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Oluchi's Journey

Three generations of the Okerekes in Calabar: Before, during and after the Nigerian Civil War

AvOrok Otu Duke

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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Oluchi's Journey, is a compelling story about three generations of the Okerekes in Calabar: Before, during and after the Nigerian Civil War (1967 - 1970) "Oluchi had lived on the wild side of life. The fly says that no person with a sore can go through his father's compound without him greeting him. But Oluchi was not a house fly. She was a Christian child, with high hopes and dreams. A good girl that had a normal upbringing, just like many other children in Calabar, in the 1960s. Her parents were Igbos and had left Arochukwu to settle in the Edibe area of Calabar in 1961, before the Nigerian Civil War (1967 - 1970). Her mother was Mrs. Nkechi Igwe Okereke and her father was Mr. Igwe Emeka Okereke.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-04-30
Mått:152 x 229 x 4 mm
Vikt:103 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:66
Förlag:Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781836151500

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Orok Otu Duke, a native of Duke Town, Calabar, southern Nigeria, was born in Enugu after Nigerian independence before the Nigerian Civil War of 1967-1970 to Otu Edet Duke and Amayo Edet Duke. He had his primary school education in The Practising School, Uyo and Government Primary School located at No.1, Mayne Avenue (Inyang Nta Henshaw Avenue), Calabar. He then proceeded to the famous Hope Waddell Training Institute,Calabar, where he obtained his GCE O level. After obtaining his GCE A level from St. Patrick's College, Calabar, he gained admission to the University of Calabar where he obtained his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, culminating in a Ph.D. OLUCHI'S JOURNEY (Three Generations of the Okerekes in Calabar: before, during and after the Nigerian Civil War) (Prose) is his ninth published work, coming after: • Ellipses (Niger Delta, Leaving the Plains, Saratoga and other Poems), London, 2016 • Dances on the Plains (Madiba, Chibok Girls and other Poems), London, 2014, • My Song (And Other Poems), London 2013 • Sentinels (Farewell Bakassi: Selected Poems and Articles), London.2013 and • Clementines (A Collection of Poems), London, 2013 Other Books by the same Author, include: • Treasures (A Collection of Poems)London,202 • Winnowing (A Collection of Poems)London,2025 • ''Welcome to Uyo!'' (The Nigerian Civil War Stories through the eyes a Calabar Child) (Prose) London, 2025 • Calabar Modern Stories (Ekpenyong-Abasi and Ekanem; Eme and Godwin; Ekamma and I) (Prose) London, 2025 • The Brotherhood (a Play) • Broken Lives (a Play) • Agaba as a Protest Dance (an Essay) • Tinkörikö (Short Stories and Articles) and • Mme uto iko efik ye mme ikwo nde (Efik Proverbs and Songs).