Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Appraisals of "Corona Must Die and Other Poems" collection


The book is an 80 – page volume made up of 33 poems and pictorial illustrations. The end of each poem is accompanied by either essay or objective questions to assess the reader’s or student’s understanding of the messages in it. It is a laminated paperback cover edition in two formats. One format contains black and white pictures/illustrations, while the other format is printed with full coloured pictures/illustrations. The black and white format is N400 (Four hundred naira) per copy (at an order of not less than 10,000 copies), while the coloured format is N650 (Six hundred and fifty naira) per copy  (at an order of not less than 10,000 copies). Please, get in touch with the author through these phone numbers: +2348067538922 and +2348059265333, to order for as many copies as you want.

Payment can be made with crossed cheque or bank transfer to the author’s account via POLARIS BANK NIGERIA PLC thus: 
Account number: 1762106325, account name: Blessed Mudiaga Adje.

GLOBAL READERS' COMMENTS ON SOME POEMS IN THE BOOK

(Ebola's Friend) "Good lyrics. Corona will die like his friend"
--- Frank Nicholas llogu,
Former Director of News,
Voice of Nigeria (VON),
Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria.

(Ebola's Friend"Great poem"
--- Ruth Bircham,
Erotic Artist / Social Commentator,
London, U.K.

(Ebola's Friend) "Good poem as always ... well done…"
---Matthew Ozah,
Editorial Department,
The Guardian Newspaper,
Lagos, Nigeria.

(Ebola's Friend) "When poetry goes hip - hop, reminds me of O Roger"
--- Matthias Pantaleon,
Playwright, Poet, Author,
Lagos, Nigeria.

(Ebola's Friend) "Nice take"
--- Persha Carlson,
Former Educational Instructor,
Rochester, New York, U.S.A.

(When The Monster ls Gone) "... Good poem"
--- Aigbokhaleode Asimiafele,
Anthropologist, Author, Poet,
Abuja FCT,
Nigeria.

(When The Monster ls Gone) "Nice piece"
--- Daniel Oduma O.
Preacher / Social Commentator,
Abakpa-Nike, Enugu,
Enugu State, Nigeria.

(Ebola's Friend) "...I was wondering who the Ebola is, until when I read further, then I got your message"
--- Patience Popo,
Ardent Reader / Social Commentator,
Lagos, Nigeria.

(Be Careful) "...This is wonderful. I enjoyed this. Nice write-ups..."
--- Charles Ajah
Writer / Social Commentator,
Lagos, Nigeria.

(Ebola's Friend) "Good one. Distinct"
--- Yemi Adebiyi
Former Chairman of Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA),
Lagos Chapter, Nigeria.

(The True Warrior) "Coro knows its boundary"
--- Pantaleon Matthias,
Playwright, Poet, Author,
Lagos, Nigeria.

(The Blinder) "Smile! God bless your mind always..."
--- Femi Ajala,
Writer / Social Commentator,
Lagos, Nigeria.

(Liquid Musician) "...This poem is so entertaining. l love it"
--- Christopher Nwokwu,
Evangelist / Social Commentator,
Lagos, Nigeria.

(Ebola's Friend, Syringe, Liquid Musician, and Be Careful)
"Wao! Wonderful and fantastic poems"
--- Abdulrasaq Ridwan Ajadi,
Poet / Social Commentator,
Ilorin, Kwara State,
Nigeria.

(Syringe) "...This is more than wonderful. Who can explain it?"
--- Christopher Nwokwu,
Evangelist / Social Commentator,
Lagos, Nigeria.

(Burning King of Space) "...You are wonderful in poetry writing..."
--- Apostle Ephraim Uwams,
General Overseer,
Fountain of Salvation Ministry,
Ketu, Lagos,
Nigeria.

(Are You Afraid Too?) "A beautiful poem; a message to our native scientists"
--- Aigbokhaleode Asimiafele,
Anthropologist, Poet, Author,
Abuja FCT, Nigeria.

(Are You Afraid Too?) “...The great writer that sprouts out from nowhere and becomes a known literary giant. May all your efforts be crowned with sweet success..."
--- Joseph Omamuzo lgbuwe,
Businessman / Social Commentator,
Warri, Delta State, Nigeria.

(Are You Afraid Too?) "I love this..."
--- Lawrence Oluwadare,
(Poet / Author),
General Overseer,
Praise Chapel lnternational,
Ketu, Lagos, Nigeria.

