Nigerian Columnists and their Art is a ground-breaking book that discusses the art of opinion writing; its place and significance in Nigerian journalism. It is a 60 year old journey that illustrates analyses with some of the finest opinion pieces published by columnists across different generations. It is a good advertisement for Nigerian history, and indeed literature.  It’s a useful discourse on what opinion writing is and the different classifications of the craft.

“This book is a tribute to Nigerian columnists in all ages—their role in the making of the nation’s history, their successes in halting the reign of impunity, and their determination to continue until our nation and people arrive on the shores of the Promised Land”

—Emeka Izeze, former managing director, Guardian Newspapers Ltd

Contents: Notes on contributors/Foreword/Introduction/ Section 1/Column writing/Art of Column Writing: Adidi Uyo/ABC of Column Writing: Mike Awoyinfa;/ The Business Column: Stanley Egbochuku/ The Sports Column: Sunny Obazu-Ojeagbase. Section 2/ Columnists/ The Making of Great Columnists: Tony Momoh/ The Columnist’s Agenda: Gbenga Omotoso/ The Place of Columnists in Nigerian Journalism: Felix Adenaike/ Great Columnists have passed here: Ben Lawrence/Our Contemporary Columnists: Uzor Maxim Uzoatu/ Section 3/ A Celebrated Columnist/ Allah-De at 80: Lanre Idowu/ Style and the Man: Dan Agbese/ Echoes of Allah De/ Section/Index.