Mohammed Oluwatimileyin Taoheed
Mr. Taoheed is a Nigerian Correspondent for The Scholar Media Africa. He is an Investigative Journalist living in the Northeast area of Nigeria. He studies Law at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto State. His contact: muhammedtaoheed19@gmail.com
At the wee hours of a blessed Sunday 5th of this June in Ondo State, a swirling elation beclouded the atmosphere of the Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo State as the huge congregation threw doxologies to the Lord at the holy sanctuary.
Quite a number of Psalms had been munched to mark the religious holiday of the Pentecost...
GENRE: Fiction
AUTHOR: Wale Okediran
REVIEWER: Mohammed Oluwatimileyin Taoheed
'To kill is a crime: to kill at the right time is politics' are some of the first words that glued one's heart to Okediran's superb novel.
The synopsis of the whole book talks about the nether pose of Nigerian political life.
The protagonist, Hon. Samuel Bakura, is a Barrister before he joins politics to...
A Government Driver On His Retirement
AUTHOR: Chibuike Kingsley Onu
REVIEWER: Mohammed Taoheed
Many years on wheelsIn faithful service to his fatherlandToday retires he homeAnd a celebration he holds
Many years has he pummeled his boozy throatIn obedience to duty rules and regulationsToday, he’ll go home a freemanEligible for his country’s services
“Come friends, rejoice with meI shall booze and zoom myself homeAway...
“With a song, they sponged off their anguish,
To behold their collective pains,
To celebrate their gains,
Give lyrics to the tune of their lives,
Cheat the tyranny of time,
And commune with the yet unborn…”
OUMAR FAROUK, THE SONG OF THE WOMEN OF MY LAND
It was a breezy morning at the hamlet.
Save for the chirping pianos that hoot and hover above the welkin; the...
GENRE: Novel
AUTHOR: Alan Stewart Paton
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: South Africa
REVIEWER: Mohammed Oluwatimileyin Taoheed
Cry, the Beloved Country is written from the perspective of a third person omniscient narrator, who mainly stays focused on the internal world of Stephen Kumalo. The narrator also dips into the minds of a variety of other characters, particularly James Jarvis.
The book offers a gripping story of a black...
