"Our god is not in his shrine. Whether he left us or was taken away from us, his absence spells doom for us. Blood will leak from bodies if blood will bring back our god." This was more of a promise which put Professor Nkwi on the plough to recover the god of the spiritually aggrieved yet determined people of Akomka. A vast web of foreign and local white collar smugglers however ensnare his efforts. Then ancient traditions intervene to cleanse the sacrilege with the aid of a strange tradition. He must tip toe through ensnared political corridors before clawing away from demanding ancient...

What did you study? Why did you study it? How did you study it? What level did you attain? Of what importance has your knowledge been to your society? These apparently innocent questions should bedevil the existence of any conscious African leader, sage or visionary. For the last 50 years, education has become central to the social and economic life of most modern African societies and there has been a rapid rise in the number of educational institutions churning out thousands of graduates annually. In spite of these ingredients of progress, African societies are not experiencing growth as...