Literature
Hoodlums, a collection of short stories by Sumaila Isah Umaisha, an Associate Editor with the New Nigerian Newspapers, and Chairman of the Kaduna State Chapter of Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA, was presented to the public in Abuja, Thursday.
Held under the chairmanship of the Honourable Minister of Information and Communications, Mr. Labaran Maku, at the Raw Materials Research and Development Council, the event was attended by dignitaries from all walks of life.
The event began with opening remarks by the chairman, who described the publication of the book as timely in view of the prevailing security situation in the country. According to the minister, who was represented by Mr. Olufela Oshunbiyi, Deputy Director in the Ministry of Information and Communications, Umaisha?s collection of short stories, which centres mainly on the causes and effects of violent crises in Nigeria, is quite topical and deserves the attention of every Nigerian.
Presenting his paper titled ?Understanding Crises and Conflict Resolution in Nigeria?, the Guest Speaker, Dr. Joseph Golwa, who is the Director-General, National Institute for Peace And Conflict Resolution, re-echoed the timeliness of the book and the need for Nigerians to learn the bitter lessons contained in it. Violent crises as being currently witnessed across the country, he said, were not only inimical to national development, but a serious dent on the image of the country. He called on all and sundry to imbibe the culture of tolerance, justice and peace, which the book preaches.
The Chief Presenter, Engr. Kailani Mohammed, publisher of Liberator newspaper, and the Chief Host, Dr. Jerry Agada, President, Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA, also expressed concerns over the security situation in the country, hoping that copies of the book would be widely circulated to inculcate in the reading public the need for peaceful co-existence.
According the Book Reviewer, Dr. Emman Usman Shehu, Director, International Institute of Journalism, the book provided the author the platform to explore a variety of themes including political violence, thuggery, assassinations, militancy, witchcraft, astral projection, prostitution, drug addiction and insanity. ?Thus, most of the stories are topical giving the collection a strong contemporary relevance,? he stressed.
The Special Guest of Honour, Nasarawa State Governor, Alhaji Tanko Umaru Al-Makura, did not only extol the effort of the author in producing such a timely book, but purchased a large number of copies for schools in Nasarawa State. The governor, who was represented by Malam Shehu Othman, also called for peace as, according to him, no meaning development could take place in a state of chaos.
Also, Dr. Mohammed Ahmed Modibbo, the Director and Chief Executive of the Universal Basic Education Commission, who was represented at the occasion, pledged to purchase and distribute copies of the book to public schools across the country.
The event was punctuated with an entertaining interlude; a thrilling performance of one of the short stories, ?After the Riot? by Odoh Diego Okenyodo, Managing Director, Isu Media.
The public presentation was followed by a reading session organized by the Abuja chapter of Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA. The event, which took place on Saturday (two days after the public presentation) at the French Cultural Centre, Wuse II, attracted many Abuja-based writers, including Professor Umelo Ojinmah, Dean of Faculty of Arts, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, and Chinyere Obi-Abasi, who is on the shortlist of this year?s NLNG Prize for Literature.
It was an exciting moment as the Guest Writer, Sumaila Umaisha, read from his Hoodlums, while the audience critiqued the stories. At the end of the reading Professor Ojinmah announced his intention to recommend the book for his Literature students.
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Literature
Umaisha unleashes his Hoodlums on the public
Hoodlums, a collection of short stories by Sumaila Isah Umaisha, an Associate Editor with the New Nigerian Newspapers, and Chairman of the Kaduna State Chapter of Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA, was presented to the public in Abuja, Thursday.
Held under the chairmanship of the Honourable Minister of Information and Communications, Mr. Labaran Maku, at the Raw Materials Research and Development Council, the event was attended by dignitaries from all walks of life.
The event began with opening remarks by the chairman, who described the publication of the book as timely in view of the prevailing security situation in the country. According to the minister, who was represented by Mr. Olufela Oshunbiyi, Deputy Director in the Ministry of Information and Communications, Umaisha?s collection of short stories, which centres mainly on the causes and effects of violent crises in Nigeria, is quite topical and deserves the attention of every Nigerian.
Presenting his paper titled ?Understanding Crises and Conflict Resolution in Nigeria?, the Guest Speaker, Dr. Joseph Golwa, who is the Director-General, National Institute for Peace And Conflict Resolution, re-echoed the timeliness of the book and the need for Nigerians to learn the bitter lessons contained in it. Violent crises as being currently witnessed across the country, he said, were not only inimical to national development, but a serious dent on the image of the country. He called on all and sundry to imbibe the culture of tolerance, justice and peace, which the book preaches.
The Chief Presenter, Engr. Kailani Mohammed, publisher of Liberator newspaper, and the Chief Host, Dr. Jerry Agada, President, Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA, also expressed concerns over the security situation in the country, hoping that copies of the book would be widely circulated to inculcate in the reading public the need for peaceful co-existence.
According the Book Reviewer, Dr. Emman Usman Shehu, Director, International Institute of Journalism, the book provided the author the platform to explore a variety of themes including political violence, thuggery, assassinations, militancy, witchcraft, astral projection, prostitution, drug addiction and insanity. ?Thus, most of the stories are topical giving the collection a strong contemporary relevance,? he stressed.
The Special Guest of Honour, Nasarawa State Governor, Alhaji Tanko Umaru Al-Makura, did not only extol the effort of the author in producing such a timely book, but purchased a large number of copies for schools in Nasarawa State. The governor, who was represented by Malam Shehu Othman, also called for peace as, according to him, no meaning development could take place in a state of chaos.
Also, Dr. Mohammed Ahmed Modibbo, the Director and Chief Executive of the Universal Basic Education Commission, who was represented at the occasion, pledged to purchase and distribute copies of the book to public schools across the country.
The event was punctuated with an entertaining interlude; a thrilling performance of one of the short stories, ?After the Riot? by Odoh Diego Okenyodo, Managing Director, Isu Media.
The public presentation was followed by a reading session organized by the Abuja chapter of Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA. The event, which took place on Saturday (two days after the public presentation) at the French Cultural Centre, Wuse II, attracted many Abuja-based writers, including Professor Umelo Ojinmah, Dean of Faculty of Arts, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, and Chinyere Obi-Abasi, who is on the shortlist of this year?s NLNG Prize for Literature.
It was an exciting moment as the Guest Writer, Sumaila Umaisha, read from his Hoodlums, while the audience critiqued the stories. At the end of the reading Professor Ojinmah announced his intention to recommend the book for his Literature students.
Published in many Nigerian newspapers.
- Umaisha And Omalicha Offer November Treat In Abuja
Two emerging writers, Sumaila Umaisha and Ifeyinwa Omalicha, will feature at the 28th edition of the Abuja Writers? Forum?s Guest Writer Session, which holds on November 27, according to the Forum?s PRO, Abudullahi Abubakar: The event, which holds from...
- Praxis Brings Ibb, Obj, Buhari Together
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The Write Sutff, the weekly literary column edited by Sumaila Umaisha in the New Nigerian Weekly, has once again brought garlands to the stable of New Nigerian Newspapers when it was conferred with a Media Merit Award for sustained excellence. The award...
- Gimba's Works In Perspective (report)
Some writers never get the recognition they deserve during their life times, they are discovered and celebrated only after they are dead and gone, while others bask in the glory of their literary exploits from the very beginning of their writing career....
- Eugenia Blazes The Trail In Book Promotion (report)
Eugenia Abu of the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, has held a public reading of her book, In the Blink of an Eye, on 24th June, 2008, at Protea Hotel, Maitama, Abuja ? the 26th public reading since the book was published last year. Hosted by Abike...