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Bolaji Olatunde

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Bolaji Olatunde is a Nigerian writer. He lives and works in Abuja. “The Heptaon Revolt” is his fourth novel. “A Person of Heft”, his third novel, was published in June 2021. It was shortlisted for the 2021 Association of Nigeria Authors Prose Prize. His second novel, “Hang No Clothes Here”, was published in 2017. It was the second runner-up in the 2018 Association of Nigeria Authors Prose Prize. One of his plays, “Sacking the Potter”, was the second runner-up in the 2016 Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Drama Prize. His play, “A Requiem for Daniel Fregbo”, received commendation from the judges of the BBC International Playwriting Competition 2008/2009 season.

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	Hang No Clothes Here 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hang No Clothes Here liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sacking The Potter it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Straw Dogs 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Fighting an Impolite Virus

Review of An Imperfect Storm:n A Pandemic and the Coming of Age of a Nigerian Institution by Chikwe Ihekweazu with Vivianne Ihekweazu by Bolaji Olatunde

Publisher: Masobe Books and Logistics Limited

Date of Publication: 2024

In 2020, the world stood still, terrorised by a disrespectful virus named by COVID-19 by scientists. At no point does the narrative stand still in this riveting memo

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In 2020, the world stood still, terrorised by a disrespectful virus named by COVID-19 by scientists. At no point does the narrative stand still in this riveting memoir by Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu and his wife, Vivianne Ihekweazu. In 2016, Dr Chikwe Ihekwe ...more
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“Going to the United Kingdom must surely be like paying God a visit,” Buchi Emecheta declared in a BBC One programme The Light of Experience about her perceptions about that island as a little girl growing up in Ibusa, Nigeria. https://www.youtube.co ...more
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