(Are You Afraid Too?) "Lol! This is awesome..."
--- Charles Ajah,
Writer / Social Commentator,
Lagos, Nigeria.

(Are You Afraid Too?) "Well written. They should be ashamed"
--- Daniel Oduma O.
Preacher / Social Commentator,
Abakpa-Nike, Enugu,
Enugu State, Nigeria.

(Matters Arising) "This is a great poem, very inspiring"
--- Charles Ajah,
Writer / Social Commentator,
Lagos, Nigeria.

(Are You Afraid Too?) "Nice piece..."
--- Kufreabasi Enoidem,
Communication Specialist,
Lagos, Nigeria.

(Are You Afraid Too?) "Nice one"
--- Korie Eze,
Teacher, Novelist / Poet,
Lagos, Nigeria.

(Are You Afraid Too?) "Don't mind the idiots, that the only powers they acquire are the ones to torment and kill their neighbours or family members... Powerless agents of darkness!  They can only kill those who don't know the God they serve!   Morons! Are they not also running away from Corona virus? Shameless defeated foes, who can only operate in darkness.... Fire and thunder of God must locate and finish them up. There is no escape for them, in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen and Amen!"
--- Ebelechukwu Nwuzor,
Founder: Sympathy Worldwide Foundation,
Lagos, Nigeria.

(Corona Must Die) "Nice one"
--- Akan Udofia,
Poet / Digital Marketing Specialist,
Lagos, Nigeria.

(Angels of Africa) "Nice one"
--- Rawlings O. Michael,
Actor / Movie Producer,
Lagos, Nigeria.

(Angels of Africa) "Interesting poem"
--- Christopher Nwokwu,
Evangelist / Social Commentator,
Lagos, Nigeria.

(Paradise of Pains) "I quite enjoyed this poem..."
--- Drama Otor,
Preacher / Social Commentator,
Ughelli, Delta State, Nigeria.

(Angels of Africa) "interesting poem"
--- Christopher Nwokwu,
Evangelist / Social Commentator,
Lagos, Nigeria.

(Are You Afraid Too?) "Wherever you are hiding, you witches and wizards pack your load and go out of Africa"
--- Christopher Nwokwu,
Evangelist / Social Commentator,
Lagos, Nigeria.

(Super Power"Amen o o"
--- Rosemary Egedegbe,
Business Woman / Social Commentator,
Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

(Paradise of Pains) "Wow,...beautiful"
--- Rosemary Egedegbe,
Business Woman / Social Commentator,
Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

(Angel of Wuhan"The title is an irony. Well penned"
--- Pantaleon Matthias,
Playwright, Poet, Author,
Lagos, Nigeria.

(Will The Virus Live Forever?) "Wow! Nice"
--- Theresa Nwankwo,
Lecturer / Writer,
English Department,
Yaba Technical College of Education,
Lagos, Nigeria.

(True or False?) "I like this. Well done"
--- Abigail Ohiero,
Author, Novelist, Playwright,
Lagos, Nigeria.

(True or False?) "This is wonderful"
--- Emmanuel Anisiobi,
Educational Specialist / Social Commentator,
Lagos, Nigeria.

(True or False?) "...This is wonderful. It has a lot of wisdom and intelligence in it"
--- Charles Ajah,
Writer / Social Commentator,
Lagos, Nigeria.

(True or False?) "Sumptuous"
--- Femi Ajala,
Writer / Social Commentator,
Ogun State, Nigeria.

(Will The Virus Live Forever?) "Wow! Beautiful"
--- Ebelechukwu Nwuzor,
Founder: Sympathy Worldwide Foundation,
Lagos, Nigeria.

(Are You Afraid Too?) "Good one"
--- Yemi Adebiyi,
Author, Novelist, Poet,
Former Chairman of Association of Nigerian Authors,
Lagos, Nigeria.

(Angel of Wuhan) "This is great"
--- Rosemary Egedegbe,
Business Woman / Social Commentator,
Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

(Busted) "The fruits of truth. Great stuff"
--- Chinelo lwenufo,
Writer / Author,
Abuja FCT, Nigeria. 

(Busted"It is an interesting piece"
--- Prince Bolade Olukokun,
Playwright, Blogger, Prose - Writer,
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.

(Busted"Good one"
--- Ayo Vaughan,
Author / Philosopher,
Lagos, Nigeria.