Collection of Tunde Fagbenle’s Books

Tribute

"Fagbenle gives as much as he takes. He praises effusively, rolls with the punches and, damn it, as anyone at the receiving end of his attack might agree, he strikes like a rattlesnake. Love or hate him, you can hardly deny the honesty in his writing”

Azu IshiekweneMD/Editor-In-Chief of The Interview and member of the Board of the Paris-based Global Editors Network

“Conversations with Mandela”, a purely imaginary encounter, which touched a nerve on the question of Winnie, is so real and so authentic you’ll have to read it more than once to believe it’s a work of fiction. It’s a master class in creative writing and I wonder what Mandela thought, if he ever got to read it.”

Azu IshiekweneMD/Editor-In-Chief of The Interview and member of the Board of the Paris-based Global Editors Network

“Tunde Fagbenle’s contributions often evoke in me a sense of patriotism
and nostalgia” Abubakar Dangiwa Umar (Kaduna, 2000)

“There is no doubt that Fagbenle has exhibited a rare love for his
country, Nigeria, in all his works. His unreserved bitterness towards the
regency military era and his almost pathological hatred for apologists of
military regimes reflect the inner battles of the mind of a patriot in the
face of the plunder of Nigeria” Abubakar Dangiwa Umar (Kaduna, 2000)

Abubakar Dangiwa UmarRetired Colonel

“Fagbenle’s popular column in the Sunday Punch became a source of
hope and inspiration for many Nigerians in the darkest days of tyranny.”
Adebayo Williams (2000)
“For Tunde Fagbenle journalism is not a passion of the mind but the very
mind of passion; a throbbing, blood-covered weapon against political
and social inequities.” Adebayo Williams (2000)

“But by refusing to sheath his journalistic sword, by refusing to crawl
away from the barricades…Fagbenle has kept faith with himself and the
finest tradition of journalism. In an age when hypocrisy and dishonour
are no respecter of ideological and political divides, nothing can be more
honourable. Written in racy and fluent English, here then, are the
exertions of a honourable Nigerian, a very rare gem in these horrible
times.” Adebayo Williams (2000)

Adebayo Williamsformer Professor of English, Savannah, USA

“Tunde Fagbenle has written a definitive assessment of contemporary
issues in Nigeria in a lucid and engaging prose. His assessment
demonstrates a penetrating understanding of the issues at the heart of
Nigeria’s dilemma of rising expectations and frustrations.” Adeolu
Akande (2010)

Adeolu AkandePhD (Ibadan) – Media Analyst/Consultant

“Tunde Fagbenle writes compulsively without respect for no-go areas, untouchable arguments and sacred cows! His humour, keen and sassy, sometimes turns decapitating. If a nation must be saved, he seems to be
saying, why pamper the nation wreckers! Odia Ofeimun (2010)

Odia OfeimunPoet and former president Association of Nigerian Authors

“In a period when columnists have come to occupy a very special, crowded but laudable place among Nigeria’s literary intelligentsia, Tunde Fagbenle is among the best in this rich harvest. Accessible, witty and urbane, he writes with grace, urgency and constant flashes of insight. Biodun Jeyifo (B.J) (2017)”

Biodun Jeyifo(Professor, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA

“Tunde Fagbenle is one of the country’s longest and most respected columnists, one of the few whose opinions are eagerly awaited every Sunday. Fagbenle, like all his fellow columnists and other public commentators…will continue to write to plead for reason, for justice and equity, to celebrate the positive icons among us while we condemn the fraudulent and the evil among us. We will never stop or relent, until we attain that just society of our dreams.” Femi Osofisan (F.O) (2017)

Femi OsofisanEmeritus Professor, poet, novelist & playwright

“Tunde Fagbenle has brought an incisive intellect, depth of empathy,
and an originality of style to bear on his chronicling of Nigeria’s and the
larger continent’s sometimes promising, often maddening and frustrating
effort to shake off mediocrity. This latest rich harvest of Fagbenle’s
columns reminds me why I am a huge fan: his writing is absorbing,
penetrating and elegant, a cry from a patriot’s deep heart. Whether
you’ve followed Fagbenle’s writing for years, or have never read him,
here's an opportunity to luxuriate in the company of one of our most
generously endowed public intellectuals.” Okey Ndibe (2017)

Okey NdibeColumnist and Author, USA

“Fagbenle has paid his dues and his candour and humanity shine brighter and brighter. If 70 is the new 60, why should he keep his pledge to go backstage and stay backstage. He should make yet another cameo appearance as “Pundit Emeritus.” I swear, just one more…”

Azu IshiekweneMD/Editor-In-Chief of The Interview and member of the Board of the Paris-based Global Editors Network