Testimonials

"We were very pleased with The Hyena and the Squirrel. You brought our long-forgotten moonlight tales back to the classroom - and in modern English."
- Rita Oranye, Enugu

"…I admire (Dr. Bukar Usman's) style, its simplicity and beauty... I admire his power of memory and recollecvtions."
- Abubakar Gimba, Former President, Association of Nigerian Writers (ANA)

"Candid, faithful, sincere...He suffered no inhibitions and the memoir's inherent openness manifestly offers itself as a mirror of moral, social and religious guiding principles and patrotism. I strongly recommend this fascinating, exciting and alluring memoir to everybody."
- Prof. C.B Nze, Dean, School of General Studies, University of Nigeria (on Hatching Hopes)