MY FOLIO

                         Biography 

Born in the Volta Region of Ghana, I attended Morning Star International Preparatory School, 
Accra, Ghana, from where I proceeded to Holy Child Secondary School, Cape Coast, Ghana. 
On completing the GCE (O’Level), and, having passed the Joint Matriculation Examination, 
I enrolled in the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Choosing to study English at the university 
was a carefully calculated move. I wanted to be a writer, and I wanted to know all the tricks! 
On graduating in 1988, I subsequently went on to do a Masters in English Studies, and, in 
2000, bagged a Doctorate degree in the same field.

Professionally, I taught English at the Norwegian International School, Port Harcourt, for several 
years, before returning to the University of Port Harcourt where I currently teach Communication 
Skills in English, Literature, and Creative Writing in the Department of English Studies. However, 
my special area of interest is Women’s Studies.

My hobbies are reading and writing, and, as a feminist, I take a keen interest in gender relations, 
and issues that affect the lives of women and the girl-child worldwide, and in Africa in particular
 - these are the issues around which my writing revolves.

     Publications

     Fiction and Poetry

·        Path of Destiny. Lagos: Longman,1996. 

·        Essence. Ibadan: Amoge Publishers, 2006.

·        Thoughts of a Daughter. Port Harcourt: Gitelle, 2008.

·        Teardrops from Heaven. Port Harcourt: Gitelle, 2010.

·         The Wayfarers. Port Harcourt: Gitelle, 2012.

   Articles and Chapters Include the following:

·         “Feminist Consciousness and Assertiveness in Ifeoma Okoye’s Behind the Clouds and Chimere.” Nigerian Literature in English: Emerging Critical Perspectives. Ed. Onyemaechi Udumukwu. Port Harcourt: M&J Grand Orbit Communications, 2007: 165-176. Print.

·         “Direct and Indirect Speech.” Understanding Communication Skills in English. Eds Nkem Okoh and Onyemaechi Udumukwu. 2009: 196-203. Print.

·         “Reading for Comprehension.” Understanding Communication Skills in English.  221-243. Print.

·         “Reading for Vocabulary Development.” Understanding Communication Skills in English. 249-259. Print.

·         “Pioneer Women Writers of the Niger Delta: A Feminist Study of the Works of Flora Nwapa, Zulu Sofola and Mabel Segun (Nee Imokhuede).” From Boom to Doom: Protest and Conflict Resolution in the Literature of the Niger Delta. Ed. Chinyere Nwahunanya. 2011: 88-108. Print.

·         “Making Her Mark: The Feminist Perspective in Buchi Emecheta’s In the Ditch, Second Class Citizen, The Joys of Motherhood and Head Above Water.”  From Boom to Doom… 149-160. Print.

·          “Feminist Stance and Language: A Focus on Beatrice in Chinua Achebe’s Anthills of the Savannah.”  Achebe’s Women: Imagism and Power. Ed. Helen Chukwuma. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, 2012: 159-168. Print.

·         “Sexism and Gender Relations in Bessie Heads The Cardinals.” Working Papers: Journal of English Studies, 5. Ed. Ikenna Kamalu. Port Harcourt: Department of English Studies, U of Port Harcourt, 2012: 283-298. Print.

·         “Women’s Literary Traditions: Changing Themes and Perspectives in the Selected Works of Women Writers of the Niger Delta (1966-2006).” Journal of the Niger Delta Studies, 3.1. Ed. Abi Alabo Derefaka.  Institute of Niger Delta Studies, U of Port Harcourt. Port Harcourt: Gitelle Press, 2013: 134-145. Print.

·         “The Image of the African Woman in Selected Works of Bruce Onobrakpeya.” With Nics O. Ubogu. Emotan: A Journal of the Arts. 7.1. Eds. Freeborn Odiboh et al. Benin: Department of Fine and Applied Arts, U of Benin, 2013: 92-105. Print.