'I extend my congratulations to the city of Port Harcourt for the quality of its proposed programme, which provides for extensive public participation and aims to develop reading for all...' - Irina Bokova, UNESCO director-general read more
'We welcome UNESCO's recognition of our collective efforts to revive the reading culture. I would also like to congratulate The Rainbow Book Club led by Mrs. Koko Kalango...' - Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria read more
'We believe that Port Harcourt is ripe and ready to be the first World Book Capital City in sub-saharan Africa...' - Rt. Honourable Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, Governor of Rivers State read more
'I am confident that the impressive record of the Rainbow Book Club and the unfailing support of the Rivers State Government in promoting literary activities, will ensure the success of Port Harcourt as the World Book Capital City in 2014.' - Chief Emeka Anyaoku, former Commonwealth Secretary-General read more
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The countdown has begun! Less than a year to go till Port Harcourt becomes World Book Capital 2014.
A special press conference was held on April 23rd 2013, to officially announce the countdown to Port Harcourt’s tenure ...
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Port Harcourt World Book Capital is talk of the town in London
The team behind Port Harcourt's triumphant win of the World Book Capital City title is making waves at the London Book Fai...
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Port Harcourt to host year-long Books Olympics
If anyone needs more proof that Nigerians can be world beaters, they need only to look to the Rainbow Book Club (RBC), a...
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Port Harcourt: A Torch to the World
“I’m a writer,” I replied.
The square white plastic table around which our chairs were arra...
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The Consequence of Good Noise
Nigerian youth are said to constitute over seventy percent of the country’s population and one thing lies at the mi...
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Port Harcourt: An Outpost City
I believe it was in Port Hacourt, in the early 90s, that I entered the world of books. My father, at that time a Travelli...
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