The Arts-Muse Fair

In 1991, the Organization of African Unity (OAU) started commemorating the International Day of the African Child. A celebration that has grown over the years and has given the ordinary African child a chance to dream.   In pursuance of this, Mr. Nur-r-din Temitayo Busari, the CEO of   Amab Books is prepared to give the children of Minna a reason to be proud Africans.                                                                              Advertisement In his words, "This year in Minna, we have chosen five secondary schools to commemorate the historic event that is marked to raise awareness about continuing need for improvement of the education provided to African children. We realize the secondary school stage is about formation of identity, without which it is impossible for generational statements to be made. So for three days (June 14-16, 2017), we are going to engage the children in different activities". Schools that have been selected for the cel

It was a feast of delicious poetry last Saturday at the weekly meeting of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA)   Niger State chapter when the Writers’ group hosted a teen writer from Himma International College, Minna. Zainab Salihu, 17, read her deeply reflective poems with a trenchant voice to the admiration of ANA members.   Prior to her reading at the ANA meeting, her mentor, Mr. Yunusa MC had read her poem entitled ‘ Luck is a fool' at a previous meeting which sparked a wild debate over the deftly worded poem that touched on a highly political theme. This earned her an invitation to come and read her poems to ANA members at the request of Mr. Nurdin Busari the CEO of Amab Books, with a pledge to publish her if she could justify that the writings are original to her. Zainab Salihu at her ANA Niger Reading Well, she came, she read and she won a publishing contract with Amab Books! Upon reciting  only four poems from her collection, she won membe