Chimezie Chika

Igbo
Traditional Leadership and Its Mirroring: What the Igbo Unlanded Kingship Means

The cultural practices of the Igbo often proceed from allegiance to culture and clan. Wherever…

African literature
The Year So Far in African Literature: Talking Points of the First Quarter of 2026

The year is only just gearing up, but we can see that the African literary…

piracy
The Ethics of Knowledge and the Difficult Conversation Around Book Piracy in Africa

Is piracy justified or unjustified? Is piracy good or bad in a continent like Africa?…

Riding the Storm
“Riding the Storm” Review: What Does Africa’s Response to COVID-19 Teach Us?

The strength of Riding the Storm lies in the affirming facts it shows us about…

University of Ibadan
University of Ibadan’s First Class Graduates and the Performance Debate in Nigerian Universities

The issue is mostly not the graduates themselves, but the quality of the system producing…

A Siege of Owls
Uchenna Awoke’s “A Siege of Owls” is a Masterpiece About Nigeria’s Volatility

A Siege of Owls is a thoroughly multidimensional novel with multidimensional characters whose survival in…

Grace
Chika Unigwe’s “Grace” Exposes the Line Between Wanted and Unwanted Pregnancy

Grace is an immensely provocative story that asks questions about the rightness or wrongness of…

Gemspread
Literary Merit or Not: Nigerian Publishing and Gemspread’s Attempt

Since the cost of book printing contributes more to the retail price of books, one…

Afrocritik’s Notable African Books of 2025
Afrocritik’s Notable African Books of 2025

The good news is that African writers are still firing on all cylinders in all…

Ojirami
“Ojirami: The Weeping River” Review: Immigration, Myth, and Tragedy Swirl in a Play About the Potency of a Deity

The influence of holistic theatre on Christopher’s Ojirami: The Weeping River is a delight. Scenes…