Yard.

The Nupe Kingdom occupies the northern part of Igala Kingdom. According to oral tradition, Tosede like Oduduwa, the legendary founder of Yoruba – Land is the legendary founder of Nupe Kingdom who lived in the 16th century. He was the son of Igala hunter prince and a Nupe mother. Tosede finally went to live with his father when his father ascended the Igala throne as the Attah of Igala.

Adamu AJunam, an Engineer with Julius Berger Nigeria Limited is also an artistic writer of strong commitment. Having in the past profiled the nation’s rich tourism cum cultural history in two well received published tourists guide books, he recently came out with a collection of poetry that chronicles his abiding faith in the enterprise called Nigeria.

The dramatic monologue and the chorus poetically cast with imagistic sophistication drawing on JP Clark’s identified technique of INDIRECTION, King Ebizimor begins to narrate the story of A. J. Turner with an admixture of poetry and Prose. Bayelsans have been developmentally enslaved by the rulers in the state.

It was a great day last week for Delta State born writer and activist, Ekanpou Enewaridideke as he unveiled his new five books in Oyangbene community of Burukutu Local Government Area of the State.