A series of essays looking at where Nigeria is at present, how it got there and where it might be headed.

it dates back before the civil war in Nigeria. it portrays a life, culture, struggle and conquering spirit of the igbo race

TWO RIVERS AND THE NORTH offers a place to start an impelling journey with the ultimate question portrayed by the Y-shaped outline of rivers Niger and Benue - Why (Y) Nigeria? Aja's grinding experiences across the confluence of the two mighty rivers and a politically well positioned far north, powerfully relate to prevailing situations in our dear country Nigeria, and many stereotypes around the world. His life detours compelling choices he makes and mirrors hitherto unfathomable answers to questions of nationhood in this tale of the unyielding nature of mother fate.

' "This child! You will kill us. SHH!" I don't want to kill us, so I keep quiet. I am very afraid now. What are we running away from? What is the loud noise? Where is the pot? The Pot. Even after I washed it, I know there is no Porridge in the pot. ' Biafra, officially the Republic of Biafra, was a secessionist state in West Africa which existed from 30 May 1967 to January 1970; it was made up of the states in the Eastern Region of Nigeria. The civil war that ensued from between the Biafran forces and the Nigerian's is know as on of the greatest human rights tragedies in west Africa. There is no porridge in the pot captures the calm before the storm through the eyes of a child of the era.