ONE of the greatest undoing of Nigerians is that they like to celebrate people after their death. Though, in some cases it is not so as some people go the extra mile to celebrate some living legends. Late Prof. Chukwuemeka Ike happens to be among the privileged ones who were celebrated while alive.

One of the qualities of a good book is that it makes the reader feel and takes him/her on a compelling journey and after reading Marvin Abe’s debut novel, The Voyage Of Saints, I was left with no other view but to concur with the view.

Today, January 13, 2020, is quite significant in Nigeria’s history for three major reasons. First, it is exactly 50 years today since the Biafra-Nigerian Civil War ended on 13 January 1970.

In this interview conducted by Emeka Mamah and Vincent Ujumadu published on Vanguard on November 5, 2016, the late Prof. Chukwuemeka Ike who was also a member of Igbo Leaders of Thought, a think-tank for moving Igbo nation forward, spoke on the need for Igbo nation to reenact the spirit that made Biafra tick during the Civil War:

The Director General of National Council for Art and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Segun Runsewe, has linked his current travails to his patriotic desire to protect and defend government property owned by the National Council for Arts and Culture.